Science Photo Library By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Our overheating world is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict. Researchers say there’s now a 66% chance we will pass the 1.5C global warming threshold between now and 2027. The chances are rising due to
The moment a £24,000 violinists’ bow broke during a concert was captured on camera during a livestream online. Stefan Jackiw’s bow broke during a performance with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The bow was swapped straight away for a different one and Mr Jackiw carried on as if nothing happened. But he said while the bows
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC News Climate and Science The world’s most famous shipwreck has been revealed as never seen before. The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in
By Tom Bateman BBC Middle East Correspondent, Gaza Kamal Nabhan was screaming as he thrust the phone into his cousin’s hands, unable to believe what the anonymous caller was telling him. The men had just got ready to go to afternoon prayers in Jabalia refugee camp. But the routine patterns of life were about to
Reuters By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington North Carolina lawmakers have voted to override the governor’s veto of a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks. The measure was passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature in early May, but was vetoed by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper over the weekend. Republicans overturned the veto in
By Alex Forsyth, Joshua Nevett & Alex Partridge BBC News Landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental sector in England. A new law to be tabled in Parliament would abolish no-fault evictions and end bans on tenants claiming benefits. The bill would
Taylor Swift stopped singing during her hit song Bad Blood to stop a security guard from ejecting a fan from her Philadelphia concert over the weekend. Primary school teacher Kelly Kelly was at the show dancing in front row seats with her sister and friends and told the Good Morning America show, broadcast on ABC,
Reuters By Sam Francis & Damian Grammaticas BBC Politics The global system to tackle illegal migration is “not working”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He made the comments ahead of a meeting of the Council of Europe, a gathering of European nations, the EU and the European Court of Human Rights. The summit in
EPA By James Clayton North America technology reporter The creator of advanced chatbot ChatGPT has called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, testified before a US Senate committee on Tuesday about the possibilities – and pitfalls – of the new technology. In a
Stéphanie Para By Hugh Schofield BBC News, París Excavation work is to start soon to find the bodies of up to 40 German soldiers who were executed by the French Resistance in June 1944. It follows the testimony of an ex-Resistance fighter who recently broke eight decades of silence to reveal how the Germans were
Getty Images By Antoinette Radford BBC News Eight people have been arrested after France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron’s great-nephew was attacked on Monday following a TV address by the French president. Jean-Baptiste Trogneux was beaten up by anti-government protesters in the northern city of Amiens. He was hit on the head, arms and legs and
Actor Lenny Rush said he was still in shock after winning a TV Bafta at the age of 14. The boy from Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex won the award for Best Male Comedy Performance at Sunday’s ceremony for his role in the BBC show Am I Being Unreasonable?, starring Daisy May Cooper. He has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
Getty Images By Nick Edser Business reporter The number of people not working in the UK due to long-term sickness has risen to a new record, official figures show. More than two and a half million are not working due to health problems, the Office for National Statistics said. It blamed an increase in mental
Getty Images By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Millions more people, including teachers and nurses, will pay a higher rate of income tax, a leading think tank has warned. A freeze on income tax thresholds from April means more people will pay a 40% rate, in what the Institute for Fiscal Studies described as
Reuters Ukrainian prosecutors have detained the head of the country’s Supreme Court for allegedly taking bribes. The arrest comes a day after specialist investigators said they had “exposed large-scale corruption” at the court. Prosecutors did not name the official and said they had not yet been served formally with a “notice of suspicion”. But local
Getty Images By Jenny Hill BBC News, Dresden Five men have been found guilty of an audacious jewel heist in the German city of Dresden. The thieves stole precious items worth €113m (£98m) from the city’s state museum in 2019. Police recovered many of the jewels, including a diamond encrusted sword, but it’s feared the