- Sunday, 22 February 2026
BBC
Maiden Pharmaceuticals: WHO links Gambia deaths to India-made cough syrups
The World Health Organization has issued a product alert on four cough syrups made in India, linking them with 66 child deaths in The Gambia.
Record avian flu outbreak sees mass cull in UK, EU
Around 48m birds have been culled across the UK and the EU in the last year as a result of the largest outbreak of avian flu on record. In the UK, 161 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were detected in poultry and captive birds, leading to the culling of 3.2m birds.
More than half of the world's palm trees in danger
More than a thousand species of the palm tree are at risk of extinction, according to a study. Scientists used artificial intelligence to assess risks to the entire palm family, from tall trees to climbing plants.
German government sued over toxic air pollution
A group of German residents are suing their government over "dangerously" high air pollution levels. They claim their right to breathe clean and healthy air is being violated, and that the government is failing to protect their health.
India jackpot winner fed up with requests for help
An Indian lottery winner has said he is so overwhelmed with requests for financial help that he regrets getting the jackpot. Anoop, an auto driver from the southern state of Kerala, had won 250mn rupees ($3.06m, £2.9m) in a state government lottery earlier in September. But a week later, he posted a video requesting strangers to stop bothering him and his family.
UN sees life expectancy, education and income fall
Decades of progress in terms of life expectancy, education and economic prosperity have begun unravelling since the pandemic, a new UN report says. Over the past two years, nine out of 10 countries have slid backwards on the UN's Human Development Index.
New malaria vaccine is world-changing - scientists
A malaria vaccine with "world-changing" potential has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford. The team expect it to be rolled out next year after trials showed up to 80% protection against the deadly disease.
Seven dead in flooded S Korea car park after typhoon
Seven people in South Korea have died after they were trapped in an underground car park during floods caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor. They had gone down to move their cars but got caught by the incoming torrents.
Pakistan fights to stop biggest lake from bursting
Pakistan authorities are struggling to contain their biggest lake from bursting its banks after a last-ditch attempt to drain it failed. Water levels in Manchar Lake, in the southeastern Sindh province, had risen to dangerously high levels after days of record monsoon rains.
Serena Williams' career over after Ajla Tomljanovic defeat
Serena Williams waved farewell to the US Open - and her illustrious career - amid emotional scenes after she lost to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on a thrilling night in New York. Williams, who turns 41 this month, expects it to be her final match.
Africa's oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe
"When we talk of the evolution of early dinosaurs, fossils from the Triassic age are rare," Darlington Munyikwa, deputy director of National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, and who was part of the expeditions, told the BBC.
India state deploys 300 people to catch elusive leopard
An operation to catch an elusive leopard has been under way in the southern Indian state of Karnataka for more than 27 days. The animal first made headlines on 5 August when it attacked a labourer in the densely populated Belgaum city in northern Karnataka.
Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president
Argentina's vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman's weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a man emerged from the crowd and pointed a handgun in her face.
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced for 'election fraud'
A military-run court in Myanmar has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further three years in prison on election fraud charges, her lawyers have told the BBC. Suu Kyi - the country's former leader - has now been sentenced to 20 years in prison on 11 counts, with several charges remaining.
Vanishing glaciers threaten Europe's water supply
Switzerland's glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than a hundred years, and the long hot summer this year has accelerated the thaw, a new study shows. The glaciers support ski resorts and attract climbers and hikers in summer, but are also essential to Europe's water supply. Now, communities across the Alps are worrying about their future.
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