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The Turkish government has said more than 1,100 people have been arrested in five days of protests across the country. It said people have been "abusing" the right to protest, and warns that "terrorising the streets" will not be tolerated Protests began when Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opponent of President Erdogan, was detained on Wednesda…

Thousands of people have again defied a Turkish government ban on protests and taken to the streets after the leading rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was charged with corruption and jailed.Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is widely seen as the candidate most likely to defeat President Erdogan in a general election. He has denied the a…

The 2025 Tech expo Mobile World Congress in Barcelona hosted some of the world’s biggest tech companies and gave us a sneak peak at some of the latest products in development. BBC Clicks' Laura Goodwin has the highlights and top trends from MWC - including the latest on the fast-developing AI in our phones. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election in the country for 28 April. The former Bank of England Governor says he needs a clear mandate to deal with US President Donald Trump. Carney, leader of the Liberal Party, will face competition from Conservatives' leader Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh - leader of the New Democratic Par…

Since 2020, 419 nightclubs have closed in Britain - that's a third of all clubs. We speak to DJs, club owners, industry experts and party-goers, to find out why Britain's club scene is changing and discover those who are making sure it will be part of the British culture for years to come. To watch the full documentary, head to BBC iPlayer: https:/…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has told the BBC that the football club has “come off the rails”.The 72-year-old spent £1.3 billion buying a 29% stake in the club in 2024, in a deal which saw Ineos take control of football operations. Ratcliffe, a lifelong Manchester United fan, is chairman of the petrochemicals co…

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry has announced. That number - 50,021 - equates to about 2.1% of the 2.3 million pre-war population of Gaza, or around 1 in 46 people. A total of 113,274 others had been injured in the same period, the health ministry sa…

Pope Francis has appeared at the window of the hospital in Rome for the first time since being admitted on 14 February.The 88-year-old will be discharged on Sunday and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican, doctors treating him have said.During the past five weeks, he presented "two very critical episodes" where his "life was in dang…

Israel has carried out the most intense air strikes on Lebanon in nearly four months, after several rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel for the first time since a ceasefire came into effect in November. The Israeli military said it had hit dozens of rocket launchers and a command centre belonging to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia and…

James Cook and Chris Mason are joined by Lucy Fisher from the FT and Stephanie Flanders from Bloomberg to discuss; whether Sir Keir Starmer, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, can convince the public that an increase in defence spending is needed, how the UK's welfare benefit cuts are being received and what to expect from the spring statement.Su…

This is the Sudan military’s most significant advance in nearly two years of civil war – recapturing a potent symbol of sovereignty from its rival armed group along with much of central Khartoum. A power struggle between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exploded into conflict in April 2023 and has created what the United Nat…

Heathrow Airport has said it's "fully operational" after it was closed for almost all of Friday following a fire at an electricity substation. Although, there are still disruption and cancellations. At least nine flights scheduled to land this morning have already been cancelled. The London Fire Brigade says the fire is believed to be non-suspiciou…

London’s Heathrow airport - one of the world's busiest - has been shut down by an electricity power failure, causing massive disruption to flights and passengers across the world. A fire at a nearby electricity station led to a loss of power that closed the airport. All flights from Heathrow were halted and incoming flights diverted or turned aroun…

How did Donald Trump get close to Elon Musk? What is the story behind his relationship with Melania, and how did Trump get re-elected against all the odds? Donald Trump is no stranger to the journalist Michael Wolff, whose latest book is his fourth on the current president. His book, All or Nothing, details the story of Trump’s comeback and and his…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned growing protests in Turkey days after the arrest of a key opposition figure. In a speech on Friday, Erdogan said his government would not "surrender" to "vandalism" or "street terror" ahead of more planned protests. On Wednesday, police detained Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, one of more than 100 peop…

Heathrow Airport, which has been closed all day due to a fire at a substation that knocked out the power to the airport, says it's now "safely able to restart flights". Counter-terrorism detectives are leading the investigation into the cause of the fire, but say there is "no suggestion at the moment of sabotage or foul play". The airport now says …

Bestselling author Ann Patchett has earned a global fanbase for her novels, including The Dutch House, Commonwealth, and Bel Canto. She spoke to the BBC’s Katty Kay about her journey as a writer, life without a mobile phone, and the unexpected joy she found from owning a bookshop. You’re watching Influential with Katty Kay, a weekly programme where…

Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into the cause of a fire that led to London’s Heathrow Airport closure, the Met Police has said. There is no indication the fire was caused by foul play, the Met Police said in a statement, but added it is keeping an open mind at this time. Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, will be closed all…

Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday, after a fire broke out at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power. The UK's busiest airport has warned of "significant disruption" over the coming days, and has warned passengers not to travel "under any circumstances" until it reopens. More than 1,300 flights around the world have …

Today, we look at why Israel has "resumed combat in full force" against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.Israeli aircraft launched massive airstrikes against what the military said were Hamas targets in Gaza, and ground operations have started again.International editor Jeremy Bowen explains how domestic politics could be a factor in Israeli Prime Minister’…

The latest Israeli strikes have killed at least 85 more Palestinians across the Gaza Strip according to local health officials. They say at least 592 people have now been killed in the past three days, after Israel unilaterally ended a ceasefire agreement.Hamas fired three rockets at Israel in response to the latest airstrikes, without causing casu…

How did Donald Trump get close to Elon Musk? What is the story behind his relationship with Melania, and how did Trump get re-elected against all the odds? Donald Trump is no stranger to the journalist Michael Wolff, whose latest book is his fourth on the current president. His book, All or Nothing, details the story of Trump’s comeback and and his…

Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including water sources and biodiverse wetlands, BBC Eye has found. Data leaked by a former employee reveals more than 800 records of these oil-polluted sites from 1989 to 2018, and indicates the company had failed to report about a fifth of them. The BBC World Service has al…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has faced backlash since he was appointed head of the controversial Department for Government Efficiency and charged with taking an axe to federal government spending. Musk has also intervened in politics abroad, making a video appearance at a rally for the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland ahead of Germany's parliamen…

Authorities in Turkey have arrested dozens of people for "provocative" social media posts after the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu was detained on Wednesday. Imamoglu was one of more than 100 people held on charges including corruption and aiding terrorist groups - a move that has sparked protests in Istanbul and the capital Ankara. A member of t…

President Donald Trump has suggested the US could take ownership of power plants in Ukraine to ensure their security.White House officials said the proposal came in Trump's phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday - but the Ukrainian president says only the Zaporizhzhia plant was discussed.Zelensky said lasting peace was achievable this year…

Russia and Ukraine launched air attacks that damaged each other's infrastructure, just hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's targets included hospitals. He said the Russian leader had in effect rejected a comprehensive ceasefire in his phone talks with…

Today, we look at the challenges being faced by young men and boys after the former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate said he fears they are spending too much time gaming, gambling and watching pornography.James and Alex are joined by Ed Davies, Policy Director of the think tank the Centre for Social Justice, and Ceylon Andi Hickman, director at…

Nicholas Prosper, 19, has been sentenced to a minimum of 49 years in prison for murdering his mother, brother and sister in Luton, UK, last year.The bodies of Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, were found at their home in September.After killing his family, Prosper planned to carry out a mass shooting at his former prima…

According to some newspaper headlines, Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well - certainly for the Kremlin.Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda stated ”As things stand Russia has scored a diplomatic victory here."Trump told Fox News "We had a great call.”Steve Rosenberg reports.#Putin #Trump #BB…

Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), is seen as one of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan's strongest political rivals.Prosecutors accused him of corruption and aiding a terrorist group, cal…

Sir Gareth Southgate says he fears young men are spending too much time gaming, gambling and watching pornography - and they need better role models beyond online influencers.The ex-England men's football manager made the comments during the BBC's annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture, also speaking about his own experience of missing a crucial penalty a…

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has told the BBC he wants US, European and Brazilian armies to join his "war" against criminal drug gangs in the country.He also said he wanted the US President Donald Trump to designate Ecuadorean gangs as terrorists, as he has done with some Mexican and Venezuelan cartels.Mr Noboa is hoping to get re-elected in Ap…

At least 13 people have reportedly been killed in air strikes across Gaza overnight, after Israel said it was resuming combat operations in the Palestinian territory.Two civilians were killed and five others injured when an Israeli drone hit a tent near the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports, citing Red Crescent m…

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth after nine months in space. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida. It brings to an end a mission that was supposed to last for just eig…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, during a phone call negotiation with US President Donald Trump.The Russian leader declined to sign up to the comprehensive month-long ceasefire that Trump's team recently agreed with Ukrainian negotiatio…

We look at big changes to the benefits system which the UK government say aim to save £5bn a year by 2030.They were announced in the House of Commons by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall who said the changes would create a more “pro-work system”. However, charities and some Labour MPs are worried benefit cuts will push disabled people into po…

There's a chance your next favourite game is already out there - but the reality is that unless you look really hard, you may not find it right away. Discoverability is an issue which smaller game developers are faced with every year, battling against dominant giants, discounted titles and free-to-play games that retain players for a long time. Lud…

German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence and infrastructure spending - a seismic shift for the country that could reshape European defence. A two-thirds majority of Bundestag parliamentarians, required for the change, approved the vote on Tuesday. The law will exempt spending on defence and security from Germany's strict debt…

Warning: This video contains images and details some people may find upsetting.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has resumed combat with "full force" after deadly Gaza strikes, adding "this is just the beginning”.The Hamas-run health ministry say the strikes killed more than 400 people. Netanyahu also says he remains committed …

Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending. The voting will impact the entire future of Europe's defence and its ongoing support for Ukraine. This could pave the way for a massive uplift in military investment just as Russia makes gains in Ukraine and Washington signals that Europe can no longe…

The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip, with the Hamas-run health ministry reporting that more than 400 people Palestinians have been killed. The biggest wave of strikes since the ceasefire began in January comes after the Israeli military said talks to extend the ceasefire failed. Hamas accuses Israel of…

The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip.A spokesperson for Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency – the strip's main emergency response service – told the BBC that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed and 70 others injured.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting what it called "terror tar…

US President Trump has been speaking to journalists ahead of his phone call with Russia’s President Putin on Tuesday.Trump told reporters that the two men will discuss land and powerplants. James and Alex speak to BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale in Kyiv where Ukrainian officials will be waiting to hear if the phone call brings Russia any…

Economic organisation has said that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be bad for global economic growth and living standards. The leading economic think tank the OECD has shared its forecast saying the global economy will only grow by 3.1% this year. The biggest changes will be felt in the United States's neighbours Mexico and Canada. Subscribe…

Bereaved families are calling on the UK’s online regulator to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones. The website, which we are not naming, has more than three million members and contains thousands of graphic photos and videos of real-life killings and suicides as well as executions carried out by extrem…

More than 200 Venezuelans, alleged by the White House to be gang members, have been deported from the US to a super maximum-security prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals. A group of 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and 23 members of the international MS-13 gang were sent to the notorious Terrorism …

Yemen's Houthi rebels say there have been fresh US strikes against them, with the number of dead rising to 53, including five children. Targets in the Al Jaouf and Hudaydah areas were hit early on Monday, according to the rebel group, while the US Central Command said its forces had continued operations. The US launched what it called a "decisive a…