Zelensky says Ukraine has right to defend itself after Trump calls refinery strikes a 'disgrace'
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

EU leaders rally around Ukraine's president after new criticism from Donald Trump, who says Zelensky is "more difficult to work with than Putin".

Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

Kyiv says it has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months

Man killed by tiger may have had medical records breached by NHS staff
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday.

Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.

Nurse stole £750k from 99-year-old woman for cosmetic surgery and home improvements
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

Rebecca Louise Burwood saw the vulnerable victim "as her nanna" but stole to fund her lifestyle.