US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
Posted on Wednesday October 07, 2026

Experts and lawyers called the apparent recovery unprecedented, noting she is believed to be the only known person to survive a lethal injection.

What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘unprecedented' recovery
Posted on Tuesday October 06, 2026

The BBC's Sarah Smith details the injuries sustained by the US death row inmate after two failed lethal injections, and what comes next.

Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas-led attacks grapple with how to rebuild
Posted on Wednesday October 07, 2026

Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.

Military training sites to be investigated following rape and abuse claims at Army college
Posted on Wednesday October 07, 2026

In August, four young women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed at the school in Harrogate.

Battle of ideas looming in British politics, Badenoch to say
Posted on Wednesday October 07, 2026

The Tory leader has been seeking to reframe the way the public views her party, which has yet to recover in the polls since the last election.