Multiple warnings are in force across the UK as snow and ice could cause disruption, BBC Weather's Simon King explains.

Blocks of flats were hit in the western city of Ternopil and many people were left dead and wounded, said Ukraine's leader.

England keep their options open for the first Ashes Test in Perth by naming off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad alongside five pace bowlers.

A British woman is among five people who died after severe winter weather struck Chile's Patagonia region, officials have confirmed. 

Reported Chinese espionage in the UK and the Saudi crown prince's visit to DC dominate Wednesday's papers.

Steve Clarke cements his place in Scottish football folklore by leading his nation to three major tournaments.

Can Australia bowler Scott Boland dominate England once again? Or do Ben Stokes' side have his number after the 2023 Ashes in the UK?

Curacao have become the smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup after drawing with Steve McClaren's Jamaica.

In his first interview since release, Peter Sullivan says he wants an apology from the police after wrongful conviction of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall.

Craig Bellamy says Wales' 7-1 thrashing of North Macedonia - which secured a home World Cup play-off semi-final - was "close to perfect".

Meross has announced a new version of its MS600 presence sensor that’s now battery-powered, so installation isn’t limited to places where you can camouflage a power cord.  A single CR123A battery powers the new MS605 presence sensor for up to three years. Battery life may be reduced in high-traffic areas if the sensor is activated […]

The number of childminders in England is falling - with one charity warning they could all be gone by 2033.

Once Trump signs the measure, the justice department will have 30 days to release the materials.

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of a "chronic disease pandemic" linked to worsening diets, experts have warned.

The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state's modernisation plan.

Despite the government's efforts to thaw tensions with Beijing, MPs were warned this week of spying threats from China.

The US president's claims that the crown prince "knew nothing" contradict the CIA's own assessment.

A highly critical report says the UK does not have the resources it needs to deal with complex military threats.

Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.

Suicide prevention, alcohol abuse and problem gambling will be the focus of a new government strategy for men's health.

Homeowners facing repossession homelessness doubles in three years, BBC investigation finds.

looks like the borg have found a new antigravity device. 😉

Scotland scored three stunning goals in their era-defining win over Denmark - but which was the best?

I never really fully understood what Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity Rainbow was about. Much like everyone else. As one critic put it, I doubt that anyone could account for everything going on in Gravity’s Rainbow, even Pynchon himself, although I suppose he has an edge on the rest of us.

A blog post published Tuesday night by Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince has details on what caused its “worst outage since 2019,” pinning the issue to a problem in the Bot Management system that is supposed to control which automated crawlers are allowed to scan particular websites using its CDN. Cloudflare said last year […]

The UK lacks a national plan to defend itself from attack and is moving at a "glacial" pace to fix the problem despite threats from Russia and China, a report by MPs has warned.

Here's how a national team who have become world class in discovering new ways to break hearts ended a rollercoaster campaign on the highest of highs.

Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

The votes in Congress to release more files came after the president faced pressure from within his own party.

Scotland's players talk, and talk, and talk after sealing a place in the men's World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a scarcely believable 4-2 victory over Denmark.

With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.

A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to […]

EA has announced some big changes for the future of its F1 racing series. Next year, instead of a new game, the company will opt to release a paid expansion for F1 25 as part of “a strategic reset for the F1 Franchise,” EA says. The next full F1 game, a “reimagined” experience, will arrive […]

Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early humans like Neanderthals and our ape ancestors

It’s been over three years since we first caught glimpse of Jeep’s Wrangler-esque Recon EV, named after the automaker’s suspension-lifting package of off-roading options for its popular lineup of SUVs. Jeep originally pegged the Recon’s sales debut for 2023, but that obviously didn’t happen. And since then, there have been further delays, and even rumors […]

Black Friday often brings the best Apple deals of the year, but not everyone wants to spend their Thanksgiving weekend shopping online (or in person). Thankfully, if you want to get a head start, you don’t have to wait. As is typical, the early Black Friday deals are already beginning to trickle in, including some […]

House Republicans are looking to renew an effort to override state AI laws after a previous version came to a screeching halt earlier this year. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) told Punchbowl News he’s considering adding language to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) effectively banning state AI regulations. Later on Tuesday, President Donald […]

Steve Clarke's side won a historic 4-2 victory against Denmark in a nail-biting match at Hampden park.

