Woman arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage
The Brazilian woman was arrested at the international airport in the Colombian capital, Bogotá. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yPVux...
Medicine stopped in 1980s linked to rare Alzheimer's cases
Medicine stopped in 1980s linked to rare Alzheimer's cases
Contaminated injections of growth hormone may have caused five rare cases of dementia, scientists think. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt...
Sudan-South Sudan border: Clashes kill dozens in disputed Abyei region
Sudan-South Sudan border: Clashes kill dozens in disputed Abyei region
The UN says one of its peacekeepers was killed while taking affected civilians to hospital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PGey9dl
Charles Littlejohn: Man who leaked Trump's tax returns sentenced to five years
Charles Littlejohn: Man who leaked Trump's tax returns sentenced to five years
Charles Littlejohn stole the tax data of the former president and thousands of wealthy Americans. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jX9...
Avantika: Playing Mean Girls' Karen helps break stereotypes
Avantika: Playing Mean Girls' Karen helps break stereotypes
South Asian actress Avantika Vandanapu, 19, takes on the role originally played by Amanda Seyfried. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/r...
Watch: Escaped monkey spotted in Highland village
Watch: Escaped monkey spotted in Highland village
The Japanese macaque was filmed helping himself from a bird feeder in Kincraig. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/JSy8bgT
Military-led West African states leave regional bloc
Military-led West African states leave regional bloc
The three junta-led countries were suspended from the bloc amid calls to return to democratic rule. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/f...
Dragons' Den episode edited after ear seed complaints
Dragons' Den episode edited after ear seed complaints
Campaigners say the programme featured "unfounded" health claims about the wellness product. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/n...
Post Office chairman Henry Staunton steps down
Post Office chairman Henry Staunton steps down
The government says the decision was made with mutual consent - but the Post Office says he was asked to go. from BBC News - UK https://if...
Burkina Faso thanks Russia for 'priceless gift' of wheat
Burkina Faso thanks Russia for 'priceless gift' of wheat
It is the latest overture from an isolated European power seeking to deepen ties with West Africa. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/J5...
Israel reined in by ICJ rulings on Gaza - but will it obey?
Israel reined in by ICJ rulings on Gaza - but will it obey?
The UN court's demands, if implemented, would drastically change the nature of Israel's Gaza campaign. from BBC News - World https...
France farmer protests: PM offers key concessions after roads around Paris blocked
France farmer protests: PM offers key concessions after roads around Paris blocked
Farmers are targeting major roads around the French capital in protest against low food prices. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1Tum9...
Passing motorist films Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's car on fire
Passing motorist films Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's car on fire
A jury is shown footage of the couple's car after it burst into flames on the M61 on 5 January 2023. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt...
ICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza
ICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza
But it stops short of ordering Israel to halt the war in Gaza, in a controversial case at The Hague. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
'Putin has made mistakes' - Kremlin challenger
'Putin has made mistakes' - Kremlin challenger
Boris Nadezhdin says he has more than 100,000 signatures to register for Russia's presidential election. from BBC News - World https:/...
'Never in my wildest dreams' - Raye on record seven Brit nominations
'Never in my wildest dreams' - Raye on record seven Brit nominations
The singer-songwriter is nominated for seven Brit awards including artist of the year and best album. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/kW...
Boeing boss faces Washington grilling after blow-out
Boeing boss faces Washington grilling after blow-out
A whistleblower calls Boeing manufacturing a "rambling, shambling, disaster waiting to happen". from BBC News - World https://if...
Post Office: I was only doing my job, says investigator
Post Office: I was only doing my job, says investigator
Robert Daily told an inquiry into the Post Office scandal that he did not accept personal responsibility. from BBC News - UK https://ift.t...
UK weather: Why have there been so many storms this year?
UK weather: Why have there been so many storms this year?
The current season has brought the most Met Office named storms since records began in 2015/16. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/rC3Dezo
Nottingham attacks: Victims' families condemn 'savage' killer
Nottingham attacks: Victims' families condemn 'savage' killer
Valdo Calocane faces the families of three people he stabbed to death in court. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/XJq8buw
Worthing man running length of Africa halted by visa issue
Worthing man running length of Africa halted by visa issue
Russell Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", says the mission is in doubt over Algerian visa issues. from BBC News - UK https://ift...
Joseph Boakai: Liberia's new president fails to end inauguration speech
Joseph Boakai: Liberia's new president fails to end inauguration speech
Joseph Boakai, 79, is helped from the podium as the ceremony in the capital Monrovia is cut short. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Au...
Families won't miss out on expanded free childcare despite delays, says minister
Families won't miss out on expanded free childcare despite delays, says minister
Parents have been warned they may be unable to access 15 hours per week free childcare due to IT issues and delays. from BBC News - UK htt...
