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From BBC News. The digital health tech industry is booming. And with at-home health monitoring becoming more and more popular, it’s one of the big themes at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Reporting for BBC Tech Now, Shiona McCallum tests some of the innovations vying for our attention. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis…

From BBC News. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Donald Trump ally Mike Johnson has told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that he doesn’t “foresee military intervention in Greenland” by America. He told the BBC “diplomatic channels are the way to go” when asked about how President Trump planned to acquire Greenland…

From BBC News. Today, we hear from Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her own life in 2017. An inquest found social media content contributed "more than minimally" to Molly’s death. Since then Ian has campaigned for greater safety online. So why is Ian opposed to a ban for under 16s? Laura and Paddy in…

From BBC News. Nasa has started moving its Artemis II rocket from its assembly point to the launch area four miles away – ahead of the first crewed mission to the Moon in decades. The short, four-mile journey through part of Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center is expected to take up to 12 hours, moving at…

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From BBC News. Iranians have been telling the BBC about the regime’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. One man described treating his own gunshot wounds, because he was too afraid to seek medical help. Iran’s rulers imposed an internet blackout more than a week ago, and international media are barred from reporting from inside the…

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From BBC News. The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the "founding executive board",…

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From BBC News. A mother who is one of a group of British parents suing TikTok after the deaths of their children said she wants "accountability" from the social media firm. Ellen Roome is in the US for the first day of the hearing, filed by the Social Media Victims Law Centre. "It’s about time…

From BBC News. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced a ‘new strategic partnership’. The two leaders have agreed a preliminary trade deal that will see Beijing lower tariffs on Canadian canola seed, peas and some seafood; while Ottawa will allow 49,000 Chinese EVs into its market Speaking in Beijing, Prime…

From BBC News. Troops and ships from several European states are gathering in Greenland. The limited deployment involves Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK. US President Donald Trump says the US needs to "own" Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said this week…

From BBC News. Adam and Laura are joined by BBC political correspondent Joe Pike to break down Laura’s interview with Robert Jenrick. They discuss why he says he picked country over party and if his move could unite the right or divide it further. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If…

From BBC News. The world’s top central banker Jerome Powell has hit back at the US president in an unprecedented video statement on social media. It follows the Trump administration opening a criminal investigation against Jerome Powell, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Over the past year the president has insulted Powell publicly, criticising his…

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From BBC News. The US and UK have withdrawn some troops from a major air base in Qatar, as President Trump considers whether to take action against Iran over its crackdown on anti-government protests. There are reports the US Carrier Strike Group USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way to the Middle East, bringing with…

From BBC News. Families of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial. Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them unless…

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From BBC News. Robert Jenrick has told the BBC his defection from the Conservatives to Reform UK is not about personal ambition and will "unite the right". In an exclusive interview with Laura Kuenssberg, he said he made the final decision to defect "over Christmas", adding he "agonised" over the move. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch…

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From BBC News. Images from Iran show public houses being torched by demonstrators in the capital city, Tehran. There have been weeks of protests and a brutal crackdown by authorities, with at least 2,435 people killed. Businesses in the capital appear to be open and vehicles out on the street, but it’s difficult to gauge…

From BBC News. South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, falsifying documents and obstructing justice when he tried and failed to impose martial law in the country in 2024. He has also been sentenced to five years in jail. Yoon is facing three other trials for charges ranging…

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From BBC News. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country’s freedom. "I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump…

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From BBC News. In the 2,000th episode of Newscast, Adam and Chris return for second helpings as UK shadow cabinet minister Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform is confirmed. Following his dramatic sacking via social media this morning, Jenrick appeared on stage with Reform leader Nigel Farage this afternoon to announce that he was joining the…

From BBC News. A year-long investigation by the BBC Afghan Service has found that two groups are competing for power within the Taliban leadership. One is aligned to the supreme leader and his hardline policies. The other is said to favour more international engagement and giving women wider access to education. In a leaked clip,…

From BBC News. Former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick has announced he is joining Reform UK, hours after he was sacked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for plotting to defect to Nigel Farage’s party. Jenrick was unveiled at a press conference by Farage, who thanked Badenoch for expelling her former Tory leadership rival and helping…

