My experience of tragedy gave me a second family
Louise Rayner is still friends with the wife and children of Bob Lawrence, who died in South Tower.
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Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of…
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Henry Zeffman: How Burnham got ready to govern with four key moments mapped out
As the prime minister looks ahead to autumn, Labour figures are asking whether his government represents continuity or…
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El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn
A warmer and wetter-than-normal autumn is in store for the UK, according to the latest Met Office forecasts.
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Has Trump won over voters with his midterm convention?
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith breaks down the main takeaways from the first-ever Republican convention…
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Assisted dying bill for England and Wales faces new vote in Commons
The proposal was backed by a majority of MPs last year but did not become law after its progress was stalled by peers.
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Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt
Twenty-five years on, the attacks have come to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy, the…
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I was beating adults at chess when I was eight
Last week 13-year-old Ethan became the youngest Ulster Chess champion in history across all ages.
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I was weeks from marrying a violent serial rapist - my loved ones saved my life
Amy, not her real name, has told the BBC how her family and friends sent crucial evidence to police which led to the…
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'I have a before 9/11 life and an after 9/11 life'
Karen Rowland, who lives in Reading, saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center 25 years ago.
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I watched as a hijacked plane flew over my home - moments later my wife was killed
A quarter of a century since the 9/11 attacks, Charles Wolf reflects on his wife's final moments.
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Rayner defends pause to local council overhaul
The cabinet minister tells the BBC she wanted to ensure the plans could survive potential legal actions.
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The man who bought an island, hired hitmen and throttled a theatregoer
Malcolm Potier is beginning his third spell in jail after attacking the woman at a Queen musical.
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The Papers: 'Day that changed the world forever' and 'Mayors plot hols tax'
A levy on overnight stays in England and Wales, 9/11 anniversary and Dame Esther Rantzen lead Friday's papers.
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People long for simpler times, say Practical Magic reboot stars
Actresses Maisie Williams and Joey King feature in the upcoming sequel of the 1998 fantasy romcom.
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The student behind 'cockroach' protests that forced an Indian minister to quit
It has been a rollercoaster ride for 'cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke who gained celebrity status overnight.
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Weekly quiz: Alan Carr collected a prize for which TV show at the NTAs?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
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Civilians told to flee Ukraine's fortress cities as Russia bids to control Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
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Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.
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Two goals in two games - Sesko gives Man Utd a different threat
Benjamin Sesko's return to Manchester United's starting line-up is well timed ahead of Sunday's Premier League…
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Five killed and 67 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says
The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.
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Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%
Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.
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Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools
Bronwen James, 30, admitted abusing two girls and was convicted of offences against a teenage boy.
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Pre-9/11 security rules returning to US airports
Americans will soon be able to see their loved ones off at airport gates as part of the changes.
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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of…
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Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing
Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.
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Watch: Is the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth the hype?
Crowds have been flocking to the British Museum to see the Bayeux Tapestry as it's on public display in the UK for the…
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Father of A66 teen charged with funeral assault
Police charged Gye Worthy with assault at the funeral for his son who was killed in the A66 crash.
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Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homeless
The Conservatives say £4bn could be cut from the housing benefit bill to help fund increased defence spending.
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Bayeux Tapestry unveiled to UK public for first time at British Museum
Visitors tell the BBC it was a "real privilege" to be among the first to see the tapestry in England.
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Hamilton and Leclerc 'squash' Monza controversy
Lewis Hamilton says he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" any controversy between them from the…
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'We never recovered him': Quest to identify remains from Ground Zero continues
Since the attacks, New York officials are working with new, complex technology to find traces of more than 1,000…
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Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police
Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.
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Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".
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Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.
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Theatregoer who throttled woman for singing at show is jailed
Malcolm Potier attacked the audience member after she started singing along, a judge is told.
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