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BBC's Gary O'Donoghue on left side, and destroyed house on right side

BBC witnesses destruction after house ripped from foundations in Texas floods

At least 32 people have been killed, including 14 children, officials said, after flash floods hit Kerr County.

1 hr ago
US & Canada
Renee Smajstrla at Camp Mystic on Thursday

Texas flood victims: Girl 'living her best life' and 'heart and soul' of camp

Eight-year-old Renee Smajstrla and "strong and powerful" camp director Jane Ragsdale were swept away.

17 mins ago
US & Canada
BBC's Gary O'Donoghue on left side, and destroyed house on right side

BBC witnesses destruction after house ripped from foundations in Texas floods

At least 32 people have been killed, including 14 children, officials said, after flash floods hit Kerr County.

1 hr ago
US & Canada
Renee Smajstrla at Camp Mystic on Thursday

Texas flood victims: Girl 'living her best life' and 'heart and soul' of camp

Eight-year-old Renee Smajstrla and "strong and powerful" camp director Jane Ragsdale were swept away.

17 mins ago
US & Canada
Muddy bunk beds

Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 32, including 14 children

Some 27 children are missing from a girls' summer camp on the banks of the river, say officials in Kerr County.

28 mins ago
US & Canada

Israel to send negotiators to Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands, PM says

Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is seeking changes to a proposal for a ceasefire deal that Israel has accepted.

28 mins ago
Middle East

Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war

State TV showed footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being cheered at a mosque ahead of a Shia festival.

49 mins ago
Middle East

Family and Liverpool players gather for funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva

Teammates arrived carrying wreaths as hundreds of mourners gathered in the streets to pay their respects.

David Lammy first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011 uprising

David Lammy said he promoted transparency and accountability in a meeting with Syria's interim president Al-Sharaa.

1 hr ago
Middle East

Weekend reads

Klaus Barbie wearing a suit at his trial (Credit: Getty Images)

How a Nazi war criminal's trial shook the world

In July 1987, the "Butcher of Lyon" was sentenced to life in prison by a French court. Four years earlier, the BBC reported on how France felt about this reckoning with its dark past.

6 days ago
Culture
A view of the green River between trees, cutting through Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado (Credit: Alamy)

The best lesser-known US national parks

There are more than 400 sites in the US National Park System. Here's why it's time to skip the most-visited top 10 and seek out quieter, equally spectacular ground.

9 hrs ago
Travel

FIFA Club World Cup

Kylian Mbappe celebrates
LIVE

Club World Cup: Mbappe scores as Real Madrid beat Dortmund in dramatic finish

Kylian Mbappe scores as Real Madrid earn dramatic win over Borussia Dortmund to set up Club World Cup semi-final with PSG.
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Arts in Motion

Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Mozart reveals everything

Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Mozart reveals everything

The music director of the Met Opera shares how a commitment to authenticity shape his approach to conducting.
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This Week in Audio

Diddy On Trial, Diddy On Trial, Diddy bail hearing gets heated

Diddy On Trial

Diddy bail hearing gets heated

Business Daily, Business Daily, Space: the next investment frontier?

Business Daily

Space: the next investment frontier?

The Climate Question, The Climate Question, How could climate change affect my health?

The Climate Question

How could climate change affect my health?

Marianna in Conspiracyland, Marianna in Conspiracyland 2, 1. The Dove and the Pigeon

Marianna in Conspiracyland

1. The Dove and the Pigeon

History's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes, Rodgers & Hammerstein in the South Pacific

History's Heroes

Rodgers & Hammerstein in the South Pacific

The Interview, The Interview, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister: Regime change is a futile exercise

The Interview

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister: Regime change is a futile exercise

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley - Series 2, 47. Fox Sisters - Spirit Mediums

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

47. Fox Sisters - Spirit Mediums


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Elon Musk

Elon Musk says he is launching new political party

The world's richest man says he is setting up a new political organisation called the America Party.

1 hr ago
US & Canada
Ella Toone looks down

England start Euro 2025 defence with France defeat

England begin the defence of their European title with defeat by France at Euro 2025, despite Keira Walsh scoring a rare international goal.

People swim in the River Seine at the Bras Marie site, opened to swimmers marking the first public bathing session in the capital's historic waterway, in Paris

River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban

For the first time in more than 100 years people will be able to swim legally in three sections of the river.

15 hrs ago
Europe

Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56

"Julian loved life," said the wife of the actor best known for roles in Nip/Tuck, FBI: Most Wanted and Fantastic Four.

16 hrs ago
Australia

Oasis kick off their comeback: The best they've been since the 90s

The band stage a triumphant show in Cardiff, as they launch their long-awaited reunion tour.

24 hrs ago
Culture
Ella Toone looks down

England start Euro 2025 defence with France defeat

England begin the defence of their European title with defeat by France at Euro 2025, despite Keira Walsh scoring a rare international goal.

