Pritti Mistry,Business reporterandTheo Leggett,International business correspondentAlamyThe FTSE 100 index has climbed above 10,000 points for the first time, passing a significant stock market milestone, on the first trading day ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "defeat the decline and division offered by others" in his new year message, as he insisted 2026 would see people feel ...

Catherine LystBBC ScotlandPA MediaThe firework display around Edinburgh Castle has become world-renownedScotland has welcomed 2026 in spectacular Hogmanay fashion – but some people are already battening down the hatches ...

Matthew TuckerandLucy TalaveraAFP via Getty ImagesFireworks lit up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year's Day celebrations in AustraliaCountries around the world ...

Chris MasonPolitical editorBBCListen to Chris Mason read this article"It seems to be pretty rife!" So said Sir Keir Starmer before Christmas, when asked about speculation around his future as ...

On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 - on a scale that runs from X1 to X10 and beyond - was observed on the Sun. It released ...

Caitlin Klein,in Jersey, St HelierandJulia Gregory,in JerseyChris Craddock/BBCVinni Jones said the Grace Trust is there all year or people who are struggling A charity which supports vulnerable people in ...

Mark PoyntingClimate researcherEPARising temperatures in the UK will become "the new normal", a leading government climate adviser has warned, as she called for more to be done to prepare ...

Arzu Dutta / BBCBradford residents signed up for their big moment on the Myrtle Park stageThousands of people have turned out for the closing event of Bradford's year as ...

The boss of Lululemon Athletica, the brand known for its expensive yoga leggings and other sports clothing, is to leave the company early next year.Calvin McDonald, the firm's chief ...

The soundtrack to the next 12 months will match cutting-edge pop with jangly guitar anthems. That's according to the shortlist for BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2026, which tips ...

Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporterWim van den HeeverA brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement has earned wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever the ...