BBC News:
| New discovery may challenge theory Vikings built first Irish towns - researcher | Thu 1st Jan 2026 13:58 GMT |
Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring. | |
| Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China's plan to boost birth rates | Wed 31st Dec 2025 23:07 GMT |
Chinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt.
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| What we know about the Switzerland ski resort fire | Thu 1st Jan 2026 21:54 GMT |
Several dozen people are presumed to have died in the fire at a New Year party in the resort of Crans-Montana. | |
| Social media fuelled Mamdani's rise. Can he keep the momentum as New York mayor? | Thu 1st Jan 2026 20:11 GMT |
To succeed in office he will need to keep his supporters engaged with day-to-day governing, experts say. | |
| Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare | Thu 1st Jan 2026 14:22 GMT |
More than 20 million Americans are preparing for steeper healthcare costs in the New Year because of expiring subsidies. | |
| Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision | Wed 31st Dec 2025 16:42 GMT |
Tourist Niels Honkoop says shattered glass littered the carriage floor and injured people were lying in the aisles. | |


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