One of France's last Resistance heroes from World War Two has died at the age of 104. Solange Alexandre was also a rare woman who, with her future husband, created and commanded her own unit of anti-German fighters. After serving as a Resistance courier from 1941, three years later she fou...
Professor Michal Pędziwiatr, one of two surgeons who treated victims on the street in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Krakow, has spoken to the BBC about his experience. Two doctors were eating near the city's Main Market Square on Saturday when a gunman began firing at random, killing...
Six people were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire in central Krakow, Poland's second largest city, on Saturday. Footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows about a dozen people running inside two buildings before a black car with its front window open passes, follow...
Bas had planned a scenic route to the hospice, taking in Friesland's meadows and canals. "I still remember the whole trip," he says. His mum was in the back seat and his dad sat beside him. At first, they talked. Els seemed resolute about their decision to opt for euthanasia. "My mum was c...
'If I tell you to run, run': BBC joins a Ukrainian drone unit as it protects a front-line city. Video, 00:01:36 Subsection Europe Published 2 days ago...
'If I tell you to run, run': BBC joins a Ukrainian drone unit as it protects a front-line city. Video, 00:01:36 Subsection Europe Published 2 days ago...
Italian chef Davide Tamburella was fired from a Brisbane restaurant in May after the establishment's management expressed concerns about a string of complaints about the chef's behaviour. Among them were Tamburella's refusal to provide ham and pineapple pizza for guests at a function. It w...
Gan Annell Dyfri Gohebydd BBC Cymru Wedi ei ddiweddaru 9 munud yn ôl Roedd y cyflwynydd Owain Wyn Evans yn emosiynol wrth iddo gyrraedd Caerdydd ar ddiwedd ei daith elusennol. Fe lwyddodd Owain i seiclo dros 400 o filltiroedd rhwng y cenhedloedd a hynny mewn ond pum niwrnod er mwyn codi ar...
A former Hamas bodyguard, wanted in Germany over an alleged plot to murder Jewish people, has been found guilty of a knife attack on a bailiff outside his UK home. Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, had been photographed working for a former leader of Hamas before being granted...
Radio presenter Owain Wyn Evans has completed his challenge of cycling through all four UK nations to raise money for BBC Children in Need. The Welsh host of BBC Radio 2's Early Breakfast Show rode almost 400 miles, setting off from Glasgow and finishing in Cardiff on Friday. The challenge...
A man has been arrested after police said an 80-year-old woman was "doused and set on fire" outside her home. Officers were called at about 12:45 GMT on Monday to reports Brenda Raymond had been found in a first-floor communal area in Caractacus Cottage View, Watford. Hertfordshire Police ...
Key services across the UK, including the NHS, GPs and schools, have been affected by a global Microsoft outage. Pharmacies and businesses have also been hit after email and messaging services went down. NHS England said patients should still attend appointments unless told otherwise, whil...