Gisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview

From BBC News. Gisele Pelicot was the woman at the centre of the biggest rape trial in French history. For a decade her husband drugged and raped her, and brought at least 70 men into their home in order to rape her too. She made the remarkable decision to let the world know who she…

Russia launches ballistic missile attack on Ukraine | BBC News

From BBC News. Russia has launched a major drone and ballistic missile attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting energy systems and injuring at least seven people in Kyiv. The cities of Dnipro and Odesa were also attacked, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without heat, power and water, officials said. Russia has intensified its winter campaign…

How Trump’s world order hangs over Europe | Global News Podcast

From BBC News. World leaders are heading for Germany, for the annual Munich Security Conference – one year since the US Vice-President JD Vance delivered a bombshell speech, lambasting European leaders and shaking the old transatlantic alliance. Since then, the Trump White House has tipped the world order upside down with punitive trade tariffs and…

Biohacking: where fad meets finance? | BBC News

From BBC News. Biohackers say they’re making their bodies and brains run better by hacking their biology. It’s not just kitchen counter experimentation anymore – there’s now an entire industry promising to optimise you with supplements, treatments and increasingly strange gadgets. But are these expensive, unproven “hacks” worth the investment? The BBC’s North America Business…

Congressman Ro Khanna speaks to BBC News about Epstein Files | BBC News

From BBC News. The BBC has spoken to US Congressman Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California. Khanna sponsored the Epstein Files Transparency Act with his Republican colleague, Congressman Thomas Massie. They have both been reviewing some of the unredacted documents. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #EpsteinFiles #RoKhanna #BBCNews

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s moment of peril | BBC News

From BBC News. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has had a tumultuous week, fighting for his political survival. He has seen off a challenge to his leadership following repeated criticism over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson – who had close ties with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – as the UK’s ambassador…