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Cuba’s blackouts leave high-rise residents with constant uncertainty

Will Grant spoke to a 70-year-old widow who says the inability to use her building's elevator during a power outage trapped her and her husband when he needed medical care.

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Streeting suggests NI cut and North Sea drilling

The former health secretary has been distancing himself from policies pursued by Sir Keir Starmer's government.

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'I started working here at 15 - now I'm retiring after 75 years'

Sadie Jefferson started work at the pharmacy, aged 15, back in 1951 and has worked there for 75 years.

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Why renaming my health condition could help other women

Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.

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Japan defence minister denies militarism and criticises China's 'huge arsenal'

Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up.

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Hundreds arrested in France after wild Champions League celebrations

Thousands of officers tried to quell unrest as crowds of fans - some firing flares - celebrated PSG's victory over Arsenal.

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Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit

Scotland's former first minister is challenged by Laura Kuenssberg over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.

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Rare ancient rainforest in Northern Ireland set to come back to life

Ulster Wildlife takes on 100 year restoration project of ancient rainforest.

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I invited guests to play with a bomb in my garden

Valerie Smith refused to leave when a gardener found a bomb in her garden.

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Biker's sidecar-riding dog 'making people smile'

Louis the St Bernard enjoys riding around town, and people often stop to take photos, his owner says.

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Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the BBC

Laura sits down with the former first minister and SNP leader

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Watch: Key moments from Nicola Sturgeon's interview with Laura Kuenssberg

Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the BBC in her first interview since her estranged husband Peter Murrell pled guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP

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Jeremy Clarkson's choir wins Britain's Got Talent

The farmers' choir is the first group of its kind to win the ITV talent show.

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Hundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in France

Nearly 800 people were arrested after clashes with police which saw 219 people injured, including 57 police officers.

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Sabalenka v Osaka first French Open women's night match since 2023

Aryna Sabalenka's fourth-round match against Naomi Osaka on Monday will be the first women's match to take place in the French Open's night-time slot since 2023.

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Israel seizes castle in Lebanon as it expands ground offensive

The Israeli military says everyone south of the Zahrani river should leave, after it captured the strategic Beaufort Castle.

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Fletcher's remarkable Scotland World Cup call after 17 minutes for Man Utd

Tyler Fletcher was expecting to go to the World Cup as a fan this summer - now he could be playing in it for Scotland.

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Colombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with US

The election is held after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump.

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Nature-loving disabled woman 'literally padlocked out' of favourite landscapes

Bethany Handley says design, not disability, makes green spaces inaccessible for people like her.

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Nicola Sturgeon Interview: The Analysis

The reaction to this morning's exclusive interview following Peter Murrell’s guilty plea

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Sturgeon the master communicator was close to tears - but still faces more questions

The former Scottish first minister’s security in her own power and authority seems to have gone, writes Laura Kuenssberg.