Supporters of the scheme say the bank would enable governments to get cheaper loans to spend on defence projects.

The fee is among a series of measures Yamanashi prefecture is introducing to deter reckless climbers.

Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.

Sheeran tries to stay away from politics and controversy, but that stance has come in for criticism.

The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.

Just 270 people were linked to 28,415 shoplifting offences across England, a BBC analysis has found.

The ad regulator said it had "zero-tolerance" for ads promoting AI tools that could sexualise or objectify women.