Skip to content
Watch Live
British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
  • Documentaries
Watch Live
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: 20 December 2025. Zelensky is dressed in a black suit, and in the background the Portuguese and the Ukrainian flags can be seen

Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

9 hrs ago
Europe
A house is submerged by flood waters in San Bernardino

Heavy rainstorms in California leave three dead as of Christmas night

A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles and other southern counties after flash floods and mudslides.

9 hrs ago
US & Canada
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: 20 December 2025. Zelensky is dressed in a black suit, and in the background the Portuguese and the Ukrainian flags can be seen

Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

9 hrs ago
Europe
A house is submerged by flood waters in San Bernardino

Heavy rainstorms in California leave three dead as of Christmas night

A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles and other southern counties after flash floods and mudslides.

9 hrs ago
US & Canada
A screenshot from a video released by the US defence department that appears to be showing a missile being launched from a military vessel

US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump

The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeria’s foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a "joint operation" and "nothing to do" with religion.

1 hr ago
World

I'm watching brain surgery to see if Alzheimer's can ever be cured

BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's.

1 hr ago
Health

Indonesians raise white flags as anger grows over slow flood aid

Weeks after floods ravaged the island of Sumatra, many still do not have access to clean water and food.

8 hrs ago
Asia
LIVE

The Ashes: Aussies lead England by 46 after 20 wickets fall on day one

Follow live as Australia host England in the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.

Quiz of the Year 2025, Part 2: What did Katy Perry sing on that all-female space flight?

Test your memory of 2025 in the second part of our quiz. What happened from April to June?

7 hrs ago
US & Canada

Only from the BBC

A close-up of two cupped hands holding a pile of hardened frankincense "tears" (Credit: Getty Images)

Why the world is running out of frankincense

The precious, fragrant resin is the scent of the festive season and rising in popularity in the wellness industry – but its natural source is being decimated.

Raynor Winn's The Salt Path in a bookshop (Credit: Getty Images)

The Salt Path and 2025's most scandalous books

In 2025, personal stories proved popular and powerful – but several controversies raised questions about the future of the memoir genre.


Documentaries

A Very British Yule Log

A Very British Yule Log

Christmas Carols with Lucy Worsley

Christmas Carols with Lucy Worsley

Wonderland: The Story of Christmas

Wonderland: The Story of Christmas

Antiques Roadshow at Christmas

Antiques Roadshow at Christmas

Penguins: Meet the Family

Penguins: Meet the Family

Carols from King's

Carols from King's

Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas

Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas

A Royal Guide To... Christmas

A Royal Guide To... Christmas

Westminster Abbey at Christmas

Westminster Abbey at Christmas

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas

Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas

Amazing Hotels: Christmas at Wilderness Hotel Inari

Amazing Hotels: Christmas at Wilderness Hotel Inari

Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza

Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza

Reindeer Family and Me

Reindeer Family and Me

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan: Christmas in the Hebrides

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan: Christmas in the Hebrides

Sandringham: The Queen at Christmas

Sandringham: The Queen at Christmas


Best Audio of the Year

You're Dead to Me, You're Dead To Me, History of Coffee: from devil’s brew to our favourite beverage

You're Dead to Me

History of Coffee: from devil’s brew to our favourite beverage

History's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes: Series 3, The Night Witches

History's Heroes

The Night Witches

More or Less, Are 80% of women really only attracted to 20% of men?

More or Less

Are 80% of women really only attracted to 20% of men?

The Global Story, The Global Story, The death of reading

The Global Story

The death of reading

Good Bad Billionaire, Good Bad Billionaire, Evan Spiegel: Snapchat fratboy

Good Bad Billionaire

Evan Spiegel: Snapchat fratboy

World of Secrets, Death in Dubai, 1. The real Mona Kizz

World of Secrets

1. The real Mona Kizz

The Interview, The Interview, Reid Hoffman: Should we trust the tech elite?

The Interview

Reid Hoffman: Should we trust the tech elite?

The Documentary Podcast, LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?

The Documentary Podcast

LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?


More news

A woman wearing a red scarf on her head holds a solar panel

India's solar boom faces a hidden waste problem

A recent study has found that India will generate over 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047 if it does not scale up recycling.

