A Ukrainian court has handed down the first jail sentence for life against a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war. Dmitry Kurashov, 27, was found guilty of shooting dead Vitalii Hodniuk, a veteran 41-year-old Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered following capture in 2024. Ukraine’s national police said that “expert reports, witness […]
Available for over a year Astronomers have new evidence, which could change what we understand about the expansion of the universe. Carlos Frenk, Ogden Professor of Fundamental Physics at Durham University gives us his take on whether the dark energy pushing our universe apart is getting weaker. With the Turing Prize, the Nobel Prize and […]
Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent, BBC News Pablo Porciuncula/AFP Brazilian President Lula warned of “extremist forces” when he addressed world leaders at the global climate summit US President Donald Trump has been criticised by world leaders for his stance on climate change, ahead of the global COP30 summit. President […]
Lucy Clarke-Billings and Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent AFP via Getty Images Trees came down in high winds near Quy Nhon beach in Gia Lai, central Vietnam, as Kalmaegi approached on Thursday Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in Vietnam on Thursday after killing at least 114 people and flooding entire towns in the Philippines. More than […]
Attackers have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, according to a UK maritime agency. Greek shipping company Latsco Marine Management confirmed the attack on a ship carrying gasoline, saying all the ship’s 24 crew were “safe and accounted for” and “we remain in […]
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The UK is facing a long, drawn-out flu season, the boss of the NHS in England is warning. Sir Jim Mackey said there is “no doubt” this winter will be one of the toughest the health service has faced. It comes as flu rates have started climbing early this year, […]
Vicki Loader, Nick Triggle & Catherine BurnsBBC News BBC Specialist ADHD services for adults in England are stopping taking on new patients as they struggle to cope with demand, a BBC investigation has shown. The BBC has identified 15 local areas that have closed waiting lists and another 31 that have introduced tighter criteria, making […]
Yasmin Rufo and Michelle Roberts Getty Images Headaches are something almost all of us deal with at some point. They can last from a couple of minutes to days and the pain can be sharp, dull, throbbing or stabbing and sometimes spread beyond your head to your scalp, face or even your neck. Dr Xand […]
AFP via Getty Images Prince William with Kylie Minogue at the awards ceremony The Prince of Wales has revealed the five winners of this year’s environmental Earthshot Prize, calling them an “inspiration that gives us courage”. Prince William said their work was “proof that progress is possible” during Wednesday evening’s awards ceremony in Rio de […]
Robbie Kalus,in St Ives and Phil Shepka,Cambridgeshire Dave Scott said he drove at the alleged attacker A father has told how he used his car to hit a man suspected of stabbing 10 people on a train. Dave Scott, 57, was waiting to collect his daughter at Huntingdon railway station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening […]