The British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has arrived in the UK after a travel ban imposed by the Egyptian authorities was lifted. He was freed from jail in September ...

Huge plumes of ash and smoke were filmed erupting from Mount Etna, Sicily on 27 December as skiers used the slopes below. Scientists at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia said volcanic ...

Model Holly Ramsay has arrived at Bath Abbey for her wedding to Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer Adam Peaty. Her TV chef ...

The BBC's public service mission means we have a responsibility to ensure children see themselves reflected on screen and ...

Thanks for joining us for our live coverage of Brighter Still - the finale to Bradford's UK City of Culture year. Although ...

A statement from his wife and two children says he "passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today following a short ...

More than 800 migrants in 13 boats crossed the English Channel on Saturday, according to Home Office data. The figure is a ...

BBC Sounds celebrates another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January ...

A couple in their 70s who have been fostering children for more than 30 years say they have no plans to retire. Keith and ...

The Archbishop of York has said people have become "fearful" of each other and "especially fearful of strangers". The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell made the comments during his Christmas Day sermon ...

Hutton's Rock is where the founding father of geology arrived at his theory of how and when the world was formed.

Lib Dem home affairs spokesperson Lisa Smart told BBC Radio Four's Today programme on Monday that it was "hard to see how ...