Top stories
- Latest
Hawaii federal judge blocks Trump's new travel ban hours before it is due to begin
Nationwide temporary restraining order granted after plaintiffs argue curbs banning travellers from six Muslim-majority countries are discriminatory
US Federal Reserve raises interest rates
The Fed raised its target rate to 0.75-1 per cent, with only one voting member dissenting
Southern Railway strikes deal with Aslef union over driver-only trains
Agreement comes a month after Aslef members turned down an earlier proposal
Right-wing joggers threaten to boycott Nike over its new sport hijab
Some people have threatened to boycott the brand while others have praised it for opening up sport to Muslim women
Calls to restrict sales of ibuprofen due to cardiac arrest risk
Common painkiller 'should only be sold in pharmacies, in limited quantities and in low doses'
Most popular
Dan Jarvis Grammar schools failing to prepare children for future
By 2022 there will be 9.2 million low skilled people chasing 3.7 million low skilled jobs. Grammar schools aren’t helping the situation by prioritising academic excellence for the chosen few
The story behind a haunting photo that came to symbolise six years of civil war
Photo of Mohammed Mohiedin Anis listening to music in his destroyed bedroom touches a chord around the world on eve of sixth anniversary of Syria’s civil war
Matthew Norman May needs to stop acting like Nicola Sturgeon is a petulant child
Sod the buffoons of Brexit – Gove, Boris, Fox, and the rest – who argued last summer that liberation from a union which restricted self-determination justified any risks
Andrew Buncombe If he didn't put tax records out himself, Trump got very lucky
The search for the president's taxes have become a quest for the political holy grail
Is the dark really making me sad?
Scandinavians have been trying to find innovative ways to capture sunlight for more than a century in order to combat seasonal depression. Linda Geddes delves into the disputed relationship between mental health and the sun
How anti-immigrant anger threatens to remake the liberal Netherlands
Clashes between Dutch police and Turkish protesters this weekend exposed dangerous tensions ahead of tomorrow’s election, in which the far-right Freedom Party is promising to shut borders, close mosques and wreck the EU. How did a famously tolerant society come to this?
World War Three is coming...
Although there has been no major combat between the great powers since the Second World War, there are three key fronts emerging that make the prospect of a third global conflict alarmingly conceivable
Will the real outsider please stand up. I tip my hat to you
The most stolen book from Foyles by teenage boys is The Outsider by Albert Camus. Andy Martin explains why that might be and looks at what it means to be an outsider in today's society
Developing stories
Daily cartoon
Daily cartoon
-
1/53 16 March 2017
-
2/53 15 March 2017
-
3/53 14 March 2017
-
4/53 13 march 2017
-
5/53 12 March 2017
Brian Adcock
-
6/53 11 March 2017
-
7/53 10 March 2017
-
8/53 9 March 2017
-
9/53 8 March 2017
-
10/53 7 March 2017
-
11/53 6 March 2017
-
12/53 5 March 2017
-
13/53 4 March 2017
-
14/53 3 March 2017
-
15/53 2 March 2017
-
16/53 1 March 2017
-
17/53 28 February 2017
-
18/53 27 February 2017
-
19/53 26 February 2017
-
20/53 25 February 2017
-
21/53 24 February 2017
-
22/53 23 February 2017
-
23/53 22 February 2017
-
24/53 21 February 2017
-
25/53 20 February 2017
-
26/53 19 February 2017
-
27/53 18 February 2017
-
28/53 17 February 2017
-
29/53 16 February 2017
-
30/53 15 February 2017
-
31/53 14 February 2017
-
32/53 13 February 2017
-
33/53 12 February 2017
-
34/53 11 February 2017
-
35/53 10 February 2017
-
36/53 9 February 2017
-
37/53 7 February 2017
-
38/53 6 February 2017
-
39/53 5 February 2017
-
40/53 4 February 2017
-
41/53 3 February 2017
-
42/53 02 February 2017
-
43/53 1 February 2017
-
44/53 31 January 2017
-
45/53 30 January 2017
-
46/53 29 January 2017
-
47/53 28 January 2017
-
48/53 27 January 2017
-
49/53 26 January 2017
-
50/53 25 January 2017
-
51/53 24 January 2017
-
52/53 23 January 2017
-
53/53 22 January 2017
World news in pictures
World news in pictures
-
1/35 13 March 2017
US President Donald J. Trump holds up a note and drawing depicting him that was created by the child of Greg Knox of Ohio, during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC
EPA
-
2/35 13 March 2017
Relatives hold up placards with pictures of victims as they gather in commemoration on the first anniversary of the March 13 terror attack at the former site of the bombing in central Ankara
Getty Images
-
3/35 13 March 2017
Aaron Hernandez confers with his defence attorney Jose Baez, during his double murder trial in Boston
AP
-
4/35 12 March 2017
People celebrate Holi festival at a temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India
Rex
-
5/35 12 March 2017
A Sadhu or Hindu holy man with his face smeared with powdered colours looks on during Holi festival celebrations at Sri Laxmi Narayan Temple in Amritsar, India
EPA
-
6/35 5 March 2017
A member of the Tinstix of Dynamite aerobatics team flies in front of a wall of fire during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne
Getty Images
-
7/35 5 March 2017
A participant stretches on the beach before the start of an annual two-mile sea swimming competition in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Reuters