Dying thief stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers as 'one last score'
Dying thief stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers as 'one last score'
Terry Martin was convinced by an ex-mob associate to steal the shoes as "one last score". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/q...
Ron DeSantis suspends campaign for president
Ron DeSantis suspends campaign for president
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis suspends his campaign for US president, saying there is no "clear path to victory" from BBC New...
Norwich: Two of four found dead in house were stabbed, police say
Norwich: Two of four found dead in house were stabbed, police say
Norfolk Police investigating the deaths of four people in Costessey, say two adults died from stab wounds. from BBC News - UK https://ift....
Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer
Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer
A spokesperson says a cancerous mole was found while the duchess was having reconstructive surgery. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/5lk7...
Teen killed in Birmingham was case of 'mistaken identity'
Teen killed in Birmingham was case of 'mistaken identity'
Muhammad Hassam Ali is named as the boy stabbed to death in Birmingham city centre on Saturday. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/RSMa1oK
US personnel injured in missile attack on Al Asad airbase in Iraq
US personnel injured in missile attack on Al Asad airbase in Iraq
Missiles and rockets were fired at the airbase by an Iranian-backed militia, the US military says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7Z...
Ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch 'vehemently denies' sex trafficking allegations
Ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch 'vehemently denies' sex trafficking allegations
Mike Jeffries claims the allegations fall outside statute of limitations, and are "meritless". from BBC News - World https://ift...
Russia: Cat thrown off train into snow found dead
Russia: Cat thrown off train into snow found dead
Russia's state rail company apologises after its conductor dumped the feline in freezing temperatures. from BBC News - World https://i...
Storm Isha to hit UK with winds of up to 80mph
Storm Isha to hit UK with winds of up to 80mph
After days of freezing temperatures, forecasters warn that the latest UK storm poses a risk to life. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/Otd...
Teenager Luke Littler wins first senior darts title
Teenager Luke Littler wins first senior darts title
PDC World Darts Championship runner-up Luke Littler, 16, beats Michael van Gerwen to win the Bahrain Masters title. from BBC News - UK htt...
DPD error caused chatbot to swear at customer
DPD error caused chatbot to swear at customer
The parcel delivery firm says the mistake was a result of a system update, which has been disabled. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/1kYs...
Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy
Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy
Gadi Eisenkot condemns the prime minister, who insists Israel's offensive will go on until "complete victory". from BBC News...
Banning large wine glasses cuts drinking by 7.6% - study
Banning large wine glasses cuts drinking by 7.6% - study
With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/GF6hp...
Georgia Stalin: Icon removed from Tbilisi church
Georgia Stalin: Icon removed from Tbilisi church
The icon showed the Soviet dictator being blessed by a saint, but the Church says it has to be changed. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Football spectator gets surprise call-up as match official
Football spectator gets surprise call-up as match official
Ross Bennett was at the match as a fan but was drafted in when the fourth official picked up an injury. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/...
Two British brothers banned from Switzerland for museum heist
Two British brothers banned from Switzerland for museum heist
The Metropolitan Police issue mugshots of the Ahearne brothers following their sentencing. from BBC News - UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/w...
Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot says UK guilty of hypocrisy
Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot says UK guilty of hypocrisy
Husam Zomlot says the UK's policies towards Israel has caused it "reputational damage". from BBC News - UK https://www.bbc.c...
Private youth gender clinic first to be approved by regulator
Private youth gender clinic first to be approved by regulator
from BBC News - UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9eze1n9dvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Kenyan Airbnb murder: How femicide exposed toxic online misogyny
Kenyan Airbnb murder: How femicide exposed toxic online misogyny
A young woman was dismembered and stuffed in a plastic bag - the internet blames her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/olCRSji
Jason Allen-Paisant: Poet's Self-Portrait as Othello wins TS Eliot prize
Jason Allen-Paisant: Poet's Self-Portrait as Othello wins TS Eliot prize
Jamaican writer and academic Jason Allen-Paisant wins the UK's most prestigious award for poetry. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/mI...
Italian culture minister probed over stolen painting
Italian culture minister probed over stolen painting
Vittorio Sgarbi is accused of possessing and exhibiting a 17th Century painting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0rchO3w
Straw bear burned in festival ceremony
Straw bear burned in festival ceremony
Thousands of people attend the three-day festival which ends with the burning of a bear effigy. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/Wi8THqP
Holly Willoughby back on TV screens in Dancing on Ice
Holly Willoughby back on TV screens in Dancing on Ice
The presenter has been absent from TV screens since October, after leaving This Morning. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/MpJaZrw
Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark
Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark
The new monarch blinks back tears as he greets the cheering crowds outside Christiansborg Castle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nEa...
