Skip to content
Accessibility Help

Notifications

Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBBC
CBeebies
Food
More menu

Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBBC
CBeebies
Food

Home
InDepth
Israel-Gaza war
War in Ukraine
Climate
UK
World
Business
Politics
Culture

Tech
Science
Health
Family & Education
In Pictures
Newsbeat
BBC Verify
Disability

England
N. Ireland
Scotland
Alba
Wales
Cymru
Local News
My News

Sign In Banner

Discover your BBC

Sign in or create an account to watch, listen and join in

BBC News

Two dozen US states and 19 Belfasts on a motorbike
Sean Drysdale has completed the second part of his epic journey to visit all the world's Belfasts.
Attribution
Northern Ireland
Posted
3 hours ago
'We'd just left harbour when the Boxing Day tsunami hit'
Attribution
Asia
Posted
10 hours ago
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
Attribution
Middle East
Posted
2 hours ago
Dozens survive Kazakhstan plane crash that killed 38
Attribution
Europe
Posted
1 hour ago
Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
Attribution
Wales
Posted
10 minutes ago
Two men die in separate road crashes
Attribution
Northern Ireland
Posted
21 hours ago
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
Attribution
BBC InDepth
Posted
8 hours ago
Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
Attribution
England
Posted
8 hours ago
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
Attribution
Culture
Posted
10 hours ago
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
Attribution
Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
8 hours ago
Archbishop's Christmas sermon 'empty words', Bishop says
Attribution
Kent
Posted
13 hours ago
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Attribution
Politics
Posted
8 hours ago
NHS workers' wages wrong after pay deal - union
Attribution
England
Posted
4 hours ago

Change my nation

Change your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

You are now seeing top stories for Northern Ireland

'The sea was carrying huts, sunbeds and even vans'
It is 20 years since hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the Boxing Day tsunami.
Attribution
Wales
Posted
3 hours ago
'We'd just left harbour when the Boxing Day tsunami hit'
Attribution
Asia
Posted
10 hours ago
Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
Attribution
Wales
Posted
10 minutes ago
Serial shoplifters hit with restraining orders
Attribution
Wales
Posted
3 hours ago
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
Attribution
Middle East
Posted
2 hours ago
Dozens survive Kazakhstan plane crash that killed 38
Attribution
Europe
Posted
1 hour ago
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
Attribution
BBC InDepth
Posted
8 hours ago
Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
Attribution
England
Posted
8 hours ago
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
Attribution
Culture
Posted
10 hours ago
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
Attribution
Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
8 hours ago
Archbishop's Christmas sermon 'empty words', Bishop says
Attribution
Kent
Posted
13 hours ago
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Attribution
Politics
Posted
8 hours ago
NHS workers' wages wrong after pay deal - union
Attribution
England
Posted
4 hours ago

Change my nation

Change your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

You are now seeing top stories for Wales

'We'd just left harbour when the Boxing Day tsunami hit'
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Attribution
Asia
Posted
10 hours ago
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
Attribution
Middle East
Posted
2 hours ago
Dozens survive Kazakhstan plane crash that killed 38
Attribution
Europe
Posted
1 hour ago
Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
Attribution
Wales
Posted
10 minutes ago
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
Attribution
BBC InDepth
Posted
8 hours ago
Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
Attribution
England
Posted
8 hours ago
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
Attribution
Culture
Posted
10 hours ago
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
Attribution
Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
8 hours ago
Archbishop's Christmas sermon 'empty words', Bishop says
Attribution
Kent
Posted
13 hours ago
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Attribution
Politics
Posted
8 hours ago
NHS workers' wages wrong after pay deal - union
Attribution
England
Posted
4 hours ago
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
Attribution
US & Canada
Posted
12 hours ago

Change my nation

Change your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

You are now seeing top stories for Scotland

'We'd just left harbour when the Boxing Day tsunami hit'
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Attribution
Asia
Posted
10 hours ago
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
Attribution
Middle East
Posted
2 hours ago
Dozens survive Kazakhstan plane crash that killed 38
Attribution
Europe
Posted
1 hour ago
Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
Attribution
Wales
Posted
10 minutes ago
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
Attribution
BBC InDepth
Posted
8 hours ago
Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
Attribution
England
Posted
8 hours ago
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
Attribution
Culture
Posted
10 hours ago
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
Attribution
Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
8 hours ago
Archbishop's Christmas sermon 'empty words', Bishop says
Attribution
Kent
Posted
13 hours ago
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Attribution
Politics
Posted
8 hours ago
NHS workers' wages wrong after pay deal - union
Attribution
England
Posted
4 hours ago
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
Attribution
US & Canada
Posted
12 hours ago

