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Chocolate price rises hit record as food costs grow

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Faarea MasudBBC Business reporterGetty ImagesChocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of...

Watch Indonesian volcano spew ash over 11km into the sky

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores spewed an ash tower more than 11km (6.8mi) into the sky on Tuesday, the country's...

Australia lifts plasma donation ban for gay, bisexual men in world first

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Rules that effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma are being lifted in Australia. The rules,...

‘Spectacular’ moment an enormous tornado crosses a rainbow

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An enormous tornado touched down near Dickens, Nebraska on 16 June.Stormchasers captured dramatic footage of the twister from close range, along with the...

HS2 line opening to be delayed as review finds ‘litany of failure’

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Nick MarshTransport correspondentMichael RaceBusiness reporterPA MediaThe opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the BBC understands. Transport Secretary...

Labour rebellion brewing over welfare changes

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Iain WatsonPolitical correspondentChristina McSorleyPolitical producerBBCBritain's welfare system is broken. Just about every Labour MP – maybe every member of Parliament - agrees with...

How the Boeing Dreamliner crash investigation is unfolding

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ReutersIn the wreckage, investigators will also examine fuel filters, lines, valves and residual fuel to check for contamination - something that's easy to...

‘I wouldn’t have left home for Trump’s America’

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BBCNavratilova is a dual US and Czech citizen, and still lives in the US with her wife, model Julia Lemigova. Does she worry...

Russia fears another loss in Middle East from Iran’s conflict with Israel

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Steve RosenbergRussia EditorReporting fromSaint PetersburgReutersIn the last six months Moscow has already lost one key ally in the Middle East, Bashar al-Assad.After the...

Trump looms over G7 after early departure

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US President Donald Trump on Monday evening left the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Alberta, Canada, early to deal with the conflict...