Watch the moment Artemis II blasts off on historic mission
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026

After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.

Dream of space travel reignites with journey to circle the Moon
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026

There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.

Trump leaves key questions unanswered as he seeks to calm nerves over war
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026

There were some glaring omissions in the president's primetime address, writes the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue.

Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026

The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.

BBC sacked Scott Mills after learning alleged victim in police investigation was under 16
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026

It comes as Mills released a statement saying he had "fully cooperated and responded" with the police investigation in 2018.