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Mother of Alexei Navalny says poison finding confirms he was murdered

16.02.2026 15:12 On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not "simply die in prison".

Student death puts French far-left under pressure

16.02.2026 15:12 Quentin Deranque, 23, died on Saturday after being beaten up on the street by a group of young men.

Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast

16.02.2026 10:41 European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying

Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

16.02.2026 10:41 His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says

15.02.2026 14:40 There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, Foreign Office says.

Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror - but I don't feel anger

14.02.2026 14:00 In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France's biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing and choosing the right path.

Rubio speech signals US-Europe relations are bruised but still friendly

14.02.2026 14:00 The US Secretary of State sounds a conciliatory tone as he addresses European leaders in Munich.

Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight in an in-depth interview

14.02.2026 08:41 Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".

World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns

13.02.2026 23:00 "Our freedom is not guaranteed" in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich's security summit.

Two Britons among three dead in French Alps avalanche

13.02.2026 23:00 The Britons had been part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor, skiing off-piste in Val d'Isère.

Ukrainian slider's Olympics over as helmet appeal dismissed

13.02.2026 23:00 Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete at the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed his appeal to wear a helmet depicting images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country.

The war dead pictured on banned Ukrainian athlete's helmet

13.02.2026 23:00 Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.

Leak damages 19th Century painting in latest Louvre setback

13.02.2026 23:00 A catalogue of incidents at the world's most visited museum have placed museum bosses come under increasing scrutiny.

How ciabatta was created to rival the baguette

13.02.2026 23:00 Witness History's Rachel Naylor explains.

Orban rival accuses opponents of blackmail plot ahead of Hungary election

13.02.2026 18:01 Peter Magyar suspects there are plans to release a sex tape of him from August 2024.