UK to step up fight against Russian disinformation and push global AI standards, PM says
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:08:40 GMT
The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.
Watch: Key moments from Andy Burnham's first UN speech
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:25:47 GMT
In his first speech to the UN as UK prime minister, Burnham highlighted the risks posed by Russian disinformation.
Chris Mason: From inside the room, how Burnham survived first Trump meeting
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:32:59 GMT
Burnham seemed nervous at first, knowing how explosive these encounters with Trump can be, writes BBC political editor Chris Mason.
Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:25 GMT
A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.
'My eyelids became infected - I was scared to sleep'
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:32 GMT
Three women describe what happened when they travelled abroad for cheap "bleph" eyelid surgery.
'Poison seller' who sold my daughter deadly drugs should rot in hell
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:20:43 GMT
Louise Nunn's daughter bought drugs from Canadian Kenneth Law, who sold toxic chemicals online.
Child ketamine users getting bladder damage describe 'peeing a jellyfish'
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:21:16 GMT
Doctors running the UK's first and only dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine bladder say they are seeing patients as young as 13.
Rich nations must cut debt as global shocks push up borrowing costs, IMF chief tells BBC
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:01:28 GMT
In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".
US and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump's 'annihilation' threat
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:12:56 GMT
The talks are the first since a ceasefire collapsed in June, with the sides exchanging fire intermittently.
Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:11:33 GMT
Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
