Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Twenty-five years on, the attacks have come to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy, the BBC's security correspondent writes.

AI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in July
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth.

Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.

New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.

Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.