The image shows Kolhapuri sandals in different shades of brown displayed at a shop.

'Do they have gold in them?': The Indian artisans up in arms over Prada's sandals

Artisans who make Kolhapuri sandals are demanding better recognition after Prada failed to acknowledge design roots.

23 hrs ago
Asia
Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez has dwncast eyes and wears a black puffa jacket.

Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator

Police say Élder Arteaga masterminded the attempt on the life of presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe in June.

3 hrs ago
Latin America
People swim in the River Seine at the Bras Marie site, opened to swimmers marking the first public bathing session in the capital's historic waterway, in Paris

River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban

For the first time in more than 100 years people will be able to swim legally in three sections of the river.

15 hrs ago
Europe

Editor's picks

The compromises hidden inside America’s origin story

The compromises hidden inside America's origin story

It's America's origin story. But how much of it is not true?

13 Jul 2023
History
Why are we scared of flying on planes?

Why are we scared of flying on planes?

Flying is considered a very safe way of travelling. So why are some people aviophobic?

8 Jan 2024
Humanity
Watch the moment a python is captured

The moment a python is captured

When invasive snakes began killing Florida's native wildlife, they came up with a plan: bring in bounty hunters.

24 Mar 2024
Earth
The troubled history of swimming pools in the US

The troubled history of swimming pools in the US

Black children drown in swimming pools seven times more than white children, a legacy of racial segregation.

28 Aug 2023
History
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Why some people are always late

Do certain personality traits mean some people are hard wired to be 'punctually challenged'?

27 Dec 2023
Psychology
Texas fever: The unexpected origin of the federal US/Mexico border

The unexpected origin of the US-Mexico border

In 1911, a fence was constructed on the US-Mexico border. But its purpose was not to stop humans.

18 Aug 2024
History
The Viking origin of Normandy

The surprising Viking origin of Normandy

How the Vikings mixed with the French to create Normandy and transform Europe.

19 May 2023
History
Were we cooking a million years ago?

Were humans cooking a million years ago?

Evidence found in caves suggests we may have been cooking earlier than 300,000 years ago.

23 Feb 2022
Humans

Travel

Miranda July (Credit: Getty Images)

The radical erotic novel that has divided readers

"Life-changing" for some, hateable to others, Miranda July's wildly successful erotic novel All Fours about the female midlife experience has dominated the conversation.
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Earth

The glass domes and pyramids of the Biosphere 2 facility in Arizona (Credit: Steven Meckler)

How eight people survived in a 'mini Earth'

In the early 1990s, eight people tried to survive in a hermetically sealed glass structure filled with miniature forests, oceans and savannah.
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US & Canada news

US President Donald Trump in Des Moines, Iowa, on 3 July 2025

Trump's 'Shylock' comment draws outcry from Jewish groups

Trump described some bankers as "Shylocks" at a rally. He said later he did not realise it was antisemitic.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada

Holiday park wiped out by Texas floods

16 hrs ago
US & Canada

Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls' summer camp

16 hrs ago
US & Canada

Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction

18 hrs ago
US & Canada

More world news

Former deputy chief of Mossad, Rami Igra, on left side. BBC Persian special correspondent, Kasra Naji, on right side

Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran's military elite

The former deputy chief of the Israeli intelligence explains how technology and innovation played a key role for Israel in the 12-day conflict.

5 hrs ago
Middle East

US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

8 hrs ago
Middle East

Nandy asks why nobody has been fired at BBC over Gaza film

10 hrs ago
Middle East

Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on US Gaza ceasefire plan

13 hrs ago
Middle East

Sport

Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his 100th match at Wimbledon with a dance on Centre Court

Djokovic 'blessed' to record 100th Wimbledon win

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic seals his 100th victory at Wimbledon in devastating fashion with a third-round win over compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic.

3 hrs ago
Tennis

Gill-inspired India leave England facing defeat

4 hrs ago
Cricket

Nine-man PSG beat Bayern to reach Club World Cup semi-finals

Ford inspires England to fine win in Argentina

46 mins ago

Business

Trump clapping with a huge US flag behind him. He's wearing a suit and a bright red cap that says USA

Trump signs sweeping tax and spending bill into law

A signing ceremony at the White House on Friday afternoon kicked off celebrations for 4 July.

24 hrs ago
US & Canada

US debt is now $37tn – should we be worried?

1 day ago
Business

Pride in London returns as events struggle with falling funds

18 hrs ago
London

Crying at work: A sign of strength, weakness or just being human?

13 hrs ago
Business

Latest audio

F1: Chequered Flag, British Grand Prix Qualifying Review

F1: Chequered Flag

British Grand Prix Qualifying Review

Global News Podcast, The Happy Pod: The surgeon who left his wedding to save a life

Global News Podcast

The Happy Pod: The surgeon who left his wedding to save a life

The Documentary Podcast, Undocumented migrants in the USA

The Documentary Podcast

Undocumented migrants in the USA

Global News Podcast, Hamas submits positive response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Global News Podcast

Hamas submits positive response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

World Business Report, Trump signs 'Big Beautiful Bill' into law

World Business Report

Trump signs 'Big Beautiful Bill' into law

CrowdScience, CrowdScience, Can we harness solar energy from other stars?

