Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on way home to UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60756870?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 1:24 PM
The British-Iranians had been held in Iran for years, but will be reunited with their families later.
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Ukraine war: Zelensky invokes 9/11 in plea to US Congress
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60762022?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 1:25 PM
Ukraine's leader invoked the horror of the 2001 attacks on the US as he pleaded for more military aid.
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Saudi Arabia: Boris Johnson to raise human rights in energy talks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60754163?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 1:28 PM
Boris Johnson's visit aims to build a coalition against President Putin, and secure energy supplies.
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War in Ukraine: Surrogate babies wait for parents in Kyiv bomb shelter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60764100?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 9:45 AM
At least 21 infants born through surrogacy are left in limbo because of the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine war: Two women in Kyiv tower blocks record their new life under siege
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60752278?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:01 AM
Two Ukrainian women have kept a video diary recording their new lives while under attack from Russia.
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New Zealand border to reopen from next month, PM Ardern says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60760435?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 1:24 AM
PM Jacinda Ardern says they are "ready to welcome the world back", beginning with Australians.
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Wayne Couzens: Met PCs deny sharing offensive messages with killer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60763436?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 11:39 AM
PC Jonathon Cobban, PC William Neville and ex-officer Joel Borders will stand trial in July.
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The Western brands unable to leave Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60733389?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 8:41 AM
Marks and Spencer, Burger King, Marriott and Accor say they cannot shut outlets due to franchise deals.
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Teddie Mitchell: Baby murderer's ex warned police he would kill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-60302523?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 6:03 AM
The ex-partner of Teddie Mitchell's killer says she "tried so hard to tell everybody what he was like".
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The tragedy of Afghanistan's malnourished children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60466398?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:06 AM
The country's very youngest are casualties of a hunger crisis.
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Royal Society of Chemistry report says racism 'pervasive'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60708712?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 5:11 AM
Racism is "pervasive" in chemical sciences, according to an investigation by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Lighter started Paisley fire that killed three children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-60757603?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 10:49 AM
Investigators found that the blaze in Paisley in June 2020 began when bedding was set on fire.
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Stormzy tour review: Star praises fans who waited two years to see him
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60756983?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 1:56 AM
The star thanks fans who held onto tickets for two years as his Heavy Is The Head tour launches.
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Ukraine: The volunteers racing aid from the UK to the front line
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60739969?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 6:01 AM
Volunteers are racing medical supplies from the UK to the Ukrainian front line.
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Ukraine refugees: Bringing my mother to the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60739970?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 6:43 PM
Marianne filmed her experiences of using the Home Office's Ukraine Family Scheme in Poland.
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Ukrainian girl in viral video singing Let It Go safe in Poland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60748418?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 2:48 PM
Seven-year-old Amelia was filmed singing a song from Disney's Frozen whilst sheltering in a basement in Ukraine
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NYC's Met opera house hosts concert in support of Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60760303?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 11:18 PM
The Metropolitan Opera holds a concert for Ukraine, opening with the war-torn country's national anthem.
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Lancashire starlings form swirling whale-shaped murmuration
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-60736370?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 7:12 AM
Thousands of starlings are captured in a mesmerising aerial display above a nature reserve.
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Hertfordshire gardener smashes own tomato growing record
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-60737800?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 7:24 PM
Douglas Smith grew more than 1,000 tomatoes on a single stem, breaking his own record.
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Marina Ovsyannikova: TV protest 'was my own decision'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60758621?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 6:28 PM
The Russian state TV employee who staged an anti-war protest during a live bulletin speaks to reporters outside court.
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Newspaper headlines: Zelensky's 'Nato concession' as Putin 'turns to Plan C'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-60759952?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:51 AM
Ukraine's admission that it will never join Nato leads the papers as Russian bombardment intensifies.
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'Double tap' attacks in Yemen's civil war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60742504?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 12:03 AM
The country has seen some of the worst violence of the conflict in the past 12 months.
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Couple injured in Alton Towers Smiler crash to marry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-60749626?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 11:16 AM
Leah Washington and Joe Pugh overcame severe injuries and continued dating after their recoveries.
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Potholes near Sir Rod Stewart's Essex home to be fixed in April
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60744835?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 10:49 AM
The local authority announces a plan of action after Sir Rod posts videos of himself with a shovel.
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Spain skies turn orange after Saharan dust cloud sweeps over country
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60752590?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 12:24 PM
A large area was hit by the dust, which swept across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lord Young barred from debate after falling asleep in Parliament
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60750113?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 10:12 AM
A Labour member of the House of Lords has been told off for falling asleep in the debating chamber.
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How barista training opens doors for refugees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60683648?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 12:02 AM
Pranav Chopra founded a social enterprise scheme that empowers refugees into work.
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The neighbourhood leading a green energy revolution
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60241966?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 3:14 AM
A small area of Scotland is the home of a groundbreaking experiment to power homes with green hydrogen.
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Why is turning to Saudi Arabia for oil so controversial?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-58930311?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 6:54 PM
Nations like the US and UK need to keep in with Saudi Arabia, as they turn away from Russian oil.
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Brittney Griner: How can a US basketball star just vanish?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60701050?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 8:14 AM
Brittney Griner, widely considered the best female player of all time, has been detained in Russia.
