Apple digital ID scheme comes with conditions and costs

Apple's digital driver's licence scheme has strict stipulations and may costs taxpayers.

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Xbox 20th anniversary: 'Will we have TVs in 20 years time?'

Xbox boss Phil Spencer talks to BBC podcast Press X to Continue on the console's 20th anniversary.

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HS2 rail extension to Leeds set to be scrapped

Plans to extend the eastern leg of the high speed network will be ditched in favour of new shorter links.

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Poland border crisis: EU to widen Belarus sanctions as row intensifies

As EU officials discuss new sanctions, migrants gather in a tense stand-off at the Polish border.

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China Covid: Outrage after pet dog killed by health workers

The quarantined owner posted video showing one health worker beating her pet with a crowbar.

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Adele tells Oprah Winfrey: I just didn't want to do it anymore

Award-winning singer Adele describes how she nearly gave up her career following her divorce.

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Cuba cracks down on dissent ahead of protest march

Cuban state security agents are blocking the organiser of a protest march from leaving his home.

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Danny Fenster: US journalist freed from Myanmar jail

Danny Fenster will be allowed to leave the country just days after getting an 11-year sentence.

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Australian women sue over Qatar airport strip-searches

They are seeking damages after being forced into examinations at Doha airport last year.

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Shell plans to move headquarters to the UK

The oil giant will shift its tax residence from the Netherlands to the UK and its boss will relocate.

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Real Living Wage rises to £9.90 an hour

More than 300,000 people at firms accredited with the Living Wage Foundation will get the increase.

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No turkey shortage, says British Poultry Council

There will be turkeys for Christmas, the industry says, but producers warn there will be less variety.

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Charities facing a 'perfect storm' as demand rises

Research given to the BBC reveals hundreds of charities face rising demand for services this winter.

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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping: What they want from talks

The video call on Monday will address several thorny issues, including Taiwan, cybersecurity and trade.

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Jair Bolsonaro, guns and rising violence in Brazil

Gun culture was part of Bolsonaro's winning presidential campaign. Three years on, what's the impact?

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A Nobel prize-winning economist's guide to cooking

Abhijeet Banerjee's irreverent new cookbook draws on both his culinary instincts and his academic insights.

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Why China is still trying to achieve zero Covid

While other countries grapple with living with Covid, China is doubling down on stamping it out.

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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Why the rest of the world is worried

The stability of the Horn of Africa in part rests on a peaceful resolution to Ethiopia's civil war.

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Macron switches to using navy blue on France's flag - reports

The French president wants to reconnect with a symbol of the French Revolution, reports say.

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Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star 'deserves to be heard' on sexual assault claims - WTA

Chinese player Peng Shuai deserves "to be heard, not censored" after publicly accusing the country's former vice-premier of sexual assault, says the Women's Tennis Association.

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Two Ugandan soldiers sentenced to death in Somalia

Five soldiers serving with the African Union are found guilty of killing seven civilians in Golweyn.

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Covid: Austria orders nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated

The new rules are being introduced amid record infection levels and growing pressure on hospitals.

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Son of Libya ex-ruler runs for president

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, wanted on war crimes charges at an international court, registers as a candidate.

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Japan's former princess Mako leaves for New York after giving up title

Mako was forced to give up her titles when she married her "commoner" husband last month.

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US covered up deadly air strikes in Syria, New York Times reports

The strikes occurred in the last stronghold of the so-called Islamic State in Syria in 2019.

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Majorca plane adventure reveals new migrant route

When 20 people fled a passenger plane it shed light on migration routes as well as airport safety.

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What the 'Joker attack' revealed about Japanese society

An attack which injured 17 people on Halloween has shocked a country that rarely sees violent crime.

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China and India must explain themselves - COP president

COP26 President Alok Sharma says Glasgow climate pact is historic and it keeps 1.5C within reach.

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US bank robber identified after decades-long hunt

Ted Conrad disappeared with $1.7 million after pulling off a bizarre heist more than 50 years ago.

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The circus helping Senegal's former child beggars

Senegal's only circus troupe was set up to help child beggars get off the streets.

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COP26: Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact agreed

The COP26 president apologised as a late amendment on coal was added to the draft text by India.

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COP26: 'Paris built the arena, Glasgow starts the race' - Kerry

US climate envoy, John Kerry, says "we raised ambition here in Glasgow, this was not business as usual".

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Renewable energy: How Scottish Isle of Eigg relies on wind, water, solar

As the world slowly moves away from using fossil fuels for electricity, a tiny Scottish island has shown it’s possible to rely almost entirely on renewables.

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COP26: The two week summit in two minutes

The UN’s climate summit has come to an end after two weeks in Glasgow, here are some of the stand out moments.

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Delta boss says climate change means flying will cost more

The world's second largest airline says climate change is the biggest challenge facing aviation.

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'I can't get equity release on my eco-friendly home'

Andrew Bennett built an energy efficient home, but cannot borrow money against its value.

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FBI probes cyber-attack emails sent from internal server

The agency is investigating after thousands of messages were sent warning of a possible cyber-attack.

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COP26 climate deal: 'It won't save us from drowning'

Young activists on the frontline of climate change explain what the deal struck at COP26 means to them.

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Wilbur Smith: Popular Zambian-born author dies aged 88

The accountant-turned-novelist's 49 books have sold more than 140 million copies worldwide.

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Dress embroidery project unifies women around the world

The artist behind a dress made in global embroidery project said it embodies the "unity" of women.

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Covid: Dutch accept life within 'lockdown-lite'

Most in the Netherlands support a new lockdown-lite, despite anti-lockdown protests making headlines.

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COP26 agrees new global climate deal

New global climate deal agreed at COP26 in Glasgow after last-minute wrangling over agreement on cutting coal

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Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68

Fighting at the Litoral Penitentiary in the city of Guayaquil reportedly began on Friday evening.

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Sudan: Medical group says five killed in anti-coup protests

Five protesters were killed, medics say, days after military leaders tightened their grip on power.

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Pandemic-hit airline industry to regroup at Dubai Airshow

The aerospace event will be the first of its kind since before Covid-19 hurt international travel.

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Egypt: Scorpions kill three and injure hundreds in Aswan

Three people have been killed by scorpion bites during storms in the southern city of Aswan.

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Poland-Belarus border: The BBC reports from the camps within touching distance of the EU

Steve Rosenberg reports from the migrant camps within touching distance of the EU.

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Belarus-Poland border: Putin warns Belarus over gas threat to EU

Russia's leader says Belarus should not cut gas supplies to Europe over the migrant row with Poland.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband ending hunger strike after 21 days

The husband of Iranian detainee Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ends his protest outside the UK Foreign Office.

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Sara Duterte: Daughter of Philippines leader runs for vice-president

Sara Duterte will run alongside the son of the country's former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.

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