Stand-up comic set for release after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş has been sentenced to almost 19 months, but is set to be released due to time served.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 1:11 pm

People escape historic Kyiv building hit by Russian drone

The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 12:04 pm

Seoul summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row

Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 9:57 am

Families welcome guilty verdict over Mali crash that killed 116

Relatives of the victims tell the BBC they are relieved to finally have a ruling 12 years after the crash.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 8:07 am

Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt

A 10-year-old child and two 30-year-old women were on board the boat - which was carrying 105 people.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 7:06 am

Embattled Serbian president resigns, paving way for early elections

Aleksandar Vučić's administration has been dogged by prolonged protests over allegations of corruption.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 3:04 pm

Pope says 'scourge' of abuse must be rooted out as he visits Lourdes

Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 2:47 pm

Switzerland rejects stricter interpretation of its neutrality

The initiative would have prevented the nation from imposing sanctions unless approved by the UN.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 11:02 am

Pope praises young people's 'energy and commitment' at huge open-air Mass in Paris

Around 700,000 people gathered in central Paris to hear the Catholic leader speak and offer prayer.

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 2:48 pm

German town bans 'stumbling stone' memorials to Nazi victims

Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 10:48 am

British national among six dead in building explosion close to Acropolis in Athens

Four Americans and a Greek national are among those killed in a suspected gas explosion, officials said.

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 7:47 am

As Merz scrambles for support, Germany's identity crisis is laid bare

Voters are turning away from the centre in Germany as fears grow about the economy and migration.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 6:08 pm

Why is the Pope in France?

The highpoint of Leo's visit to France is set to be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in Paris on Saturday.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 5:38 pm

Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on Ukraine's data centres, Zelensky says

Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 3:47 pm

British climber dies after falling 60m on Spanish mountainside

The identity of the 28-year-old man, who fell down a vertical gully to his death, is yet to be confirmed.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 11:26 am

Students strike across Germany in protest against military service

A law establishing voluntary military service came into effect in January, but protest organisers fear compulsory service could follow.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 10:36 am

Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate".

Posted on: 24 September 2026 | 2:32 pm

Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey

A male suspect from Ukraine was arrested after the stabbings in the town of Jarosław, police say.

Posted on: 24 September 2026 | 2:18 pm

Spain's housing crisis in focus after eviction of 87-year-old woman

The tenant of the flat in the Retiro area of central Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay her rent set after it was increased by an investment firm.

Posted on: 24 September 2026 | 11:45 am

Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat

The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.

Posted on: 24 September 2026 | 11:00 am

105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany

The suspect is alleged to have been an accessory to murder at the Stalag 326 camp, where tens of thousands of Soviet PoWs died.

Posted on: 24 September 2026 | 9:37 am

Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

Posted on: 23 September 2026 | 6:58 pm

'Make women feel seen': Why the Dutch have a new word for labia

Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.

Posted on: 23 September 2026 | 6:42 pm

Is Burnham right to blame Russia for spreading online disinformation?

BBC Verify examines Russian-linked operations spreading false information about the UK, Ukraine and other nations.

Posted on: 23 September 2026 | 11:35 am

The moment Antonelli knew he had been transformed as an F1 driver

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli tells BBC Sport how he is "still finding my way" in F1 after a 2024 crash "stayed in my head for a very long time".

Posted on: 23 September 2026 | 9:26 am