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What are the UK's Living with Covid plans?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52530518?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 3:00 PM
Scotland and Wales will follow England and Northern Ireland and lift most remaining Covid rules.
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Ukraine war: The women tracing missing relatives
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60678083?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:24 AM
A group of women work 24/7 to help find loved ones separated by the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Nick Robinson on how Germany is reversing decades of closer ties with Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60743342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 10:51 AM
Children of the 1989 generation won't enjoy the same freedoms as their parents, writes Nick Robinson in Berlin.
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Gucci bag murder: 'Why are shops selling 15-inch machetes?'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60680826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 10:06 PM
After a man was murdered for his Gucci bag, there are concerns over illegal knife sales.
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Roman Abramovich: New evidence highlights corrupt deals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60736185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2022, 5:01 PM
BBC Panorama uncovers new evidence on the corrupt deals that helped Chelsea's owner make his fortune.
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Ukraine war: Fears Russian aggression could spill into Poland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60746437?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 4:47 AM
The influx of refugees and Russian security threats leaves Poland feeling vulnerable.
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Covid: People scared to sing together after lockdowns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60662347?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 6:04 AM
Only Boys Aloud's founder says people lose the "freedom to let rip and sing" over Zoom.
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Ukraine war: Pub dedicated to Hemingway destroyed in Kharkiv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60742255?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2022, 9:39 PM
The Old Hem pub in Kharkiv was a well-known hangout for young poets and musicians.
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England keep World Cup hopes alive with impressive victory over India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60760948?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 6:19 AM
Rejuvenated England breathe life into their World Cup defence with a four-wicket hammering of India in Mount Maunganui.
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Bale and Ramsey in Wales squad for World Cup play-off against Austria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60761912?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 11:00 AM
Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are included in Wales' squad for their World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final against Austria.
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Women's World Cup: England skittle India for 134 to boost World Cup hopes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/60760865?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 6:41 AM
England breathe life into their World Cup defence with a four-wicket hammering of India, with off-spinner Charlie Dean claiming 4-23.
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Russia's state TV hit by stream of resignations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60763494?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 1:09 PM
Marina Ovsyannikova's protest highlighted a growing number of journalists leaving their jobs at Kremlin-run TV channels.
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Fears Russia will not be able to pay its debts mount
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60750642?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 9:10 AM
The country may be about to default on its debts as Western sanctions over Ukraine bite.
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Ukraine: Putin will search for a way to save face
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60756993?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:30 AM
What might Putin want, to be able to come out of the war looking good in the eyes of Russia's majority?
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Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60506682?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 10:29 AM
Shelling continues across Ukraine but Russian advances have slowed amid logistical issues and strong resistance.
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Ukraine's wartime rail chief has to be faster than the Russians tracking him
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60755198?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 4:51 PM
Ukraine's rail chief says his staff risk their lives to get others to safety amid Russia attacks.
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Ukraine war: Could Russia use tactical nuclear weapons?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60664169?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:32 AM
Russia's nuclear weapons are 'combat ready', raising fears they could be used on the battlefield.
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Ukraine war: Infection and hunger as hundreds hide in Mariupol cellar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60736845?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 3:39 PM
With no medical help, some are falling ill while sheltering from attacks in besieged Mariupol.
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Ukraine UK refugee hosting scheme: Mum-of-four opens home to refugees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60737095?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 4:46 PM
Mandi Arnold, 35, says welcoming more people into her busy home will mean "more love, more memories".
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Ukraine war: A baby born under bombardment in Bucha
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60739206?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 12:49 AM
Unable to flee, Anna gave birth at home in Ukraine without medical assistance, electricity or running water.
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Ukraine war: Protester exposes cracks in Kremlin's war message
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60749064?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 5:44 PM
Marina Ovsyannikova's moment of protest on TV was extraordinary - but she now faces prosecution.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv terrain will slow Russian troops, say Ukraine generals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60745493?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 12:52 AM
Rivers and marshes help to protect the capital city, but it is still vulnerable to Russian missiles.
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Nigerian volunteer: 'Fighting in Ukraine is better than living here'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-60712913?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2022, 12:33 AM
Hundreds of young men across Africa say they want to take up arms in Ukraine.
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Ukraine war: One shell that destroyed a family
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60742263?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 6:00 AM
A woman recounts the moment her husband and son were killed by a Russian shell in the town of Irpin.
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What sanctions are being imposed on Russia over Ukraine invasion?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60125659?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 2:48 PM
Western nations have imposed severe sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine: What happened on day 19 of Russia's invasion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60741338?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2022, 10:51 PM
Drone footage shows destruction of Mariupol, and protesters target an oligarch's London mansion.
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Mass graves in Ukraine: Battered cities are digging makeshift burial sites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60729206?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2022, 12:25 PM
Street cleaners are collecting bodies as besieged locals resort to burying civilians in trenches.
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WATCH: Residents rescued after Kyiv apartment block strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60733921?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 14, 2022, 7:54 AM
At least one person was killed when the residential building in the Ukrainian capital was hit.
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The popular apps aiming to tame the chaos of family life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60213795?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 15, 2022, 12:22 AM
How tech is helping young families and couples regain their busy social lives after Covid.
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