Russian warship fires warning shots near UK-registered yacht in Channel

16.06.2026 23:30 A British retired couple who were onboard the yacht tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course before the shots were fired.

Swedish man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men

16.06.2026 17:17 The 61-year-old was found to have coerced his wife into sexual acts with men he found online in exchange for payment.

Russian artist and Putin critic shot dead in Poland

16.06.2026 17:17 Robert Kuzovkov, who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, has been known for his caricatures of politicians including Vladimir Putin.

Hungary's MPs block return of Orbán, limiting rule of PM to eight years

16.06.2026 17:17 The vote fulfils a promise by new PM Péter Magyar to stop his predecessor from becoming prime minister again.

France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder

16.06.2026 17:17 A dismembered body found in a chain-bound trunk in the Seine in 1995 was only recently connected to the defendant by DNA evidence.

Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker intercepted in Channel charged

16.06.2026 11:30 An Indian national is charged with contravening sanctions after the tanker was detained.

'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to draw

16.06.2026 11:30 The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.

What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates

16.06.2026 11:30 Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

Dublin-born Cape Verde star recruited on LinkedIn gets World Cup chance

15.06.2026 17:45 They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.

France star Mbappe vows to increase defensive work

15.06.2026 17:45 French captain Kylian Mbappe vows to increase his defensive efforts at the World Cup in the face of criticism.

Tourist train overturns and injures 17 during Cártama tapas festival

15.06.2026 17:45 Nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the accident in the Spanish town, local authorities say.

Fresh search under way for Irish women missing since 1990s

15.06.2026 17:45 The two Irish women have been missing since the 1990s and a fresh search is under way on the Kildare/Wicklow border.

Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals

15.06.2026 17:45 Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.

Norwegian crown princess's son found guilty of two counts of rape

15.06.2026 11:31 Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in jail.

Russian strikes kill nine and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze

15.06.2026 11:31 A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people and wounded three others.