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AI used new levels of 'autonomy and deception' to trick people in safety test
The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
Are summer sandals killing your feet?
They may keep your feet cool but some styles could be doing more harm than good.
Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit
The arrest happened shortly before President Trump was due to host a fundraising dinner at his
New guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force
The code covers spaces open to the public, such as toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland.
The parents bringing play back to the streets
In Leeds, streets are being temporarily closed to traffic so kids have more space to safely play - an initiative proving beneficial to both children and adults.
Closing down streets so children can play
In Leeds, streets are being temporarily closed to traffic so kids have more space to safely play - an initiative proving beneficial to both children and adults.
The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it
Many singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.
Fashion brand Jaded has ad banned for 'glamourising smoking'
The advertising watchdog said Jaded London's marketing email made smoking seem appealing.
Temperatures to drop briefly ahead of next UK heatwave
Temperatures and humidity are set to drop but, as Matt Taylor reports, respite from high heat is likely to be short-lived.
Mysterious elephant deaths in Kenya raise questions around pesticides
A wave of Kenyan elephant deaths has been blamed on pesticides, but experts tell the BBC they are doubtful.
'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back'
In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted.
The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.
Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.
'I was slut-shamed' - Indian women 'cockroach' protesters doxxed and abused
Women tell the BBC how they were harassed for participating in the CJP protest and posting about it online.
'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition
AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.
How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster that killed a climbing legend
Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.
How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster that killed a climbing legend
Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.
Dewormer and scabies drugs being sold as cancer treatments, BBC investigation finds
A terminally-ill man was offered the drugs by a stair lift salesman claiming they could shrink tumours.
Couple woke to find shirtless intruder in Travelodge room
Kim Hutchison says she was "petrified" to see a man in just shorts at the end of her bed in a Dundee Travelodge.
Le Clos' home destroyed by fire after he sets Commonwealths record
Chad le Clos reveals his apartment in South Africa was destroyed by a fatal fire in a "heartbreaking tragedy" - the night after he became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.