Do UN climate talks still have a point?

COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point? Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor BBC There is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic. In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an

Tank interview: A hacking kingpin reveals all to the BBC

A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Vyacheslav Penchukov, aka "Tank", left thousands of victims across the world After years of reading about "Tank" and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the

Ten years of Met Office storm names: impact on the UK

Image source, BBC / Kris Miller By Elizabeth Rizzini Lead Weather Presenter Monday marks ten years since Storm Abigail became the first officially named UK storm. Abigail lashed north-west Scotland from 12 to 13 November 2015 bringing gusts of up to 84mph (135km/h). Since November 2015, the UK Met Office, in conjunction with Met Éireann

Flamingo missing from Cornwall park appears to be in France

Missing flamingo thought to be living in France Alice Beddows Paradise Park director Nick Reynolds said he hoped Frankie can find a colony of greater flamingos in southern France A flamingo that went missing from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall over a week ago appears to now be living in northern France. Two photographs show

Woman stabbed at Birmingham bus stop dies

Woman stabbed in Birmingham bus stop attack dies Chloe Hughes , Shannen Headley , Bridie Adams, West Midlands and Tania Sangha, at Birmingham Magistrates' Court Alamy A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed. Katie Fox, 34, was targeted in

Higgins leaves Áras on final day as president

Higgins leaves official residence on last day as Irish president PA Media Michael D Higgins says serving as Ireland's president was a privilege Well wishers gathered outside the official residence of the President of Ireland on Monday evening as Michael D Higgins left on his final day in office. The outgoing Irish president and his

Sarkozy Released From Prison After Three Weeks

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a criminal conspiracy. He will be subject to strict judicial supervision and barred from leaving France ahead of an appeal trial due to be held next year. On 21 October, the former centre-right president

Search continues for Bronze Age artefacts from St Fagans

First images of museum theft gold as hunt continues South Wales Police Two men accused were charged with burglary last month Police have released images of artefacts dating from the Bronze Age which were stolen from one of Wales' national museums last month, as a police investigation into the burglary continues. South Wales Police said

Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year

Emma Simpson Business correspondent The Post Office has agreed to extend its deal to use the controversial Horizon IT system for another year. It is paying a further £41m to the Japanese-owned company Fujitsu to use Horizon until March 2027. The accounting system has been at the centre of the Post Office scandal in which

Why Trump Threatens $1bn Lawsuit Against BBC

Episode details News , 10 Nov 2025 , 33 mins Americanswers on 5 Live! Why is Donald Trump threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion? Americast Available for over a year President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over how the editing of his speech in a Panorama documentary
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