31 May 2025
BBC News
Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks
Russia says it is sending its negotiators to Turkey for a second round of ceasefire talks on 2 June.
31 May 2025 6:45am GMT
Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream
Donald Trump's return to the White House helps Europe's nationalists and populists find their voice.
31 May 2025 5:49am GMT
30 May 2025
BBC News
The noise battle at the heart of Real Madrid's stadium
It hosted 65,000 Taylor Swift fans last year but the Bernabéu stadium has been silent since September.
30 May 2025 11:58pm GMT
School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far
Traditions have changed over the years and now teenagers are spending fortunes on hiring party buses.
30 May 2025 11:30pm GMT
French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98
Etienne-Emile Baulieu created the pill to give women a safe alternative to surgical abortion.
30 May 2025 8:25pm GMT
New Banksy mystery location revealed
The new piece of street art depicts the shadow of a lighthouse emerging out of a bollard.
30 May 2025 10:32am GMT
Polish knife-edge presidential vote pits liberal mayor against conservative
Opinion polls say Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck ahead of Sunday's vote.
30 May 2025 12:58am GMT
Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out
Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.
30 May 2025 12:00am GMT
29 May 2025
BBC News
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine
Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.
29 May 2025 11:01pm GMT
Former aide of Georgia's most powerful man claims he was abducted abroad
Giorgi Bachiashvili told a court he was blindfolded for two days, in claims deirded by Georgian authorities.
29 May 2025 7:49pm GMT
France to ban smoking on beaches, parks and near schools
Smoking will be banned in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children from July, France's health minister said.
29 May 2025 5:48pm GMT
Alpine glacier collapses engulfing Swiss village
Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.
29 May 2025 5:41pm GMT
French MPs vote to scrap low-emission zones
Critics said the zones hit those who cannot afford less-polluting vehicles the hardest.
29 May 2025 3:25pm GMT
Paedophile surgeon's sentence leaves victims appalled
Prolific abuser Joel Le Scouarnec's 20-year sentence raises questions about whether French law is too lenient.
29 May 2025 2:23pm GMT
Haribo recalls bags of sweets in Netherlands after cannabis found
The confectionary company says it is working with the police after several people report feeling ill.
29 May 2025 12:41pm GMT
British and US bestsellers hit by purge in Russian bookshops
A Russian distributor orders booksellers to pull works by well-known authors, in an apparent act of censorship.
29 May 2025 11:49am GMT