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From BBC News. For most of the years since World War 2, many global powers said they adhered to a rules-based international order. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House that idea is falling away. But did it ever exist in reality? And what’s the alternative now? The BBC’s International Editor Jeremy Bowen wraps…

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From BBC News. A piece of audio obtained by the BBC has revealed what worries the Taliban’s leader most. Not an external danger, but one from within Afghanistan, which the Taliban seized control of as the previous government collapsed and the US withdrew in 2021. Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warned of "insiders in the government"…

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From BBC News. UK Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has sensationally sacked shadow minister Robert Jenrick claiming he was secretly plotting to defect to Reform UK in a way that was “as damaging as possible”. Reform has refused to confirm if Jenrick was planning to defect, although party leader Nigel Farage has said he ‘might’…

From BBC News. A 15-strong French military contingent has arrived in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, as several European states send soldiers there as part of a so-called reconnaissance mission. The deployment, which will also include personnel from Germany, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK, comes as US President Donald Trump continues to press his claim…

From BBC News. Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok will no longer be able to edit photos of real people to show them in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where it is illegal, after widespread concern over sexualised AI deepfakes. "We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of…

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From BBC News. Donald Trump has said he has been told "the killing in Iran has stopped", but the US president has not ruled out military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. According to human rights groups, more than 2,400 people have been killed in the recent crackdown by the…

From BBC News. Four astronauts who left the International Space Station a month early have returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California. Crew 11 disembarked the Dragon Endeavour at about 01:30 local time (09:30 GMT) after an 11 hour journey back to Earth. The astronauts, Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimiya…

From BBC News. Donald Trump has again said the US needs Greenland and Denmark cannot be relied on to protect the island, hours after talks in Washington ended without agreement. Denmark’s foreign minister said there was a "fundamental disagreement" with the United States over the issue. Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with Vice-President JD…

From BBC News. US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the start of phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, with a technocratic Palestinian government established in the territory. Under phase one, Hamas and Israel agreed a ceasefire in October, as well as a hostage-prisoner exchange, a partial Israeli withdrawal,…

From BBC News. Adam is joined by Henry Zeffman and home affairs commentator Danny Shaw to discuss the findings of a report that stopped Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a Europa league match last November. The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the report shows there was a "failure of leadership" at the top…

From BBC News. What does the future hold for Greenland and the Arctic? The US administration is hosting the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers in the White House. President Donald Trump has continued his pledge to take control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark – threatening to take it "the easy way or the hard…

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From BBC News. Global temperatures in 2025 did not quite reach the heights of 2024, thanks to the cooling influence of the natural La Niña weather pattern in the Pacific, new data from the European Copernicus climate service and the Met Office shows. But the last three years were the world’s warmest ever recorded, bringing…

From BBC News. President Donald Trump has renewed his claim that the US needs Greenland for National Security, ahead of a White House meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Denmark and Greenland’s foreign ministers. In a post on the Truth Social platform, the US president said “it is vital for the Golden Dome…

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From BBC News. The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK. By 2029, right to work checks will be done digitally – for example by using biometric passports – but registering with the new digital ID programme…

From BBC News. At least 28 people have been killed after a construction crane fell on top of a moving train carriage at around 09:00 local time (02:00 GMT). Official records show the train, which was carrying at least 195 people, had been travelling from Bangkok to a province in northeastern Thailand. The crane had…

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From BBC News. President Donald Trump has said the US will take “very strong action” against Iran if it executes protesters. It comes as relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, told BBC Persian he is due to be executed today. More than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in a violent…

From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has urged Iranian anti-government protesters to "keep protesting", saying "help is on its way". Thousands of people are feared dead after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests in Iran. Iranians describe terrible levels of death and destruction in their first calls to family abroad in days. An…

From BBC News. Today, US President Trump has urged Iranians to keep protesting, saying that “help is on its way”. News agencies and BBC journalists are reporting that the death toll after anti-government protests is now in its thousands, as the state-imposed internet blackout continues. But what does President Trump mean and what’s next for…

From BBC News. Last year, the leader of the French far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, was banned from running for public office after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds. It means – as it stands – she is not able to run in next year’s presidential election. Now, she is appealing that…