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Sleep at 'Europe's unluckiest train station'

Once hailed as the "Titanic of the Pyrenees", Canfranc International Station in northern Spain was plagued by disaster, derailment and decades of...

yesterday 10

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Richard Collett

The tropical 'utopia' that became a living hell

When a group of European settlers made a home on an uninhabited Galapagos island, they were hoping for paradise. But instead it turned into a...

yesterday 10

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Caryn James

The race for the two-mile-a-second super weapons that Putin says turn targets to dust

Listen to Frank read this article Glinting in the autumn sun on a parade ground in Beijing, the People's Liberation Army missiles moved slowly past...

yesterday 9

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Frank Gardner Security Correspondent

How foods mess with the medicines we take

Occasionally the food we eat can interfere with the way drugs are supposed to work. Now scientists are trying to harness these effects to boost the...

yesterday 5

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Sofia Quaglia

Fans loved her new album. The thing was, she hadn't released one

Last month, award-winning singer Emily Portman got a message from a fan praising her new album and saying "English folk music is in good hands"....

yesterday 0

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Ian Youngs & Paul Glynn Culture Reporter

'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave

In the affluent Seoul neighbourhood of Daechi, Hyun Sung-joo has a dilemma. His coffee shop is sometimes visited by Cagongjok, a term for mostly...

yesterday 0

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Juna Moon Bbc Korean Reporting Fromseoul

The US teenagers wowed by African prom dresses

"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. "I wanted my dress to...

yesterday 0

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Chiamaka Enendu Bbc News In Lagos

Spain's 135-year-old scenic British train line

Mr Henderson's Railway takes passengers on a scenic journey from the Bay of Gibraltar through the stunning Andalusian countryside – and Spain's...

yesterday 0

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Andrew Lofthouse

The Brazilian slum that became a green oasis

In Brazil's crowded favelas, green space is hard to come by, but this São Paulo community is showing how more sustainable favelas can give back to...

yesterday 0

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Lottie Watters

Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times

Sorting through bundles of letters, small packages and magazines, Herman Moyano is getting ready for his early morning post round. Cargo bikes and...

previous day 10

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Adrienne Murray Business Reporter

How Europe's oldest language ended up on US trees

The US' Basque immigrants turned to sheepherding in order to survive. Today, their legacy can be found in unique wooden tree carvings they left...

previous day 10

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Haley Harrison

The true story of a forgotten act of WW2 heroism

A new film dramatises the rescue during WW2 of hundreds of British POWs from the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese cargo liner. The story has not been widely...

previous day 1

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Emma Jones

In pictures: History's most extreme hurricanes

Hurricanes are increasingly breaking records for intensity and the destruction they leave in their wake. Here we look at some of the most powerful...

previous day 1

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Stephen Dowling

India's biofuel drive is saving billions but also sparking worries

India's drive to blend more biofuels with petrol has helped the country cut millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and save precious dollar...

previous day 10

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Abhik Deb Bbc News

Saving China's finless porpoise from the brink of extinction

Chinese scientists are in a battle to save one of the last large animal species living in the Yangtze River – and a complete ban on fishing in the...

previous day 10

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Stephen Mcdonell China Correspondent

The new Amanda Knox TV drama is 'misguided'

Miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox dramatises the famous miscarriage of justice, which saw her convicted – then acquitted – of the murder...

previous day 2

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Laura Martin

The US neighbourhood where cars are banned

In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and...

thursday 70

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Keridwen Cornelius

Why 'rocks as big as cars' fly down the Dolomites

When one of Italy's much-loved Five Towers toppled, it seemed a rare, exceptional event. In fact, throughout this stunning mountain range, peaks...

thursday 30

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Anna Bressanin

Empty homes are on the rise in the UK. Why aren't they used to solve the housing shortage?

In 1980, when Corina Poore, 36 years old and pregnant, first opened the door to a derelict house in New Cross Gate, south-east London, the estate...

thursday 200

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Gerry Georgieva England Data Unit

The slow death of the breakfast buffet

Once a hallmark of hotel luxury, the breakfast buffet is under scrutiny for its waste, overconsumption and environmental impact. Stacks of...

20.08.2025 60

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Teja Lele

'The water had no mercy': Hundreds killed as floods ravage north Pakistan

Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan's north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a...

20.08.2025 50

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Azizullah Khan Bbc Urdu

Hollywood's most stunning costume jewellery

Featuring inexpensive materials and faux gems, these remarkable pieces of jewellery have been worn by the world's most glamorous stars in the...

20.08.2025 5

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Cath Pound

The Indian cafes where you can pay in rubbish

Garbage cafes are springing up across India. The BBC visits the city of Ambikapur to find out how much impact they can really have on plastic – and...

20.08.2025 200

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Hazra Khatoon