Pope Leo XIV's cancer battle takes troubling turn

One of few surviving gemstones from Russia's Crown Jewels to be sold

Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice hands Jane Austen’s iconic line to one of its characters for the first time

Despite several retellings of Jane Austen’s 1813 classic, its much-quoted first line has never made it to the screen

UK households urged to prepare for emergencies and ‘attacks’. Here’s what to buy

Wes Streeting wants the public to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war

Spanish rescuers search for victims as train crash death toll rises to 69

Spain's foreign ministry said 42 foreign citizens from seven countries were involved in the crash.

Trump responds to reports JD Vance 'sent letter to top Iranian official'

Former minister feared dead after 69 killed in Spain’s high-speed train crash

At least 100 people were injured in the crash near the town of Urda

I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget

People on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.

What is NVS-03? ISRO to launch satellite on October 30; Why NVS-02 was not successful? Key reasons explained

ISRO will launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard a GSLV rocket from Sriharikota at 11:51 pm on October 30. The satellite will support continuity of India’s regional navigation services and carries an indigenous atomic clock and an added L1 frequency band.

Healey’s Budget slammed as ‘scattergun’ by think tank formerly run by Treasury minister

The Resolution Foundation says the Budget will do little to address ‘the sharp challenges facing Britain’

Bradley Walsh’s new £1m game show faces gambling criticism over contestants staking their own cash

‘Million Pound Shot’ has been the subject of speculation online over its ‘huge secret twist’

Nocturne: Critics react to Stephen Graham’s new Apple TV thriller

Stephen Graham has been praised for his chilling performance as a manipulative serial killer in the new Apple TV thriller, although critics are divided over the show’s convoluted plot and familiar crime-drama tropes

Social media ban for U16s is coming to the UK – here’s how it will work

The ban will stop children from accessing the ten biggest platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat but there are concerns some will find to bypass the restrictions