At least two people have died after a "severe" avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, local police say. The avalanche took place shortly after...

EPA-EFE/ShutterstockUK entry Remember Monday perform during the second Eurovision semi-final, for which they had automatic qualificationThe Eurovision Song Contest is back - this time in Basel, Switzerland.The UK's entry...

ReutersTop US diplomat Marco Rubio says he does not have high expectations for Ukraine-Russia peace talks due to be held in Turkey - and that Donald Trump and Russian...

Mark SavageMusic CorrespondentGetty ImagesIcelandic boyband VÆB were the first act to perform on the Eurovision stage this yearThirty-five seconds. That's all the time you get to change the set...

A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central Switzerland.Local police said the mallard - a wild duck - was snapped on...

Paul Glynn & Ian YoungsCulture reporterFair Winter LLCPaul Mescal plays a budding singer who forms a friendship with Josh O'Connor's music student in The History of SoundScarlett Johansson, Jennifer...

Poland has accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a shopping centre in the capital Warsaw last year. In a post on X,...

Russia has held its annual Victory Day parade marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.Vladimir Putin was joined by China's Xi Jinping for the commemorations, with Russia saying...

Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe recovery process is expected to take several weeksA diver has died during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht from the waters...

Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondentWatch: BBC given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Zara’s Spanish headquartersIt's going to be a very sexy summer, a touch of romantic, cowboy and rock and roll.That's according...

The first vote of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope - has failed to reach a decision. After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged...

Laura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromVatican CityVATICAN MEDIA / HANDOUTVoting desks for 133 cardinals have been set up inside the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave.On Wednesday evening, under the domed...