An Indian court has ordered an investigation into allegations that a public library in the southern state of Tamil Nadu bought hundreds of books suspected of being generated using AI. The controversy began after Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan raised concerns about books containing false in...
The bundle of 100 letters, dated from December 1917 to October 1918, chart a love story unfolding against the backdrop of war. After briefly returning home injured and marrying Gladys in late 1917, Willie went back to the front line in France. He sent his new wife pressed flowers and affec...
Lilly Creightmore, who has alleged Walliams "groomed" her as a teenager, has told BBC Newsnight that she was "angry" at his behaviour. She said that Walliams invited her to move in with him while she was "in between living situations". She was 18 at the time. She says she "felt instantly p...
Real Madrid footballer Vinícius Júnior has sent a surprise video message to 13-year-old Zaher praising his courage and inviting him to spend the day together at a Real Madrid game. Zaher lost both his legs after a drone strike in Khartoum, Sudan, where the battle between Sudan's army and t...
Not many 21-year-olds can say they have played international football, had spells at Liverpool and Manchester City and are now playing in non-league after being spotted on a mobile app. But Jarma Mohamed's footballing journey is not that of your typical midfielder. The combative playmaker ...
"It flooded up to here in March," Agnes Shikoli says, pointing to a spot halfway up the 6ft [1.8m] corrugated iron wall of her home in Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in Kenya. Her tiny house lies just a couple of metres from the Ngong river, which runs through this densely...
In a Mexican restaurant in north-east Australia, the tacos are served by staff from France, Italy, Ireland and Argentina. Cairns has long attracted a young and transient international crowd, who enjoy the tropical lifestyle while earning money for travel. But one nationality is in shorter ...
David Walliams has been accused of grooming girls as young as 15 and harassing women in the workplace after he lost a court battle trying to block publication of the allegations. In an investigation by ITV News and the Guardian, multiple women allege the comedian and author used his celebr...
Traffic was disrupted in some parts of the country as protesters tried to set up roadblocks using burning tyres. Several passenger vehicles were also set on fire in various parts of Bangladesh in the run up to the protest. A 60-year-old driver of a passenger bus was killed by smoke inhalat...
Sydney’s jacaranda trees typically flower for six weeks every spring, turning the harbour city, and social media feeds, purple. BBC journalist Tabby Wilson visits one of Australia’s most famous jacaranda photo spots and speaks to visitors who have travelled from across the globe to see the...
As Ghana prepare for two make-or-break 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers with women's coach Kim Bjorkegren in temporary charge, former boss Chris Hughton has called for greater consistency in the Black Stars dugout. The West Africans face Somalia in back-to-back fixtures over t...
Australia plans to create a new AI safety regulator and has flagged criminal penalties for tech companies who do not comply, months after an OpenAI hack. In September, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that a rogue OpenAI agent had "infiltrated" a government health websi...