Kenya's gold rush: Was it sparked by the discovery of a $200 nugget by a goat herder?
BBC Newsby Akisa Wandera·22 Aug 2026
- Published A goat herder from a remote area of western Kenya has told the BBC his discovery of a golden nugget has sparked a gold rush, overwhelming his small village over the last few weeks.
How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar
BBC Newsby Simon King·22 Aug 2026
Over the past two weeks, the sound of children has returned to Scotland's school playgrounds. Their summer breaks began in late June or early July and ended in mid-August.
Fear and fallout three months on from Northern Ireland's race riots
BBC Newsby Tara Mills·22 Aug 2026
- Published Daylight is still extending across the summer evening sky over Belfast when Maria looks out the window of the house she shares with her two teenage daughters and sees people across the...
Energy UK says struggling households need more support with bills
BBC Newsby Lucy Hooker·22 Aug 2026
- Published Higher energy bills this winter mean the government should step in to provide more help for households most in need, the body representing energy firms in the UK has said.
Lucy Davis 'grateful' for support after cancer diagnosis
BBC Newsby Alex Kleiderman·22 Aug 2026
- Published Actress Lucy Davis has told fans she is "grateful" for their support as she made an appearance at a London sci-fi convention, following the recent revelation she has incurable breast...
Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law
BBC Newsby Henry Moore·22 Aug 2026
- Published Syria has condemned an Israeli attack on the village of Beit Jinn, southwest of the country's capital Damascus, which officials said hit a civilian vehicle and left several people...
Cardiff baby gets life-saving heart op - but needs a transplant
BBC Newsby Gwyn Loader·22 Aug 2026
- Published A baby, whose parents feared had just days to live, is "thriving" after having life-saving operations on his heart.
Erin Patterson: The hotel booking snafu that could free mushroom murderer
BBC Newsby Tiffanie Turnbull·22 Aug 2026
- Published Last July, hundreds descended on Australia's Gippsland region from around the country for the most exciting event on the annual table tennis calendar.
Vigil held to honour family who lost their lives in sea off Shoreham
BBC Newsby Cash Murphy; Stuart Maisner; Ewan Murrie·22 Aug 2026
- Published The community in Shoreham, West Sussex, has paid its respects to a family who died after getting into difficulty in the sea on Tuesday.
Dutch Grand Prix: George Russell leads from start to finish to win sprint race
BBC Newsby Andrew Benson·22 Aug 2026
- Published Mercedes' George Russell led from start to finish to win the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Laptop catches fire on US flight, with passenger treated at airport
BBC Newsby Mallory Moench·22 Aug 2026
- Published One person has received medical treatment after a passenger's laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight.
Tottenham analysis: How Roberto de Zerbi's new-look Spurs are shaping up
BBC Newsby Umir Irfan·22 Aug 2026
- Published Roberto de Zerbi's first task on arriving at Tottenham in March was to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say
BBC Newsby Dan Sales·22 Aug 2026
- Published A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan's highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack, local media report.
Natural History Museum nature gallery to reopen after 83 years
BBC News·22 Aug 2026
- Published A gallery that has remained closed to the public since World War Two is to reopen at London's Natural History Museum next month.
Newspaper headlines: 'Fiscal worries mount' and 'Meghan in Guy Ritchie talks'
BBC News·22 Aug 2026
- Published The Daily Mail splashes on the judge's ruling about costs in the Duke of Sussex's failed privacy claim against the paper's publishers, Associated Newspapers.
Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears
BBC Newsby Ana Faguy·22 Aug 2026
- Published Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mum who has been charged with murdering her three children, was...
Burnham economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job
BBC Newsby David Cornock; Ottilie Mitchell·22 Aug 2026
- Published The economist Lord Jim O'Neill, who has been advising the prime minister, has said he will not be taking a job in Andy Burnham's government.
UK weather: Rain to break for weekend as sunshine returns
BBC Newsby Tomasz Schafernaker·22 Aug 2026
- Published After the spell of showery weather earlier this week, a strong area of high pressure is set to bring bright and sunny weather to much of the UK this weekend.
Could these alternative homes be the future in a hotter Britain?
BBC Newsby Miho Tanaka·21 Aug 2026
- Published After five heatwaves and plenty of advice on how to stay safe in what is set to become the UK's hottest summer on record, many people continue to find it a challenge to stay cool -...
Why child stars like Hayden Panettiere fall into addiction
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert·21 Aug 2026
- Published Hayden Panettiere was 16 when drugs first arrived in her life in Hollywood. Ahead of a red carpet event for the hit series Heroes, she has said someone on her team handed her a pill to...
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