8 hrs ago
Asia
Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, speaks on stage during a panel. He is pictured holding a microphone and dressed in a light grey suit

US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner

Imran Ahmed was among five people accused of seeking to "coerce" US firms into censoring free speech.

42 mins ago
Business

Why Britain has a deer problem - leaving damage that costs millions

Deer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic.

7 hrs ago
BBC InDepth

Turkey detains 115 IS suspects 'planning New Year's attacks'

Turkish authorities say firearms were seized and efforts to trace further suspected members are continuing.

21 hrs ago
Europe
Two hands passing a red gift box with a bow to another hand

What to do with unwanted Christmas presents

How to regift without getting caught and other options for dealing with unwanted presents.

6 hrs ago
Business
Pope Leo speaking into a microphone during his Christmas address and holding his hand in the air

Pope Leo urges 'courage' to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address

The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.

15 hrs ago
Europe
Photograph of Ronnie Lockwood wearing a Christmas cracker hat.

We invited a man into our home at Christmas - he stayed with us for 45 years

An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

24 hrs ago
Wales

Editor's picks

A church built for all religions

The church built for all religions

A journey to the hidden church in Slovenia from WWI that transformed into a symbol of peace.

World of wonder
Why is Christmas in the winter?

The astonishing pagan origin of Christmas

The Anglo-Saxon pagan tradition that became Christmas.

Culture
The dark past of Santa's real-life hometown

The dark history of Santa's official hometown

How an Arctic town rose from WWII ruins to reinvent itself as Europe's Christmas capital.

The SpeciaList
Where the Amish go on holiday

Where the Amish go on holiday

What do Amish and Mennonite communities get up to when they holiday in Pinecraft, Florida?

Photography
The little-known truth behind a Christmas belief

The little-known truth behind a Christmas tale

Science says that Santa must have a crew of female reindeer. So why do we think Rudolph the reindeer is a boy?

Culture & Experiences
Gift

The psychology behind why we give gifts

Gift-giving is more than a tradition – it’s a part of our evolutionary history.

Psychology
Getty Images 1159390595

The evolutionary reason we eat so much at Christmas

There's a psychological reason why you can always find room for some Christmas pudding.

Food & Drink
AI toys

The AI toys taking over Christmas shopping lists

Tech Now investigates the latest AI toys on the market and how safe they are for children.

Tech Now

Year in Review

Mountain biker relaxes on wooden bench in Panama with ocean in the distance (Credit: Getty Images)

Five of the best countries for expats in 2025

From Panama's jungles to Vietnam's buzzing cities, these five countries offer expats the best mix of affordability, friendliness and quality of life.

10 of the biggest film flops of 2025

These wildlife photos won funniest of the year

Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025


Popular Reads of 2025

Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby

The world's most misunderstood novel

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is synonymous with glitz and glamour, but this is just one of many myths that have surrounded the book since its first publication in 1925.

Von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort with people sitting on green umbrellas outside next to neat lawn (Credit: Chadwick Estey)

The last von Trapp is 86 - and still runs a hotel

The last living von Trapp child still helps run the family resort in the mountains of New England – where fans of The Sound of Music can explore a little slice of Austria.

A woman sits at a sewing machine in a factory

The truth behind your $12 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success

Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.


Editor's Picks of 2025

A Quiet Evening by Thomas Kinkade (Credit: The Kinkade Family Foundation)

The dark side of the US's most divisive painter

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a tortured story that contrasts with his "sugary" artworks.

A 1960s sex scandal that rocked British politics

Is this how AI might eliminate humanity?

At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA and now I'm suing


US & Canada news

Workers outside the Kennedy Center are on lifts in front of the building, where a sign now says "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts"

Democratic lawmaker sues to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center

Rep Joyce Beatty, who sits on the centre's board, argues the name change is illegal because it requires approval from Congress.

Jingle bills: Arkansas Powerball player strikes $1.8bn jackpot on Christmas Eve

Mudslides, flooding and debris: Storms batters southern California

Moment robbers rip ATM from inside Texas store


More world news

File photo of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaving the hospital on 14 September, 2025.

Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's surgery for hernia 'successful'

The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile

Trump-backed candidate wins in knife-edge Honduran election

Bomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills five


Business

A green Ford racing car with a Castrol sponsorship logo on the bonnet.

BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol for $6bn

BP has sold a 65% stake in its motor lubricant arm Castrol to US-based investment firm Stonepeak.

Rivalries and rumours: How the new order of the Murdoch dynasty is playing out

UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas

US economy grows at fastest pace in two years


Sport

England's Josh Tongue celebrates taking the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne

England's bowlers finally find right length

On a day of batting collapses at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, England can at take least solace from the fact their bowling attack got their own lengths right.

Forest fulcrum Robertson - 'a talented, highly skilled, unbelievable outside-left'

The 25 best sports photos of 2025 - and the stories behind them

Newcastle stadium plans in limbo - Howe


Latest Sport audio

More Than The Score, More Than The Score, More than 2025: Cecilia Braekhus's farewell to boxing

More Than The Score

More than 2025: Cecilia Braekhus's farewell to boxing

Football Daily, Manchester United’s Fernandes blow & player discipline at Christmas

Football Daily

Manchester United’s Fernandes blow & player discipline at Christmas

Test Match Special Podcast, No Balls: Snow Balls the Christmas Podcast

Test Match Special Podcast

No Balls: Snow Balls the Christmas Podcast

More Than The Score, More Than The Score, More than 2025: Flavor Flav hypes the Winter Olympics

More Than The Score

More than 2025: Flavor Flav hypes the Winter Olympics

Football Daily, 72+ EFL Pod: At Home with the Bruces

Football Daily

72+ EFL Pod: At Home with the Bruces

The Wayne Rooney Show, The Wayne Rooney Show, Wayne's Shocking Christmas Dinner & Players Going AWOL

The Wayne Rooney Show

Wayne's Shocking Christmas Dinner & Players Going AWOL

Test Match Special Podcast, Ben Stokes responds to Noosa revelations & Archer is out

Test Match Special Podcast

Ben Stokes responds to Noosa revelations & Archer is out

More Than The Score, More Than The Score, More than 2025: Cristiano Ronaldo and the art of marketability

More Than The Score

More than 2025: Cristiano Ronaldo and the art of marketability


Tech

An old woman standing outdoors in front of a wooden fence. She has short, white hair and is wearing a white T-shirt featuring a printed photo of herself.

Tributes to TikTok star gaming gran who died aged 78

Agnes, or EpicGamerGrandma as she was known online, passed away in hospital after suffering from a stroke.

25 years of the ISS in 25 numbers

AI app apologises over false crime alerts across US

Man develops dog walking app after redundancy


Science & health

Lucy is laughing at the camera while holding baby Sandy. She has long blonde hair and a white jumper on. Sandy is wearing a white jumper and has a white fluffy Christmas hat on that has a pompom.

Cancer treatment ended my last pregnancy - this baby is my Christmas miracle

When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer she was told she would have to terminate her pregnancy.

Christmas can be a nightmare for misophonia sufferers like me

What does a huge festive meal do to your brain?

US regulator approves pill form of Wegovy weight-loss drug


Culture

Book covers - Maggie O'Farrell's Land, Amman Brar's Mr Sidhu's Post Office, Asako Yuzuki's Hooked, Deepa Annapura's The Last of Earth and Josh Silver's Fruit Fly

12 books you need to read in 2026

Fictional gems, debut thillers, cracking biographies and everything in between.

Sydney Sweeney: I want to make films that save people's lives

King's Christmas message urges unity in divided world

Royal Family greet crowds after Christmas Day service


Arts

Triptych of JMW Turner, Self Portrait, John Constable by Ramsay Richard Reinagle and Artemisia's Judith Slaying Holofernes (Credit: Courtesy of Tate/ National Portrait Gallery London/ Getty Images)

Seven of the greatest rivalries in art history

There is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia.

