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France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests

ReutersMaia Davies3 minutes agoFrance has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old's hand was blown off earlier this...

Watch: At the scene of protests on the streets of Lille

Students, their parents and unions are protesting across France, demanding better investment in high schools. It marks the latest day of demonstrations over the past week, some of which have turned...

France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests

ReutersTinshui Yeung5 October 2026France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in...

Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87

AFP via Getty ImagesGuy HedgecoeIn Madrid2 October 2026Spain's Congress has rejected a series of measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis, in a defeat for the government of Pedro...

Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87

AFP via Getty ImagesGuy HedgecoeIn Madrid22 minutes agoSpain's Congress has rejected a series of measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis, in a defeat for the government of Pedro...

School protests send shivers down French government's spine

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHugh SchofieldParis correspondent1 hour agoIt is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to...

School protests send shivers down French government's spine

AFP via Getty ImagesHugh SchofieldParis correspondent17 minutes agoIt is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to heed: young people on the street equals trouble.Since the student...

Fires break out at French schools as students protest nationwide

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMalu Cursino1 October 2026Fires have broken out at several schools in France, as students protest by...

Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat

Europa Press via Getty ImagesAlys Davies and Guy Hedgecoe, Madrid29 September 2026Spain's coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the country's...

Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction

Europa Press via Getty ImagesAlys Davies45 minutes agoSpain's coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the country's housing crisis, sparked by the eviction of...

Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit

PA MediaEnda McClafferty, Niall McCracken, in Doonbeg, County Clare, Adam Mandeville and Ralph Hewitt, BBC News NI13 September 2026US President Donald Trump announced he...

Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit

PA MediaEnda McClafferty, Niall McCracken, in Doonbeg, County Clare, Adam Mandeville and Ralph Hewitt, BBC News NI13 September 2026, 06:16 BSTUpdated 25 minutes agoUS...

A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit

ReutersGabija GataveckaiteBBC News NI Dublin correspondant12 September 2026, 00:01 BSTUpdated 31 minutes agoUS President Donald Trump has said he would love to see a united Ireland while at a meeting...

Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSimon Jones, in Dover and Craig Buchan, South East5 September 2026, 09:00 BSTUpdated...

Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan

Kawoon KhamooshBBC World Service, Sheberghan, Kabul and Kandahar3 hours agoGovernor Abdullah Sarhadi gives money to treat a boy's broken arm and hands out funds for a local mosque - then, in his...