A generation of Scotland fans witness the greatest game of their lives on an astonishing night at Hampden. Nick McPheat was among them.

Watch the best of the action as Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to reach the men's World Cup finals for the first time since 1998.

Politicians have been warned they are being targeted by suspected Chinese spies posing as "headhunters".

Violent extremists are using AI to evade social media moderation, according to the leader of one of Europe's leading violence prevention task forces.

Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children's song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut.

Cloudflare has become the latest web infrastructure giant to collapse in the span of a month, replacing entire sites, including X, ChatGPT, Spotify, Canva, and even the outage-tracking DownDetector, with an error message for hours this morning. It's the latest in a string of outages that Mehdi Daoudi, CEO and co-founder of the internet performance […]

Hewlett-Packard is seeking payment from the estate of Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank last year.

A bill that would force the US Justice Department to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein will be sent to the desk of Donald Trump after both houses of Congress gave it the all-clear.

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than […]

Kenny McLean scores from the halfway line, deep into stoppage time, to seal Scotland's first men's World Cup appearance since 1998 as they beat Denmark 4-2.

The Israeli military says it targeted Hamas members "operating in a training compound", which Hamas rejected as "fabrication and lies".

The cargo ship lost power before crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leaving six workers dead.

The wife of murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi says "zero justice" has been served over her husband's killing in 2018.

Scotland secured a place at the World Cup for the first time since 1998 after beating Denmark 4-2 in a thrilling match at Hampden Park.

Scotland secured a place at the men's World Cup for the first time since 1998 as stoppage-time goals by Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean secured a thrilling 4-2 win over Denmark at Hampden Park.

The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up

Thirteen people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry and state media have said.

Two more teenagers who were in the care of Barnet Council have died since the death of 18-year-old Nonita Grabovskyte - prompting urgent questions over whether vital lessons were delayed.  

Black Friday is the most anticipated day of the year for bargain hunters. While there’s still some time to go before November 28th, we’re already starting to see a healthy selection of early discounts, allowing you to get a jump on your holiday shopping. Right now, for instance, Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are on sale […]

The new criminal investigation comes as the music mogul is serving a 4-year prison term.

Watch Scott McTominay's stunning overhead kick give Scotland an early lead in their decisive World Cup qualifier with Denmark.

My discussion with Colin Crowell on Twitter, global disinformation, and how autocrats learned to weaponize the platforms built for openness.

The warning was meant for British parliamentarians, of course, but MI5 and the government are also trying to send a signal to China.

The Kessler Twins, German sisters famous across Europe for their singing and dancing, have died together through assisted means, local police have said.

Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston will all reprise their roles in the hugely popular drama.

A number of snow and ice warning are coming into effect as a deep cold front moves over Scotland.

Ookla has found that Apple’s custom N1 networking chip that integrates the Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread radios in the iPhone 17 family “delivers a clear step-change in real-world Wi-Fi performance” when compared to the Broadcom chip used in the iPhone 16 models. In North America, the iPhone 17 family also outperformed flagship Android […]

Cloudflare, a networking company that provides DDoS protection and internet content delivery services for many companies around the globe, is recovering after a major outage that took down sites across the web. Users weren’t able to access X, ChatGPT, and even the outage-tracking site DownDetector on Tuesday morning, with some sites displaying an error message […]

Morwenna Loughman says delays deepened her trauma, as new research finds a third of trials were postponed last year.

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. The Nintendo Switch 2 has arrived, but we’re not going to up and forget about the original Switch. We’ve still got love for the […]

Google boss gives BBC a warning about the economic risks of the AI bubble.

Jeremy Corbyn has not been invited to or was aware of a rally hosted by Zarah Sultana that is set to take place on the eve of the Your Party conference, his spokesperson confirmed to Sky News.

Meta won a landmark antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled it has not monopolized the social media market at the center of the case. US District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote that Meta had not unfairly cornered a market on “personal social networking,” a category that includes […]

Hooker Jamie George, wing Tom Roebuck and centre Ollie Lawrence are ruled out of England's Test against Argentina on Sunday.

