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US insists it authored Ukraine peace plan after claims of Russian 'wish list'
A group of US lawmakers said the secretary of state told them the draft did not reflect Washington's position. Marco Rubio has distanced himself from those claims.

COP30 - Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit
What did we learn from a climate summit that ended in a deal with no new mention of fossil fuels?

Could the Budget help turn Generation Z into generation debt?
There's growing concern that current tax and spending policies help pensioners, but are unfair on younger generations.

Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.

La Voix drops out of Strictly after injury
No contestant is set to leave this week's show, with no dance-off planned and votes set to be carried over.

Norris moves closer to F1 title as Verstappen wins
McLaren's Lando Norris moves closer to his first world title with second place in the Las Vegas Grand Prix behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Titanic passenger's watch sells for record £1.78m at auction
The watch belonged to the American businessman Isidor Straus, who died alongside his wife in the disaster.

A private jet and massive debt - the rise and fall of a £1m Glastonbury ticket scammer
Ripped-off customers are hunting for Miles Hart after he sold hundreds of Glastonbury tickets and vanished.

Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom?
Aishat Baimuradova fled her home this year in the hope of living the way she wanted, but she was then found dead in her rented flat.

Rupert Grint: 'I'll never step out of Ron Weasley's shadow'
The actor told the BBC he's written a letter to the next child actor playing Ron in the upcoming HBO TV adaptation of the books.

Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity
The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.

The Papers: 'Andrew should give evidence' and Reeves discusses Budget
Keir Starmer's remarks about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should give evidence over Jeffrey Epstein feature in a number of Sunday's papers.

Farewell regular flat white. 'Functional' coffees are hitting the high street
Mushroom and ashwagandha coffees are spreading from health stores to UK high streets.

EV grant scheme boost worth £1.3bn expected in Budget
But it is also possible electric vehicle owners could face a new tax elsewhere in Wednesday's Budget.

Mum of two left penniless by Tinder scammer
A mother of two tells the BBC she felt "embarrassed" and "stupid" after giving her savings away to a fraudster she met online.

Girl, 13, arrested on suspicion of murdering woman
A woman in her 50s died at her house in Swindon on Friday evening.

Fear and scepticism as Reeves prepares for her big Budget moment
The chancellor faces her toughest challenge yet in a Budget that will define the government's future, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

Watch: Nasa astronaut films Northern Lights from space
Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, medical and civil defence officials say
Israel says it struck targets in Gaza after an "armed terrorist" crossed the so-called yellow line and fired at soldiers.

Making films 'is who I am' says Tom Cruise as he receives first Oscar
The Mission: Impossible star received the honorary prize after being nominated four times for an Academy Award.

Parasocial is Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year - here's what it means
Examples include the parasocial interest shown by fans to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.

Pauline Quirke's family on her dementia: 'She's still funny and recognises us'
The family of the Birds of a Feather actress say "she's still funny, she's talking, she's happy".

Why trying too hard may be holding you back at work
Perfectionism looks good on paper, but its consequences might be the very thing keeping you stuck.

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The Week: Immigration Reform, Burnham And The Budget
Some migrants to face 20 year wait for settled status.

Marjorie Taylor Greene v Donald Trump
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.

Bloodied Yarde stopped in third world title heartbreak
Briton Anthony Yarde's third shot at a world title ended in disappointment as he was stopped by WBC light-heavyweight champion David Benavidez.

Norris moves closer to title as Verstappen wins
McLaren's Lando Norris moves closer to his first world title with second place in the Las Vegas Grand Prix behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

'Liverpool in full-blown crisis and Slot under severe pressure'
The Anfield horror show at the hands of Nottingham Forest was a headlong fall into the abyss for Liverpool, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Why this is England's worst defeat in Australia in years
England missed a chance to turn fierce Ashes pressure on Australia with self-inflicted defeat in Perth, writes Stephan Shemilt.

'Clean sheets matter' - why Arsenal v Spurs might be tighter than usual
In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League manager Tony Pulis looks at the value of defending properly and how Mikel Arteta and Thomas Frank find a balance between scoring goals and stopping them.

How Forest exploited Liverpool's weaknesses
Former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney explains how Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest side exploited Liverpool's weaknesses in their 3-0 win at Anfield.