BBC News – UK
- The Druids Oak is 800 years old - can it help save tomorrow's forests? 29 August 2025Scientists are decoding the DNA of Britain’s ancient oaks to crack the secrets of their superpowers.
- BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images 29 August 2025The BBC has found an international network of content creators profiting from AI generated posts on Facebook.
- Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS 29 August 2025All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.
- Ministers didn't do cost review of council mergers 28 August 2025The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.
- European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU's HQ 28 August 2025The overnight attacks destroyed a block of flats and also caused damage to the EU's delegation offices.
- National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property 28 August 2025Critics fear a new law in Texas will prove discriminatory - but officials say it it vital to combat "adversaries".
- 'India put us on the boat like captives - then threw us in the sea' 28 August 2025Rohingya refugees tell the BBC they were flown from Delhi and forced into the sea off the coast of Myanmar.
- Minneapolis school attacker 'obsessed with idea of killing children', officials say 28 August 2025The two children killed in the shooting have been identified as Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10.
- George Clooney film praised as 'midlife crisis masterpiece' 28 August 2025Netflix’s Jay Kelly sees the actor portray an ageing movie star, drawing parallels with his own life.
- Sinner breezes through - but still areas to 'improve' 28 August 2025Jannik Sinner says he still has room for improvement despite extending his winning run at hard-court Grand Slams to 23 matches as he reaches the US Open third round.
Technology
- Thirsty data centres boom in drought-hit Mexico 28 August 2025Activists in Querétaro criticise state government for prioritising the data processing needs for US tech firms over their own citizens
- Kick accuses French authorities of politicising streamer's death 28 August 2025Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, died during a live stream on the Kick website.
- AI firm says its technology weaponised by hackers 28 August 2025A report from the makers of Claude said the AI tool had been used to commit cyber-attacks and fraud.
- AI boom boosts Nvidia despite 'geopolitical issues' 28 August 2025Nvidia remains exposed to geopolitical tensions between the US and China.
- Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones 28 August 2025The limit would only apply outside of work and study time and no fines would be given if breached
- Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation 27 August 2025The iPhone maker is pushing back against proposed changes required by the UK competition watchdog
- 4chan launches legal action against Ofcom in US 27 August 2025It wants the court to prohibit Ofcom from enforcing the Online Safety Act against it in the US.
- European banks hit by rogue PayPal payments worth 'billions' 27 August 2025Local media said German lenders had reported millions of suspicious direct debits from the payment firm.
- HSBC resolves app and online banking outage 27 August 2025Thousands of people reported problems during what was the latest in a long line of banking IT failures.
- Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most viewed film ever 27 August 2025It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.