Former England fast bowler Steven Finn explains why touring Australia as an England cricketer is an experience like no other.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing the Trump administration for more information on potential plans to “prop up” major AI companies with money from taxpayers. In a letter to David Sacks, the White House special advisor for AI and Crypto, and Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Sen.Warren writes […]

The netball dress will remain a popular option, but Super League side London Mavericks hope to make the sport more welcoming by allowing players to wear shorts, skorts or leggings instead.

Actor Anna Maxwell Martin and a group of parents have warned that primary school tests have "devastating effects" for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

A comprehensive UN report has found that cities and towns are home to 81 per cent of the world’s population, much more than previously thought

The measure is expected to reach the House floor on Tuesday, but faces other procedural and legal hurdles afterwards.

One of the world's most popular gaming platforms has faced criticism for its child safety record.

A proposed law will make it illegal to resell tickets for events such as concerts above face value.

Bryonie Gawith and her three children died in the fire at their home in Bradford in August 2024.

The latest Apple Watch SE impressed us with all of its upgrades this year, but the Apple Watch Series 11 is still the better option if you’re an iPhone owner who requires more advanced health notifications. Thankfully it, like the SE,  is now down to a new record-low price, starting at $349.99 ($50 off) at […]

Arsenal are set to discover the full extent of the thigh injury suffered by centre-back Gabriel while on international duty with Brazil.

Honeycomb Aeronautical, a company that makes flight simulator accessories like flight sticks  and pedals that can turn your desk into a cockpit, has announced a compact alternative for PC pilots with limited room. Its upcoming Echo Aviation Controller is about the size of a console gamepad but squeezes standard features like joysticks and buttons to […]

Six Elbit Systems protesters caused "serious damage" to the Israel-based defence firm's UK site.

Potential bidders say they are frustrated to have been frozen out of talks on the future of the UK's biggest water utility.

Microsoft is trying to transform Windows into a “canvas for AI,” with new AI agents integrated into the Windows 11 taskbar. These new taskbar capabilities are designed to make AI agents feel like an assistant in Windows that can go off and control your PC and do tasks for you at the click of a […]

Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life

Microsoft is racing towards building an AI “agent factory” that lets businesses build and manage their own AI agents. While Microsoft was founded on the idea of being a software factory, it’s quickly being transformed into an era where AI agents will increasingly take on more human work. Now, Microsoft is launching Agent 365 as […]

Microsoft is adding even more AI features to Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. While the software maker has been adding plenty of features to its paid Microsoft 365 Copilot over the past year, a range of free additions are coming to its Office apps in early 2026 that don’t require the $30 per month, per […]

Alongside today’s announcement of Gemini 3 Pro, Google has revealed Antigravity, a development tool that uses Gemini 3 Pro, along with other third-party models. Google says that Antigravity, which supports multiple agents and gives them direct access to the editor, terminal, and browser, is designed for an “agent-first future.” One of the key components of […]

I've developed a sixth sense for old video game cartridges. I can spot them at flea markets and thrift stores, spy them hidden behind stacks in used book stores. It happened after I first bought an Analogue Pocket, when the hunt for new and interesting Game Boy games became as important as actually playing them. […]

Google is beginning to launch Gemini 3 today, a new series of models the company says is its “most intelligent” and “factually accurate” AI systems yet. They’re also a chance for Google to leap ahead of OpenAI following the rocky launch of GPT-5, potentially putting the company at the forefront of consumer-focused AI models. For […]

Donald Tusk said the two suspects had entered Poland from Belarus and had long worked for Russia.

"We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said.

Microsoft is announcing a strategic partnership with Anthropic today that will bring the AI startup’s models to Microsoft Foundry for the first time. As part of the deal, Anthropic is also committing to purchasing $30 billion of Azure compute capacity and “to contract additional compute capacity up to one gigawatt.” Microsoft Foundry customers will now be able […]

Holocaust survivor Vera Schaufeld is hailed for her "strength and courage" after her death aged 95.

Most of us in the Northern Hemisphere spend the holidays indoors, but you can only watch so many TikToks about cute cats and cooking hacks before the need for something a little more substantive kicks in. Choosing the right game or movie to gift is tough, though, especially if you don't have an exact read […]

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a protective case. To me, it’s freeing. Using a case […]