CrowdScience

Can we harness solar energy from other stars?

Football Daily, Women's Euros: England & Wales all set for Euros

Football Daily

Women's Euros: England & Wales all set for Euros

World Business Report, Could Trump’s “big beautiful bill” help China?

World Business Report

Could Trump’s “big beautiful bill” help China?


Tech

Four members of staff stand around an MRI imaging machine. The trolley where a patient would lie, is outside the actual machine, which has a small circular entrance.

Hospitals scan more patients with AI technology

Staff at NHS hospitals in Hull say new software has reduced MRI scan times.

7 hrs ago
Hull & East Yorkshire

Sydney Jo's viral TikTok group chat drama, and Superman hits cinemas: What's coming up this week

11 hrs ago

'It's Groundhog Day': Ukraine's sky defenders stuck in relentless battle

1 day ago
Technology

Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence

1 day ago
Politics

Science & health

Abbie standing in a garden in front of a house. She has long brown hair and is wearing a white vest top

Ketamine helped me escape my negative thoughts - then it nearly killed me

Young people are taking dangerous amounts of ket because it's cheap, easily available and helps them "disconnect", experts say.

23 hrs ago
UK

Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

23 hrs ago
Science & Environment

The body parts evolution still can't explain

2 days ago
Future

Women poisoned by fake Botox get apology from beautician

3 days ago
Wear

Culture

Superman on cover of first ever issue of the Action Comics in 1938 (Credit: Alamy)

The surprisingly radical origins of Superman

Returning to cinemas next week, the superhero may be known as the ultimate all-American Mr Nice Guy – but, back in the 1930s, he didn't begin that way.

2 days ago
Culture

Ozzy Osbourne goes out on a high at farewell gig

1 hr ago
Birmingham & Black Country

Hello to Wonderwall: Oasis comeback tour setlist

17 hrs ago
Culture

Why are so many world-famous music stars performing in Essex?

17 hrs ago
Essex

Arts

Van Gogh's Sunflowers, 1888 (Credit: The National Gallery, London)

The real meaning of Van Gogh's Sunflowers

They helped to make Vincent van Gogh among the most famous and influential painters in the history of art. Why did sunflowers obsess him and so many other artists before and since?

26 Jun 2025
Culture

Serpents to saints: The fascinating journey of India's spiritual art

20 Jun 2025
Asia

For 50 years, Sydney Opera House has had one man on speed dial

21 Jun 2025
Australia

'Smoke and mirrors': Who was the real Andy Warhol?

13 Jun 2025
Culture

Watch

The WW2 bunkers hidden underneath Berlin

The Nazi bunkers hidden underneath Berlin

From Hitler's last shelter to an underground tunnel connecting eleven small houses in the German countryside.
See more

Travel

A collection of travel books arranged in a diagonal pattern (Credit: Yun Sun Park)

Six new travel books to see the world differently

From a nine-month trek to a 20,000-mile motorcycle odyssey, these books will transport you across continents and inspire wonder.

1 day ago
Travel

The unlikely 2025 UK City of Culture

2 days ago
Travel

Where to get the US's best barbecue

2 days ago
Travel

Chiwetel Ejiofor's summer guide to London

3 days ago
Travel

World's Table

A glass of czech beer with city buildings in the background (Credit: Alamy)

The European nation pioneering 'beer diplomacy'

For the last six years, the globe's top beer tourism destination has been quietly inviting brewers to the Czech Republic to teach the world how to drink properly.

6 days ago
Travel

India's $1 fermented summer superfood

27 Jun 2025
Travel

Is there such a thing as American cuisine?

9 Jun 2025
Travel

Has matcha madness gone too far?

7 Jun 2025
Travel

Earth

The methane satellite is shown in space. It has two arms of solar panels that extend outwards from a central body that is white with gold covering.

$88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space

MethaneSat was meant to keep track of potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production.

2 days ago
Science & Environment

Is this the end for Easter Island's moai statues?

3 days ago
Future

Wildfire forces evacuation of thousands on Greek island of Crete

2 days ago
Europe

Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks

3 days ago
Asia

Video

Inside the telescope that could change the world

The observatory that can reveal the deepest secrets of space

Tech Now is given rare access to the world's most advanced telescope with the largest digital camera ever built.

2 days ago
Tech Now

Gerard Butler: 'Get me out of this costume!'

4 days ago
Film & TV

Watch water monitor lizards look for food in Bangkok

4 days ago
Natural wonders

A rare look inside Battersea Power Station's control room

6 days ago
The Travel Show

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