Why the world’s largest mangrove forest is sinking – BBC News
Their ancestors have lived in the Sundarban delta on the Bay of Bengal for centuries, but thousands of people are…
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony to begin later – BBC News
The most troubled Olympics in recent history will formally open in a few hours time in Tokyo – as the…
Remembering Amy Winehouse: Musicians reflect and ask, ‘has the industry changed?’ – BBC Newsnight
* Some strange language * A decade on from Amy Winehouse’s death, musicians Estelle, Mutya Buena, Ray BLK and Wendy…
Australian Olympic boss in awkward ‘mansplaining’ row – BBC News
Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates has been heavily criticised for lecturing Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk during a press conference…
The jungle-trekking Covid vaccinators of India – BBC News
With fears of a new wave of Covid hitting India, pressure is on to vaccinate more of the population. Despite…
Drone video shows scale of China floods damage – BBC News
Aerial images capture the scale of floods in China‘s Henan province, showing stranded cars and roads still substantially under water.…
The battle to mine Indonesia’s ‘gold island’ Sangihe – BBC News
There is gold on Indonesia‘s Sangihe island, and a Canadian-listed mining company has a permit to exploit it. Environmentalists say…
Olympics ceremony boss sacked over Holocaust joke – BBC News
The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be…
Sudan’s Darfur conflict latest surge in violence displaces thousands – BBC News
Two years after the Sudanese revolution, hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced as violence in Darfur continues.…
Why are so many people taking their lives in prison? – BBC Newsnight
BBC Newsnight reports on the alarming levels of prisoners taking their own lives and hear from the mothers who lost…
Firefighters battle blaze from top of moving train – BBC News
In California, firefighters are fighting the state’s largest wildfire from atop a moving train. Wildfires continue to rage throughout the…
France rolls out Covid health pass as cases soar – BBC News
A new Covid health pass has come into effect in France amid a surge of new infections. From Wednesday, people…
Inside one flood-wrecked house in Germany as people begin to rebuild – BBC News
Marion Wenzel showed us around her home that has been totally destroyed by the “catastrophic” flooding that hit Germany. Her…
US Bootleg Fire burns area larger than Los Angeles – BBC News
The largest active wildfire in the US has burned through more than 364,000 acres, prompting thousands of evacuations. Over 2,000…
Twelve die as rain floods train tunnel in China – BBC News
Twelve people have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded underground railway tunnels in China, leaving passengers trapped in rising waters. Video…
Tom Brady cracks election results joke at White House – BBC News
The legendary quarterback shared a laugh about the election with President Biden during a White House visit celebrating the Tampa…
Jeff Bezos and crew launch into space on New Shepard – BBC News
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has launched into space, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. He was…
Is raising taxes the best solution to fix the UK’s social care crisis? – BBC Newsnight
Plans to overhaul social care in the UK have been delayed, as there are rumours the government is considering a…