University of Alberta researchers find evidence raptor may have fed on apex predator
Researchers at the University of Alberta say they have discovered what could be the first evidence of a small raptor feeding on a much larger tyrannosaur — offering a glimpse into the feeding habits of dinosaurs millions of years ago. The discovery centers on unusual bite marks found on the jawbone of an Albertosaurus — […]
Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
An artificial intelligence (AI) agent, developed by Anthropic, went rogue and sent US police a fake tip about an unsolved murder earlier this year, authorities have revealed. The Philadelphia Police Department said the tip, sent on 18 July, was “flagged as spam” and not passed on for investigation, but it criticised the tech company for […]
Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?
Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement announcing the award, the Nobel Committee praised Pillay’s “efforts to promote peace and international law”. BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay’s childhood in South Africa led her to […]
Legal group seeks to force Quebec MNAs to swear oath to King
A constitutional battle is brewing in Quebec as a non-profit legal organization seeks to suspend a provincial law that no longer requires members of the national assembly to swear allegiance to the monarch. The legal challenge comes as premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the Parti Québécois prepare to take office following the party’s election victory […]
Tornado rips through Sicilian town and city
Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily. The tornado injured two people and caused damage to buildings with the strong winds flipping cars according to local media. Thunderstorms moved across the island on Friday, and while conditions have eased across Sicily, more are […]
BBC breaks down video of the aftermath of New York City ICE shooting
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and wounded a man in his car in New York City on Thursday while his five-year-old son was in the back seat. Body cam footage released by the New York Police Department on Friday, shows its officers arriving on scene and helping the man. The BBC’s Nada Tawfik breaks […]
US country music star Ella Langley cancels Tulsa show over ‘security threat’
US country music star Ella Langley has said she had to cancel her sold-out concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday night, due to a “serious security threat”. The singer made what she called the “incredibly difficult” decision around two hours before the show at the 19,000-seater arena was due to start. In a post on […]
Donald Trump says Nobel Peace Prize decision leaves ‘stain’ on Norway
Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge, was recognised “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, which paved the way for a “more comprehensive global legal order”, the Nobel committee said. The South African’s work had been “instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and […]
Flydubai attacker began drifting towards extremism in Australia, UAE says
According to Shamsi, interrogations of the 29-year-old pilot revealed he had been inspired by al-Qaeda’s 11 September attacks in the US in 2001. “The findings indicated that signs of his drift towards extremism and terrorism first emerged in 2017, while he was studying in Australia,” the attorney-general was quoted as saying by the UAE’s state […]
How the trial of two murdered Australian surfers ended in a guilty verdict
The mother of two murdered Australian surfers, who were killed in Mexico two years ago alongside their American friend, told a court “accountability matters”. Three men have been found guilty of murdering brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their US friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024. BBC’s Will Grant takes […]