The World Tonight

BBC

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial collapses

A story of hope after Nepal flood

Inside a clinic taking on childhood obesity

Burnham’s plan for government

31/08/2026

Number of missing after Nepal flash floods jumps significantly to nearly 2,000

UK salmonella cases nearing 500 as egg investigations continue

Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children

Dolly Parton dies aged 80

US announces ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran

High court allows rugby brain injury case to go on

Major Western powers condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project

Hopes for new cancer vaccine

Cousin of Bashar al-Assad condemned to death

Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses child privacy trial

Ex-Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row found dead

Polls close in Clacton by-election triggered by Nigel Farage

Millions gather to view solar eclipse

Prime Minister's dilemma on early release of prisoners

Over 100 dead after Colombia earthquake