Ukraine makes fresh gains in occupied territory annexed by Russia, straining Russian supply lines.

New Calais smuggling networks are making it even harder to stop rising numbers of Channel crossings.

But she did not reverse the decision to remove titles from four of her grandchildren.

The Tesla boss asked followers to vote on his ideas to end Russia's invasion, prompting criticism.

Ramzan Kadyrov claims his sons, aged 14, 15 and 16, are well trained and ready to fight for Russia.

More than 10,000 people donated to the fund, which will supply a modernised T-72 tank.

Post-apocalyptic is how one resident describes his city, from which many people have fled.

Paris's relative absence in its supply of weapons to Ukraine leaves eastern European countries wary.

The US president condemns Russia's leader over his declared annexation of four occupied regions of Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces on the eastern front in Bakhmut say they will fight for every last inch of soil.

How will Russia annex four occupied regions it does not fully control, while in the middle of a war?

The boss of Europe's biggest nuclear plant was blindfolded and led away by Russian troops, Ukraine says.

Teachers in parts of recently-occupied Ukraine say they were beaten and forced to destroy textbooks.

Denmark and Greenland agree to investigate traumatising birth control procedures on Inuit Greenlanders.

This is an attempt to divert from Russia's problems on the battlefield, says the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

Energy tops the agenda in Bulgaria's election and Russia's war and its gas play a big role.

Vladimir Putin has announced Russia is annexing Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

Firms behind innovative fibres says they can make fashion a more sustainable business.

A people smuggler lifts the lid on his trade to BBC Panorama's Jane Corbin.

New public buildings in Finland have to incorporate more wood, which is leading builders to innovate.

Magnus Carlsen's apparent accusation against Hans Niemann is the biggest chess scandal in years.

President Putin has been stoking fears that he will use tactical nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war.

Russian media claims Ukraine is selling arms on the dark web, but the evidence suggests the ads are fake.

The Star Wars legend says Ukraine's president referenced the films when he spoke to him.

Researchers hope to learn more about the species, found in a Salzburg forest, before it goes into hibernation.

President Putin conducts a signing ceremony announcing the illegal seizure of four areas of Ukraine.

The BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov reports from Ukrainian front line positions in the Kherson region

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, opposition candidate in the last presidential election, appeals for help.