Watch: BBC asks Artemis II crew a question in space

The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the Artemis II crew ahead of their likely splashdown on Saturday.

Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters

US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.

Trump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as 'very frank'

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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in Davos, Switzerland in January 2026.

Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

In a post shared to Truth Social after the meeting, the US President said: "NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON'T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN."

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Prosecutors seek Woods' prescription drug records after Florida arrest

Police release bodycam footage of Tiger Woods arrest after Florida crash

Prosecutors are seeking all the records connected to Tiger Woods' prescription medications, including dosage and warnings about driving on pill bottles, court documents show.

Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after a car crash in Florida last month. The golfer has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A court filing on Tuesday shows a legal request, which could provide the evidence prosecutors need for their case against Woods, will be issued on 22


Pioneering wildlife cameraman Doug Allan dies in Nepal

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Doug Allan filmed some of the BBC's most iconic wildlife programmes

The acclaimed wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan has died while trekking in Nepal.

Allan, 74, was principal cameraman on a number of BBC programmes including The Blue Planet, Blue Planet II, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet, and spent much of his career working alongside Sir David Attenborough.

He won eight Emmy Awards for his work and was made an OBE for services to broadcast media and environmental awareness in 2024.

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Everything you need to know about BTS's comeback tour

The megastars kick off their grandest tour, the largest in K-pop history, in Seoul on Thursday after a nearly four-year hiatus.

He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case

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Less than a decade ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was Australia's most-celebrated war hero

One of the most significant moments in Australian military history unfolded without fanfare on a tarmac at Sydney airport, when Ben Roberts-Smith was calmly escorted off a plane and into a waiting police car.

The country's most-decorated living soldier and the most famous of his generation, Roberts-Smith was on Tuesday charged with five counts of the war

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'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death

Watch: BBC reports outside court where 'Ketamine Queen' sentenced

A Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.

Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty last September to five charges, including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury.

Prosecutors described the American-British dual-national's North Hollywood home as a "drug-selling emporium" - selling a range of drugs

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Gambia appoints British barrister to prosecute gruesome Jammeh-era crimes

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Victims of Yahya Jammeh's regime have been demanding justice since the former president suffered a shock election defeat nearly a decade ago

British barrister Martin Hackett has been appointed as The Gambia's first special prosecutor to try those responsible for human rights abuses carried out during the 22-year rule of ex-President Yahya Jammeh, which ended when he went into exile in 2017.

Hackett will head a newly created office charged with dealing with the cases from a period characterised

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Watch: Fire damages roof of Rio's Olympic velodrome

Around 80 firefighters and 20 fire trucks tackled the blaze, the state's military fire department said, adding that no one was hurt.