Aung San Suu Kyi: 4 years in prison
Deposed Myanmar leader has been sentenced after widely criticised trial.
Dec 07, 2021•10 min
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Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions
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Nov 30, 2021•10 min
Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle
Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages.
Nov 23, 2021•11 min
Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated
Two million people who have not been vaccinated have been placed in lockdown in Austria.
Nov 16, 2021•12 min
COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation
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Nov 09, 2021•12 min
Countries try to change UN climate paper
Ahead of COP26, BBC News saw documents showing countries trying to change report.
Nov 02, 2021•10 min
Donald Trump to launch new social media platform
Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network called TRUTH Social.
Oct 26, 2021•13 min
Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards
Learn language related to Prince William's Earthshot Prize.
Oct 19, 2021•9 min
Afghan female footballers get UK visas
A team of female footballers who fled the Taliban have been told they can live in the UK.
Oct 12, 2021•10 min
Pandora Papers: Rich exposed
Thousands of documents have exposed the financial dealings of the world’s rich.
Oct 05, 2021•11 min
Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election
Sep 28, 2021•12 min
La Palma: Volcano erupts
A volcano has erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
Sep 21, 2021•11 min
Emma Raducanu wins US Open
Raducanu becomes the first British woman for 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Sep 14, 2021•11 min
Abba: Pop superstars are back
ABBA, pop superstars of 70s, are back after 40 years with new album and planned tour.
Sep 07, 2021•11 min
Rolling Stones drummer dies
Charlie Watts, of legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.
Aug 31, 2021•10 min
Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul
The Taliban have retaken the Afghan capital 20 years after being removed.
Aug 17, 2021•9 min
Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity?
IPCC report says it's unequivocal that human activity is responsible for global warming.
Aug 10, 2021•10 min
Olympics: Sprinter seeks asylum
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking asylum in Europe.
Aug 03, 2021•11 min
Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests
Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests in the country.
Jul 27, 2021•10 min
Pegasus: Activists 'spied on'
A smartphone spyware may have been used to monitor human rights activists and politicians
Jul 20, 2021•11 min
Italy win Euro 2020
Italy have won their first European championship since 1968. It beat England in the final.
Jul 13, 2021•9 min
The Queen gives medal to health service
Queen Elizabeth has awarded the George Cross to the National Health Service.
Jul 06, 2021•10 min
Wimbledon: Return of tennis tournament
The famous tennis tournament is back. It was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
Jun 29, 2021•9 min
Olympics: First transgender athlete
Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.
Jun 22, 2021•10 min
Euro 2020: Player has heart attack
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen had a heart attack during a Euro 2020 game against Finland.
Jun 15, 2021•10 min
Lilibet: Harry and Meghan's new baby
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child.
Jun 08, 2021•11 min
Olympics: Tokyo too hot for athletes?
A report suggests that climate change could put the health of Olympic athletes at risk.
Jun 01, 2021•10 min
Belarus accused of 'hijacking'
Western countries have accused Belarus of hijacking a Ryanair plane.
May 25, 2021•10 min
Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds
People living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected.
May 18, 2021•11 min
China rocket lands in ocean
The remains of a Chinese rocket have crashed into the Indian Ocean.
May 11, 2021•11 min
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