-
8/35 5 March 2017
Participants jump into water during the annual two-mile sea swimming competition in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Reuters
-
9/35 5 March 2017
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to bid farewell as they depart for Thailand from Phu Bai International Airport in the central city of Hue, Vietnam
EPA
-
10/35 5 March 2017
Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on display indoors at the International Defence Exhibition in Iraq (IQDEX) 2017
Getty Images
-
11/35 5 March 2017
A participant presents hisr vintage vehicle during the 59th International Vintage Car Rally Barcelona-Sitges, at plaza Sant Jaume in Barcelona, Spain. Some 50 vintage vehicles take part in the two-day long event, through the coastal line of Mediterranean Sea from Barcelona to Sitges
EPA
-
12/35 5 March 2017
Participants present their vintage cars during the 59th International Vintage Car Rally Barcelona-Sitges, at plaza Sant Jaume in Barcelona, Spain
EPA
-
13/35 5 March 2017
New York Governor Mario Cuomo looks around the 'Hall of Names' in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. The hall has portraits of some 600 individuals exterminated by the Nazis during the Holocaust of World War II
EPA
-
14/35 5 March 2017
The Chinese police officers on self balancing police vehicles patrol in Tiananmen Square before the opening of the fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China
EPA
-
15/35 5 March 2017
A general view shows the opening session of the National People's Congress, China's legislature, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People
Getty Images
-
16/35 5 March 2017
Hostesses jump as they pose for a picture during the opening of the National People's Congress in Beijing
Getty Images
-
17/35 5 March 2017
A picture taken in the Iraqi capital Bahgdad shows rocket launchers on display indoors at the International Defence Exhibition in Iraq (IQDEX) 2017
Getty Images
-
18/35 5 March 2017
A Pakistani army helicopter flies past floodlights as it patrols over The Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore, ahead of the final cricket match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi
Getty Images
-
19/35 5 March 2017
A Buddhist devotee dashes barefoot through flames during the Nagatoro Hi-Matsuri, or fire walking festival, to herald the coming of spring, at the Fudoji temple in Nagatoro town, Saitama prefecture
Getty Images
-
20/35 5 March 2017
A resident inspects their personal house belongings after a moderate earthquake hit the Surigao city, southern Philippines
Reuters
-
21/35 5 March 2017
People with portraits of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gather outside his museum in his native town of Gori, some 80 kms outside Tbilisi, on the 64th anniversary of Stalin's death. While historians blame Stalin for the deaths of millions in purges, prison camps and forced collectivization, many in Russia still praise him for leading the Soviet Union to victory over Nazi Germany in World War I
Getty Images
-
22/35 5 March 2017
Head of Ukraine's tax and customs service Roman Nasirov, who is under investigation over the suspected embezzlement and who according to several unconfirmed local media reports recently suffered a heart attack, lies inside the defendant's cage during a court hearing in Kiev, Ukraine
Reuters
-
23/35 4 March 2017
Flag bearer Jesslyn Swirka rides her horse down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado at the start of the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition in Leadville, Colorado. Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates, and the spearing of rings for points. Leadville, with an elevation of 10,152 feet (3,094 m), the highest incorporated city in North America, has been hosting skijoring competitions since 1949
Getty Images
-
24/35 4 March 2017
A rider races down Harrison Avenue while a skier navigates the course during the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition in Leadville, Colorado
Getty Images
-
25/35 4 March 2017
A demonstrator in opposition of US President Donald Trump sets a hat on fire during a 'People 4 Trump' rally in Berkeley, California
Reuters
-
26/35 4 March 2017
A demonstrator in support of US President Donald Trump swings a stick towards a group of counter-protesters during a 'People 4 Trump' rally in Berkeley, California
Reuters
-
27/35 4 March 2017
A bloodied supporter of US President Donald Trump is seen after a 'People 4 Trump' rally and counter-protest turned violent in Berkeley, California
Reuters
-
28/35 4 March 2017
Women take part in a performance to protest against the disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa College Raul Isidro Burgos in Guerrero, in Mexico City, Mexico
Reuters
-
29/35 4 March 2017
A woman looks on as she takes part in a performance to protest against the disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa College Raul Isidro Burgos in Guerrero, in Mexico City, Mexico
Reuters
-
30/35 4 March 2017
An Iraqi special forces soldier fires at a drone operated by Islamic State militants Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq
Reuters
-
31/35 4 March 2017
A man cries while carrying his daughter as he walks from Islamic State controlled part of Mosul towards Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, Iraq
Reuters
-
32/35 4 March 2017
Iraqi special forces soldiers walk in a street in Mosul, Iraq
