Bangladesh election: BNP sweeps to victory in first vote since Gen Z uprising
The centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a stunning landslide majority in parliament, marking a seismic shift in the country’s political landscape just 18 months after mass youth-led protests…
What are critical minerals, what are they used for and why do countries need them?
A fierce global scramble is underway as nations race to secure the critical minerals and rare earth elements essential for everything from the smartphones in our pockets to the electric…
Rubio warns Europe of new era in geopolitics before Munich security conference
The conference convenes at a time when European leaders are grappling with the implications of an increasingly unpredictable United States. French President Emmanuel Macron has been vocal, insisting that Europe…
Brain stimulating test makes people ‘less selfish’
In a groundbreaking study conducted at the University of Zurich, scientists have unveiled a remarkable method to temporarily reduce selfishness in individuals by precisely stimulating two key areas of the…
Major ‘vibe-coding’ platform Orchids is easily hacked, researcher finds
The BBC has been shown a significant – and as yet unfixed – cyber-security risk within Orchids, a rapidly growing artificial intelligence (AI) coding platform. This "vibe-coding" tool, designed to…
Trump revokes landmark EPA ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House, in championing this rollback, characterized it as the "largest deregulation in American history," asserting that it would usher in substantial economic benefits. Proponents claimed the reversal would…
BBC Inside Science – Where do forever chemicals come from? – BBC Sounds
The pressing global challenge of "forever chemicals," scientifically known as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), takes center stage in a recent episode of BBC Inside Science, delving into their origins,…
MPs fear data centre boom could derail Miliband’s net zero plans
Perkins’ letter to Miliband highlighted data centres as a "key area of concern" that appeared conspicuously absent from the Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7), the blueprint for the UK’s emissions reductions…
‘My husband stole £600k for sex and antiques’ – drug side effects tearing families apart
Frances’s world imploded on a seemingly ordinary morning at work with a single phone call from the police. Her husband, Andrew, a solicitor entrusted with the financial affairs of vulnerable…
Mohammad Deepak: The Hindu who stood up for a Muslim and became a hero in India.
In the heart of Kotdwar, a small town in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, a 42-year-old gym owner named Deepak Kumar has become an unlikely national hero. His act of…
















