Ukraine demands the seizure of Russian-flagged gra...
The ship is currently lying off the Turkish coast. We've monitored the Russian-flagged ship, the Zhibek...
China and Hong Kong
"Looking back, 1997 is a lie," says Thomas Fung, a Hong Kong-born accountant who now lives in Oxford. Th...
Hello Kitty firm strikes China deal after viral hi...
Sanrio says a unit of e-commerce giant Alibaba will have exclusive rights in China to make and sell merchandise of its 26 chara...
The solar system.
In a clear sky, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen shining before dawn. It's a specia...
Plymouth Stonehouse and Citadel military bases clo...
Stonehouse Barracks was due to shut in 2027 and the Royal Citadel in 2024. The closures have been put ba...
The punchline queen who offended Chinese men
The 29-year-old is now one of the country's most well-known comedians, having risen to fame in recent months on a Chinese telev...
Family matters.
It’s distraction, Leora tells herself, but her attention is snagged by it. There’s the muted cry of seagulls, and t...
How the peanut trade prolonged slavery
The modern peanut dates back more than 10,000 years, to the lowlands east of the Andes Mountains, where it derived from a hybri...
The pre-season challenges that face new boss Erik...
The former Ajax coach has accepted the challenge of becoming the fifth permanent manager to try to restore United to something...
What is COP26 and what has been agreed at Glasgow...
What is COP26 and why is it happening? The world is warming because of emissions from fossil fuels used by humans, like...
Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from r...
Sir Jeremy Farrar has been part of the independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) since the start of the pand...
Hard months to come in pandemic for UK
Prof Jonathan Van-Tam told the BBC it was a concern that Covid levels were "running this hot, this early in the autumn season"....