Change my nation

Change your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

You are now seeing top stories for England

'We'd just left harbour when the Boxing Day tsunami hit'
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Attribution
Asia
Posted
10 hours ago
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
Attribution
Middle East
Posted
2 hours ago
Dozens survive Kazakhstan plane crash that killed 38
Attribution
Europe
Posted
1 hour ago
Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
Attribution
Wales
Posted
10 minutes ago
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
Attribution
BBC InDepth
Posted
8 hours ago
Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
Attribution
England
Posted
8 hours ago
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
Attribution
Culture
Posted
10 hours ago
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
Attribution
Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
8 hours ago
Archbishop's Christmas sermon 'empty words', Bishop says
Attribution
Kent
Posted
13 hours ago
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
Attribution
Politics
Posted
8 hours ago
NHS workers' wages wrong after pay deal - union
Attribution
England
Posted
4 hours ago
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
Attribution
US & Canada
Posted
12 hours ago

Change my nation

Change your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

You are now seeing top stories for the UK

More to explore

Quiz of the Year, Part 1: How much do you remember about 2024?
Test your memory of 2024 in our four-part Christmas quiz - 52 questions for 52 weeks of the year.
Posted
10 hours ago
The Papers: 'Love and hugs' for Kate and 'Shift to Reform'
Attribution
The Papers
Posted
5 hours ago
Whisper it - alcohol-free wine has arrived in France
Attribution
Europe
Posted
7 hours ago
Outnumbered star on returning: 'I cried of happiness'
Attribution
Culture
Posted
8 hours ago
Meet the man who busks from inside a litter bin. Video, 00:01:29
Attribution
Cambridgeshire
Posted
7 hours ago

Also in News

Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
Attribution
Africa
Posted
9 hours ago
Man shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve
Attribution
Hereford & Worcester
Posted
8 hours ago
King praises health workers and calls for unity after riots
Attribution
UK
Posted
19 hours ago
Gary Oldman voices Christmas poem for MI5
Posted
14 hours ago
Drag queen Tayce wins Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special
Attribution
Culture
Posted
15 hours ago

Most watched

1
Meet the man who busks from inside a litter bin
2
Watch: Helen Worth's final scene as Gail after 50 years
3
Boy, 8, saves classmate with Heimlich manoeuvre
4
Garden lights aim to show trees in a 'different way'
5
Watch: Gavin & Stacey cast recall filming first episode nightclub scene

BBC News app

Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests

Most read

1
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
2
Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
3
From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
4
The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
5
'Love and hugs' for Kate and 'Shift to Reform'
6
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
7
Dozens survive Kazakhstan passenger plane crash
8
Twenty years on: 'My boat was metres from the shore when the tsunami hit'
9
'It's good for everyone': Chief scout calls for volunteer push
10
Quiz of the Year, Part 1: How much do you remember about 2024?

Royal Watch newsletter

Get the latest royal stories and analysis with Sean Coughlan’s weekly newsletter

More news on iPlayer and Sounds

Watch live on iPlayer
Listen to Live News on Sounds
The rebel commander running Syria. Audio, 28 minutes
Attribution
BBC World Service
The Mistaken Identity Murders. Video, 30 minutes
Attribution
BBC News

Elsewhere on the BBC

Steven Knight's hit war drama returns to iPlayer on 1 January
Your first look at the action-packed second series of SAS Rogue Heroes, from the creator of Peaky Blinders
Attribution
iPlayer
Enjoy two hours of festive anthems with Greg James
Attribution
Sounds
Rob Brydon hosts a festive edition of Would I Lie to You?
Attribution
iPlayer
A DNA test forces people to reassess everything
Attribution
Sounds
What inspired Mackenzie Crook to write Detectorists
Attribution
iPlayer
Award-winning, fact-filled podcast from the QI Elves
Attribution
Sounds
The thrilling final chapter of Thomas Cromwell's life
Attribution
iPlayer

Sport

Man City might miss out on Champions League - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club are in danger of missing out on a place in next season's Champions League.
Attribution
Man City
Posted
11 hours ago
Comments
1284
Konstas shines on Australia debut but India rally
Attribution
Cricket
Posted
1 hour ago
Comments
340
Mahomes, Jackson, Beyonce star on Christmas Day in NFL
Attribution
Sport
Posted
1 hour ago
Test your knowledge in the big sports quiz of 2024
Attribution
Olympic Games
Posted
1 hour ago
Sutton's festive predictions v DJ & producer Eats Everything
Attribution
Premier League
Posted
2 days ago
Spillane's Tower heads King George line-up
Attribution
Horse Racing
Posted
12 hours ago
Kohli & debutant Konstas in 'spicy' altercation after shoulder barge. Video, 00:01:26
Attribution
Cricket
Posted
2 hours ago

News alerts
Report an issue
Send a story
Why you can trust BBC News

Instagram
TikTok
Facebook
X

Best of BBC iPlayer

The long-awaited Gavin & Stacey finale

Attribution
iPlayer

Enjoy the brand-new Wallace & Gromit

Attribution
iPlayer

Danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor

Attribution
iPlayer

It’s Christmas in Finglas again!

Attribution
iPlayer

Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
CBBC
CBeebies
Food
Bitesize
Arts
Taster
Local News
Three

Terms of Use
About the BBC
Privacy Policy
Cookies
Accessibility Help
Parental Guidance
Contact the BBC
Make an editorial complaint
Get Personalised Newsletters
Why you can trust the BBC

© 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.