09 Oct 2026

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Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres

Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.

09 Oct 2026 5:14pm GMT

Two Renoir paintings stolen from French museum are recovered

The two works were seized last month when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.

09 Oct 2026 2:25pm GMT

France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests

Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.

09 Oct 2026 11:35am GMT

Watch: Fleeing Kyiv for the countryside ahead of winter

A Kyiv resident told the BBC she has moved away from "everything that can be a Russian target" as Ukraine braces for another cold winter under intense attacks.

09 Oct 2026 10:00am GMT

Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5m in Italy, reports say

The heist at the Florence-based winery is believed to be one of the largest thefts of its kind in Italy.

09 Oct 2026 9:09am GMT

New evidence gives family hope after death in Spain

Tobias White-Sansom, from Nottingham, was on a family holiday in Spain and died on a night out.

09 Oct 2026 5:11am GMT

Russian strikes and approaching winter force some in Kyiv to pack bags and flee

A renewed Russian campaign of strikes on power and energy infrastructure has made some contemplate leaving Ukraine's capital.

09 Oct 2026 4:53am GMT

08 Oct 2026

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Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC

Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.

08 Oct 2026 11:11pm GMT

Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis

Hundreds have pitched their tents in central Madrid, while the Spanish prime minister has called a snap election.

08 Oct 2026 7:10pm GMT

Caretaker killed and two teachers injured in knife attack at Poland school

Police say they foiled another school attack on Thursday, and a day after a stabbing at another Polish school.

08 Oct 2026 4:45pm GMT

Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge

Ukraine accused Russia of targeting two crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.

08 Oct 2026 4:31pm GMT

South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row

It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.

08 Oct 2026 4:23pm GMT

UK and Germany will face threats together, says Burnham in Berlin

Ahead of a UK-EU summit next month, Burnham said he was committed to "see if we can bring the UK closer to Europe".

08 Oct 2026 3:25pm GMT

Italy approves elections overhaul as opposition accuse Meloni of 'scam'

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is to stay in power.

08 Oct 2026 12:32pm GMT

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

08 Oct 2026 7:15am GMT

'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK

Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

08 Oct 2026 4:02am GMT