The children of IS: 'It's a disaster we cannot deal with'
Inside IS detention camps in Syria, officials say violence and radicalisation are a growing problem.
Ros Atkins on… The US climate conundrum
Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world’s biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.
Elk with a tyre ‘necklace’ freed
An elk who spent two years wandering around Colorado with a tyre around its neck has had a weight lifted off its shoulders by wildlife officials. Officers resorted to tranquillising the bull elk and removing its antlers, after they were unable to cut through the steel lining of the tyre. Scott Murdoch of Colorado Parks…
Escaping the Taliban: Afghan policeman’s struggle to enter Turkey
With growing concerns about a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the authorities in Turkey have stepped up security on their border and warned they won’t accept an influx of Afghan migrants and refugees. Turkey already has the world’s largest refugee population of around 4 million people – 3.6 million of whom are Syrians – but there…
‘Nobel prize committee focuses on political correctness’
The decision to award Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov the Nobel Prize for Peace is a sign the committee is driven by the idea of political correctness, the country’s deputy foreign minister has said. “Soon we will also see how these people would judge on physics, chemistry, healthcare and everything else, based on their ideas on…
Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea
A former colonel describes a leadership making cash by any means, from drug factories to illegal arms deals.
Covid Australia: Sydney enjoys new freedoms as 107-day lockdown lifts
Australia’s state of New South Wales has passed its 70% vaccination target, resulting in Sydney easing its 107-day lockdown. Non-essential shops, restaurants, bars, hair and beauty salons have reopened after being forced shut for almost four months. Patrons lined up across the city for the midnight reopening, excited to enjoy their new freedoms. Video by…
Prince Charles: My Aston Martin runs on wine and cheese
World leaders are set to meet at the COP26 conference in Glasgow in three weeks’ time, to try to agree on action to tackle climate change. Prince Charles has been campaigning on climate issues for decades and, ahead of the conference, he met with the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt to discuss what needs to be done,…
The plant with seeds that can grow meat
Seeds from genetically modified barley plants are being used in a process which creates lab-grown meat. A protein in the seeds, called a growth factor, is harvested, milled and purified before it can be used. While the first growth factors came from animals, it is hoped this barley plant method will be cheaper and scalable….
Fast fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes
Countries in West Africa are said to be drowning under the weight of waste shipped to their shores.