Controversial “virginity tests,” which involve intrusive and unscientific examinations, are being offered by medical clinics around Britain, according to an investigation. The test claims to determine if a woman’s hymen is intact and is considered a violation of human rights by the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Despite this, the BBC identified several...

The BBC has tapped an ex-judge to lead the organization’s investigation into whether Princess Diana was coerced into a notorious 1995 interview with Martin Bashir under false pretenses.

A British diplomat could be seen on a dramatic TikTok video saving a woman from drowning in a Chinese river on Saturday morning. Stephen Ellison, the consul-general in Chongqing, jumped into the river to rescue the 24-year-old college student, who slipped into the water and lost consciousness, BBC reported. “She was unconscious, she was not breathing...

One of the scientists behind Pfizer-BioNTech’s promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate says the potential cure could return the world to “normal” by next winter. BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Sunday that if high vaccination rates are achieved by the end of next year, the course of the pandemic could be changed, the BBC reported. “I’m confident...

BBC News has apologized for an obituary headline that referred to convicted murderer Phil Spector, the record producer who shot actress Lana Clarkson in 2003, as a “talented but flawed producer.” The headline did not last long, but BBC News said that it should never have appeared at all.

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky are testing the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to help ranchers remotely monitor small herds of cattle over wide swathes of territory, the BBC reported.

Khairi Saadallah -- who the BBC said was known to British intelligence agencies but had evaded deportation -- was given a rare life sentence Monday for the “ruthless and brutal” attack in Reading last June.

Violence broke out in Paris for the second consecutive weekend as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations over a proposed security law, according to reports. Hundreds of rallies were planned across the nation Saturday to protest legislation that would make it illegal to record video or take photos of police officers with “obvious intention to ha...

A politician named after Adolf Hitler has won a local election in Namibia by a landslide — but he insists his agenda has “nothing to do” with Nazi ideology. Adolf Hitler Uunona won a seat as a council member for the Ompundja constituency last week — with 85 percent of the vote, BBC reported. He...

He’s in a royal mess now. A Buckingham Palace worker pleaded guilty to stealing a treasure trove of medals and photos from gift shops, staff lockers and even Prince Andrew’s storeroom, according to reports. Former catering assistant Adamo Canto swiped scores of items during a nine-month spree that ended in August, the BBC said. They...

Controversial “virginity tests,” which involve intrusive and unscientific examinations, are being offered by medical clinics around Britain, according to an investigation. The test claims to determine if a woman’s hymen is intact and is considered a violation of human rights by the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Despite this, the BBC identified several...

The BBC has tapped an ex-judge to lead the organization’s investigation into whether Princess Diana was coerced into a notorious 1995 interview with Martin Bashir under false pretenses.

A British diplomat could be seen on a dramatic TikTok video saving a woman from drowning in a Chinese river on Saturday morning. Stephen Ellison, the consul-general in Chongqing, jumped into the river to rescue the 24-year-old college student, who slipped into the water and lost consciousness, BBC reported. “She was unconscious, she was not breathing...

One of the scientists behind Pfizer-BioNTech’s promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate says the potential cure could return the world to “normal” by next winter. BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Sunday that if high vaccination rates are achieved by the end of next year, the course of the pandemic could be changed, the BBC reported. “I’m confident...

The boyfriend of a missing British hiker claims she was likely taken “against her will” when she vanished on a hike in the Pyrenees in Spain. Dan Colegate, 38, said he believes the “terrifying prospect” that “somebody else was involved” in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Esther Dingley, 37, BBC reported. “A happy, experienced, well-equipped and.....

The highly-contagious COVID-19 variant that first emerged in the United Kingdom appears to have evolved again to include a “worrying” new mutation, researchers said. Nearly a dozen cases have been identified that include a mutation known as E484K, which has already been identified in the South Africa and Brazil variants, the BBC reported. “The mutation...

This prize is a keeper. A Swedish nurse has won a contest to watch an entire film festival —alone in a lighthouse. Lisa Enroth will catch the Goteborg Film Festival’s 60-flick program over the course of a week on an isolated island off the coast of Sweden, the BBC reported. More than 12,000 film buffs...

A dinosaur footprint dating back 220 million years was found by a 4-year-old on a beach in Wales. Lily Wilder found the well-preserved footprint earlier this month at Bendricks Bay, and scientists say it could help them understand how dinosaurs walked. National Museum Wales paleontology curator Cindy Howells told the BBC that the print, which...

A “deepfake” Queen Elizabeth II delivered an alternative Christmas speech and even danced a Tik Tok routine as part of a campaign warning viewers of misinformation. The digitally altered version of the British monarch aired on Channel 4 after the real queen’s annual Christmas message was broadcast on the BBC and ITV Friday afternoon. “If...

In what onlookers described as a “Christmas miracle,” a British couple were rescued from a submerged car after a major flash flood, according to a report. Dramatic images captured firefighters removing a man and woman from their car near Norwich shortly before 6 a.m. Friday, the BBC reported. Eyewitnesses Matt and Alex Emmerson noticed the...

If you’re seeing double, don’t adjust your prescription. Queen Elizabeth II’s annual Christmas message to the UK will be followed by alternative remarks from a digitally created deepfake monarch meant to warn about the dangers of fake news. After the real queen has delivered her address on the BBC and ITV, the deepfake will air...

More than 500 wild animals were slaughtered by a group of Spanish hunters, prompting furious authorities to call it an “environmental crime.” The mass hunt took place last week in a walled-in farm in Torrebela, a tourist hunting zone about 24 miles from Lisbon, the BBC reported. “The reports and news about the indiscriminate slaughter...

China’s “bat woman” has insisted she is open to “any kind of visit” to rule out speculation that the coronavirus leaked from her Wuhan lab. Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), told the BBC she has twice communicated with the World Health Organization (WHO), which is planning a COVID-19...

Violence broke out in Paris for the second consecutive weekend as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations over a proposed security law, according to reports. Hundreds of rallies were planned across the nation Saturday to protest legislation that would make it illegal to record video or take photos of police officers with “obvious intention to ha...

A politician named after Adolf Hitler has won a local election in Namibia by a landslide — but he insists his agenda has “nothing to do” with Nazi ideology. Adolf Hitler Uunona won a seat as a council member for the Ompundja constituency last week — with 85 percent of the vote, BBC reported. He...

He’s in a royal mess now. A Buckingham Palace worker pleaded guilty to stealing a treasure trove of medals and photos from gift shops, staff lockers and even Prince Andrew’s storeroom, according to reports. Former catering assistant Adamo Canto swiped scores of items during a nine-month spree that ended in August, the BBC said. They...

Controversial “virginity tests,” which involve intrusive and unscientific examinations, are being offered by medical clinics around Britain, according to an investigation. The test claims to determine if a woman’s hymen is intact and is considered a violation of human rights by the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Despite this, the BBC identified several...

One of the scientists behind Pfizer-BioNTech’s promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate says the potential cure could return the world to “normal” by next winter. BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Sunday that if high vaccination rates are achieved by the end of next year, the course of the pandemic could be changed, the BBC reported. “I’m confident...

The BBC has tapped an ex-judge to lead the organization’s investigation into whether Princess Diana was coerced into a notorious 1995 interview with Martin Bashir under false pretenses.

A British diplomat could be seen on a dramatic TikTok video saving a woman from drowning in a Chinese river on Saturday morning. Stephen Ellison, the consul-general in Chongqing, jumped into the river to rescue the 24-year-old college student, who slipped into the water and lost consciousness, BBC reported. “She was unconscious, she was not breathing...