Reuters
-
33/35 4 March 2017
An Iraqi special forces soldier helps a family carry their child to cross from Islamic State controlled part of Mosul to Iraqi forces controlled part of Mosul, Iraq
Reuters
-
34/35 4 March 2017
A man looks towards a Russian helicopter as it flies over ruins in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria
Reuters
-
35/35 2 March 2017
Policemen and a passerby look at pictures of the ones killed due to alleged involvement in illegal drugs, during a protest against extra-judicial killings at an open area of a Roman Catholic Church in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines
Reuters
Monaco punish City's softness to send Guardiola's men crashing out
Monaco 3 Manchester City 1 (agg: 6-6): Pep Guardiola's side were eliminated on the away goals rule after coming off second-best in the principality
Vince: 'I wasn't out of my depth, I'm good enough to play for England'
Exclusive: Vince played in all of England's seven Tests last summer but struggled with his form and the additional pressure. But Hampshire batsman is confident of proving his worth this season
-
Hales hopes Barbados redemption is the ticket back to the England fold
-
Root and Hales show no mercy in dominant England win
-
Roy determined for England to make it 3-0 in the West Indies
-
India call for investigation into Smith's 'brain fade' comment
-
Hales back in England squad for third ODI with West Indies
Hamish McRae There are bigger problems with the US tax system than Trump’s returns
Each year, the Tax Foundation, an independent US organisation ranks the 44 countries in the OECD by their tax competitiveness. The US comes third from the bottom
-
Biba Kang The BBC's follow-up to the viral video of Professor Kelly confused me
-
Editorial European leaders should not breathe a sigh of relief
-
Letters A Scottish independence referendum could stop Brexit in its tracks
-
Andy Price Theresa May's ignorance of Remainers risks splitting the UK
-
Will Gore Erdogan's tension with the Dutch Government suits everyone politically
Movies You Might Have Missed: Waris Hussein's Melody
The film about youthful infatuation starring Mark Lester and Jack Wild was a huge inspiration for Wes Anderson’s 'Moonrise Kingdom' and has a Bee Gees soundtrack
Betty Who pens track-by-track for her new album The Valley
Exclusive: Australian artist details the stories behind the songs
BBC Dad holds press conference where kids steal the show again
His children managed to steal the show for a third time
- Review
- books
Yesterday’s Papers by Ben Walsh review: Very funny tale
This energetic debut novel about a jaded and alcohol-dependant music journalist who blags a press trip to a music festival in India to investigate his ancestry and has to deal with a dying newspaper industry will take you on a farcical adventure
-
Wellcome Book Prize reveals shortlist for 2017
-
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie clarifies views on trans women after backlash
-
UK needs museum on empire's 'divide and rule' of India, says author
-
Ian McEwan clarifies comments likening Brexit to Nazi Germany
-
Women's festival in London drops controversial event with rapist
Topshop confuses customers with bizarre 'mom jeans'
Apparently, they'll give your look a more "futuristic feel"
29 dishes you need to know how to cook by 30, according to chefs
From roast dinner to paella
Back in the USSR: Ryanair flies in to Ukraine
Ukraine celebrates 'a remarkable event' by enticing Europe's biggest no-frills airline
The world's most spectacular sheds compete to win global prize
Garden sheds are being turned into pop-up business hubs, creative spaces and garden kitchens - and this year there will be a global award to recognise the most creative transformation.
-
The exposed brick look is hot right now - here's how to bring it home
-
Six of the best ways to update your home for spring
-
The first design event of spring has arrived in Chelsea Harbour
-
Inside Abigail Ahern's dramatic 'Alice in Wonderland-style' home
-
Get in quick: IKEA goes bohemian for a short time only
Hushme muzzle drowns out your voice with Darth Vader sound effects
The Bluetooth-connected device is worn around the face and neck, and designed to shield users from potential eavesdroppers
-
US charges 'state-sponsored' Russian spies over world's biggest hack
-
Facebook Stories rolls out, fundamentally changing News Feed
-
Google Chrome update promises to save your laptop's battery life
-
WhatsApp security flaw allowed hackers to take over users’ accounts
-
The Frame: Samsung's new 4K TV transforms into wall art
WikiLeaks: How to protect yourself from CIA hacks
The agency has been using secret tools and techniques to spy on people through their electronic devices
-
Nokia 3310: Everything you need to know about 2017's biggest comeback
-
Huawei P10: Smartphone aims to stand out in 'colour of the year'
-
From the Nokia 3310 to pencils, the future of tech is nostalgia
-
How Horizon: Zero Dawn accidentally became 2017’s most important game
-
2017’s smartphone design trend will hurt your fingers and your wallet
- Review
- Gaming
Nier: Automata review: 'Ridiculous and unabashed'
PS4 (reviewed), PC - Square Enix - £40.00
Human vetting more effective than computers, Homeland Security finds
Report finds scanning social media accounts best done by people as 'extreme vetting' of visitors likely to increase