Watch: Drone shots show scale of Amazon deforestation for COP30 road A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people

BBC Jay, a dealer who crossed the border to Mexico from LA, says there will always be demand for fentanyl The fentanyl dealer from Los Angeles stands to the side watching carefully as a Mexican drugs cartel operative prepares his latest shipment. The synthetic opioid drug is wrapped in foil, sealed in plastic, then dropped

Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent BBC Markets in Khan Younis in southern Gaza are reporting some food shortages after Israel blocked deliveries 10 days ago The White House’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, is in Qatar to join indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on extending the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. This week, negotiators from both sides

Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Watch: What is a tariff? The BBC’s Adam Fleming explains US President Donald Trump has imposed a range of tariffs – or import taxes – on billions of dollars worth of goods coming into the US from some of its top trading partners. The tariffs apply to steel and

The Sunday Times has analysed five years of Parent View data — surveys that parents fill out on Ofsted’s website about their children’s schools, with more than 500,000 doing so every year — to find some of the happiest in the country. And Tiffin School and Richard Challoner School in Kingston Upon Thames are among the top

EPA Passengers who made it to safety spoke of fear and panic on the train Passengers who were freed from a train seized by armed militants have spoken of “doomsday scenes” that unfolded on board the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. “We held our breath throughout the firing, not knowing what would happen next,”

Borough Care, a local care home group in Stockport, has been recognised as one of the UK’s best at the prestigious 2025 CareHome.co.uk Awards. For the third consecutive year, Borough Care was recognised as one of the UK’s Top 20 Care Home Groups. The awards were based on first-hand reviews from residents and relatives. The

EPA Passengers who made it to safety spoke of fear and panic on the train Passengers who were freed from a train seized by armed militants have spoken of “doomsday scenes” that unfolded on board the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. “We held our breath throughout the firing, not knowing what would happen next,”

Reuters Alawites fleeing the violence in Syria’s coastal region have been crossing the Nahr el-Kabir river to reach safety in Lebanon Entire families, including women and children, were killed during the recent violence in Syria’s coastal region, the UN human rights office says. A spokesman told reporters that the UN had so far verified the

AFP Donald Trump (right) and Narendra Modi met at the White House for talks in February Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India’s future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds. The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and YouGov

Amensisa Ifa BBC News, Arda Jila Badhasa Amensisa Ifa / BBC Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country’s biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which ended on Sunday, sees the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor – something that happens every eight

Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat Eddy Chen/Netflix The comedy covers a range of issues from food, identity, immigration, family and politics Reflecting back on the Netflix hit based on his own life, there are two things that come to mind for Palestinian comedian Mo Amer. Pride and hurt. “It’s very difficult to talk about without breaking

Getty Images Congolese soldiers – some seen here after being captured by the rebels in January – have fared poorly against the M23 The Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be turning to the US in its latest efforts to find an ally in its fight against advancing M23 rebels. Recognising that the White House