Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.

AI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in July
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth.

Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.

Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.

New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.