The ancient art of Japanese bonsai

The truth about Tudor England's 'most hated woman'

What ancient women really thought about sex


Watch

Behind the scenes at Gaudi's stunning La Sagrada Familia

Behind the scenes at Gaudi's stunning La Sagrada Familia

Tech Now gains special access to Gaudí's iconic La Sagrada Familia as it nears completion.
See more

Travel

The travel images that transported us in 2025

From a secluded valley in Uzbekistan to a sacred Canadian island you can see but not touch, these images captivated BBC.com's photo editors this year.

The Mexican beer you can only buy at Christmas

BBC Travel's favourite stories of 2025

Are passport stamps disappearing for good?


World's Table

A bottle pouring out champagne into two glasses, with a heart-shaped Union Jack flag in the centre of the frame (Credit: Alamy)

Sorry, France, the world's best bubbly is British

Over the past decade, international chefs have swept French culinary competitions with unprecedented frequency.

Why travellers keep queueing for viral food

The controversial snack that fuels Norwegian trips

The hidden history of a classic American dish


Earth

Dar es Salaam queue to fetch water from a tank

Chronic water shortages dampen holiday mood in Tanzania's biggest city

A drought has led to water being rationed in Dar es Salaam, with taps sometimes dry for weeks.

US pauses offshore wind projects over security concerns

'This is our future,' climate adviser warns as 2025 to break UK heat records

'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas leads to record numbers


Video

BBC Talking Movies top 10 films of 2025

BBC Talking Movies top 10 films of 2025

Talking Movies presenter Tom Brook looks back at 2025 to pick the top 10 films of the year.

Köttbullar: The secret behind the iconic Swedish meatballs

The forgotten underground river that shaped Paris

George Clooney and Adam Sandler's recommended movies


Discover more from the BBC

Sign up to Tech Decoded

Sign up to Tech Decoded

Decode the biggest developments in global technology, in your inbox every Monday and Friday.

Download the BBC app

Download the BBC app

Click here to download the BBC app for Apple and Android devices.

US Politics Unspun

US Politics Unspun

No noise. No agenda. Just expert analysis of the issues that matter most from Anthony Zurcher, every Wednesday.

Register for a BBC account

Register for a BBC account

Don't have time to read everything right now? Your BBC account lets you save articles and videos for later.

Sign up for the Essential List

Sign up for the Essential List

The week's best stories, handpicked by BBC editors, in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday.


British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
  • Documentaries
  • Weather
  • BBC Shop
  • BritBox

The BBC is in multiple languages

Read the BBC In your own language

Oduu Afaan Oromootiin
Amharic ዜና በአማርኛ
Arabic عربي
Azeri AZƏRBAYCAN
Bangla বাংলা
Burmese မြန်မာ
Chinese 中文网
Dari دری
French AFRIQUE
Hausa HAUSA
Hindi हिन्दी
Gaelic NAIDHEACHDAN
Gujarati ગુજરાતીમાં સમાચાર
Igbo AKỤKỌ N’IGBO
Indonesian INDONESIA
Japanese 日本語
Kinyarwanda GAHUZA
Kirundi KIRUNDI
Korean 한국어
Kyrgyz Кыргыз
Marathi मराठी
Nepali नेपाली
Noticias para hispanoparlantes
Pashto پښتو
Persian فارسی
Pidgin
Polish PO POLSKU
Portuguese BRASIL
Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ
Russian НА РУССКОМ
Serbian NA SRPSKOM
Sinhala සිංහල
Somali SOMALI
Swahili HABARI KWA KISWAHILI
Tamil தமிழில் செய்திகள்
Telugu తెలుగు వార్తలు
Thai ข่าวภาษาไทย
Tigrinya ዜና ብትግርኛ
Turkish TÜRKÇE
Ukrainian УКРАЇНСЬКA
Urdu اردو
Uzbek O'ZBEK
Vietnamese TIẾNG VIỆT
Welsh NEWYDDION
Yoruba ÌRÒYÌN NÍ YORÙBÁ
Follow BBC on:
  • Terms of Use
  • Subscription Terms
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Contact the BBC
  • Advertise with us
  • Do not share or sell my info
  • BBC.com Help & FAQs
  • Content Index

Copyright 2025 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.