My brain cancer diagnosis was a total shock
My brain cancer diagnosis was a total shock
BBC Scotland's political editor says the discovery of a tumour was devastating - but that he's been lucky. from BBC News - UK http...
Boris Akunin: Russia designates author ‘foreign agent’
Boris Akunin: Russia designates author ‘foreign agent’
The Kremlin labels the bestselling author, Boris Akunin, a foreign agent over his stance on Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people
Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people
Ten people in a Rafah house sheltering displaced people were killed, the Hamas-run health ministry says. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Medicine to be delivered to Gaza hostages under new agreement, says Israeli PM
Medicine to be delivered to Gaza hostages under new agreement, says Israeli PM
Qatar has helped agree a deal between Israel and Hamas after families of hostages raised concerns. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cy...
Annie Nightingale: Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ dies at 83
Annie Nightingale: Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ dies at 83
Nightingale was the station's first female presenter and stayed on air for more than 50 years. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/Theo1...
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023
Preliminary data shows more than 5,000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City. from BBC News - World https://i...
eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case
eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case
Executives sent live spiders and cockroaches to a US couple who criticised the firm, court papers show. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Prince William surprises Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield with CBEs
Prince William surprises Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield with CBEs
The prince praised their "outstanding efforts" during their motor neurone disease charity fundraising. from BBC News - UK https:...
'This is my home’ – a 13-year-old vlogger's life in Gaza
'This is my home’ – a 13-year-old vlogger's life in Gaza
Nadine Abdul Latif moved home three times since the war began, and an Israeli air strike killed her brother. from BBC News - World https:/...
Swedish £6,000 dine and dash investigation reopened
Swedish £6,000 dine and dash investigation reopened
A group of 35 people allegedly left a Malmö restaurant without paying on Christmas Day. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/URovdlj
Post Office scandal: Jailed postmaster unconvinced by plan
Post Office scandal: Jailed postmaster unconvinced by plan
Noel Thomas wants to "wait and see the small print" of legislation to quash convictions. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/S6huT...
Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison
Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison
Jailed Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance in a video call, since being moved to an Arctic penal colo...
Pants, moustaches and bird livers among missing museum artefacts
Pants, moustaches and bird livers among missing museum artefacts
Publicly-funded museums and galleries say more than 1,700 items have gone missing over the past 20 years. from BBC News - UK https://ift.t...
Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air
Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air
Footage shows armed men wearing masks surrounding journalists in the Guayaquil-based newsroom. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xmsIby...
Nigeria ivory: Elephant tusks worth $11m destroyed
Nigeria ivory: Elephant tusks worth $11m destroyed
Nigeria has become a hub for illegal ivory sales, with tusks smuggled in from all over the continent. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Trump hearing: Judges sceptical as ex-president presents immunity defence
Trump hearing: Judges sceptical as ex-president presents immunity defence
The justice department called the ex-president's claim of total immunity from prosecution "frightening". from BBC News - Wor...
JPR Williams: Wales and British and Irish Lions legend dies aged 74
JPR Williams: Wales and British and Irish Lions legend dies aged 74
Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back JPR Williams dies at the age of 74. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/KVBO4NW
Franz Beckenbauer: German legend was one of football's most important figures
Franz Beckenbauer: German legend was one of football's most important figures
Franz Beckenbauer, who has died aged 78, was the friend of Sir Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Pele and one of football's most important...
Mystery meat dumped in Stockport baffles residents
Mystery meat dumped in Stockport baffles residents
Random piles of red meat and chicken are being left around Stockport, to the bemusement of families. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/0Ed...
Alaskan Airlines flight 1282: Key questions behind door plug blowout
Alaskan Airlines flight 1282: Key questions behind door plug blowout
Many questions remain after a 737 Max Boeing plane suffered a mid-air blowout in the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ENhd5eo
Man wakeboards through Berkshire flood water
Man wakeboards through Berkshire flood water
River levels are still high in some parts of England after recent heavy rainfall. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/SceMUqT
Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in controversial vote
Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in controversial vote
Ms Hasina secures her fourth straight term after the main opposition boycotts the election. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lkZ4pFd
Boeing 737 Max 9: Jets to stay grounded as inspections continue
Boeing 737 Max 9: Jets to stay grounded as inspections continue
The US aviation regulator says 171 Boeing planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied they are safe. from BBC News - World https://i...
Belfast City Airport flight disruptions over heavy fog
Belfast City Airport flight disruptions over heavy fog
Thirteen flights are diverted to other airports, after a day of heavy fog in the city. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/tXxzo2c
French Cup side makes 8,000-mile round trip, loses 12-0
French Cup side makes 8,000-mile round trip, loses 12-0
Golden Lion from Martinique endures an 8,000-mile round trip only to lose 12-0 to Lille in the French Cup. from BBC News - World https://i...
Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later
Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later
More than 120 people have been confirmed dead since Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5bQymLd
Joey Barton: ITV criticises 'vindictive remarks' from ex-footballer towards female commentators
Joey Barton: ITV criticises 'vindictive remarks' from ex-footballer towards female commentators
ITV calls Joey Barton's comments towards Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward "contemptible and shameful" after he compares them to serial ...
Climate change: Former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev to lead COP29 talks in Azerbaijan
Climate change: Former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev to lead COP29 talks in Azerbaijan
For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Dog enjoys priciest meal of his life - $4,000 cash
Dog enjoys priciest meal of his life - $4,000 cash
Typically a well behaved dog, this seven-year-old chowed down on an envelope of his owners' money. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
Tewkesbury surrounded by flood water after heavy rain
Tewkesbury surrounded by flood water after heavy rain
An evacuation centre is set up in Tewkesbury as the town is surrounded by flood water. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/UcN9EPi
IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84
IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84
The Islamic State group says it carried out Wednesday's attack in southern Iran that killed 84 people. from BBC News - World https://i...
Saleh al-Arouri: Hamas leader's death 'won't go unpunished', says Hezbollah chief
Saleh al-Arouri: Hamas leader's death 'won't go unpunished', says Hezbollah chief
The head of Lebanon's largest military force says the death of Saleh al-Arouri will be avenged. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/z...
Edinburgh to enforce pavement parking ban from January 29
Edinburgh to enforce pavement parking ban from January 29
From January 29 it will be the first Scottish city to enforce a ban with penalties of up to £100. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/lhg4Y7...
Wayne Rooney: Is this the end of sacked Birmingham City boss as a manager?
Wayne Rooney: Is this the end of sacked Birmingham City boss as a manager?
With Premier League and EFL club options looking thin, what does Wayne Rooney's managerial future look like following his sacking by Bir...
Francoise Bornet: Woman in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photo dies aged 93
Francoise Bornet: Woman in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photo dies aged 93
Francoise Bornet was part of a young couple who were seen embracing on the street in 1950. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/frwqQlk
Storm Henk: Parts of southern England battered in high winds
Storm Henk: Parts of southern England battered in high winds
Trees have damaged cars, scaffolding has been blown down and rail lines have been disrupted across the south of England. from BBC News - U...
Japan Airlines: How the passenger plane burst into flames
Japan Airlines: How the passenger plane burst into flames
A professor in investigating accidents tells the BBC what might have caused the plane to burst into flames. from BBC News - World https://...
Simon Rimmer's vegetarian restaurant in Didsbury shuts after 33 years
Simon Rimmer's vegetarian restaurant in Didsbury shuts after 33 years
Simon Rimmer blames a 35% rent rise and increased costs for the closure of Greens in Didsbury. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/JoA6RG7
Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516
Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516
Nearly 400 people were trapped inside a burning JAL 516. What happened next has been described as a miracle. from BBC News - World https:/...
Colossal pliosaur sea monster skull on display in Dorset
Colossal pliosaur sea monster skull on display in Dorset
Members of the public get a chance to see the 2m-long pliosaur fossil at a museum in Dorset. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/WVToXS8
Robert Pether: Australian jailed in Iraq reaches 1,000-day milestone
Robert Pether: Australian jailed in Iraq reaches 1,000-day milestone
Robert Pether has been detained for 1,000 days, in what his family call a "hostage" situation. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Cornwall teenager killed in three-car collision in Dorset
Cornwall teenager killed in three-car collision in Dorset
An 18-year-old passenger was killed and three other people injured in the crash on New Year's Day. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/T...
Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access
Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access
The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Ca...
Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures
Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures
83-year-old Margrethe II is Europe's longest-serving living monarch, having taken the throne in 1972. from BBC News - World https://if...
Luke Littler v Brendan Dolan: Teenager 'daring to dream' of World Championship glory
Luke Littler v Brendan Dolan: Teenager 'daring to dream' of World Championship glory
Luke Littler says he is "daring to dream" of winning the PDC World Darts Championship as the 16-year-old prepares to face Northern...
Spanish football fan held in Tehran released, Iran says
Spanish football fan held in Tehran released, Iran says
Santiago Sánchez was detained during a trek in 2022 to the men's football World Cup in Qatar. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Wsd...
Photographer stops time to snap butterflies and birds
Photographer stops time to snap butterflies and birds
Andrew Fusek Peters says he takes more than 10,000 images to get one butterfly sequence in focus. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/DsMciK...
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