- Friday, 22 August 2025
BBC
'Lamda Artificial Intelligence system may have its own feelings'
A Google engineer says one of the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) systems might have its own feelings and says its "wants" should be respected.
Huge plan to map the DNA of all life in British Isles
Seventy thousand species. That’s the best guess for the tally of life, including plants, animals and fungi, found in Britain and Ireland.
Focus on climate not war, Fiji tells security summit
Fiji has told an Asian security summit that climate change is a bigger threat to the Pacific than military tensions. "Machine guns, fighter jets... are not our primary security concern. The single greatest threat to our very existence is climate change," Fiji Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu said.
Britney Spears gets married after ex gatecrashes
Britney Spears has married fiance Sam Asghari, seven months after being freed from a conservatorship that she said had prevented her from getting wed.
Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow
Scientists have for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow. Researchers from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand collected samples from 19 sites in Antarctica and each contained tiny plastic fragments.
Antarctic sea floor mapped in greatest ever detail
Scientists have made the most precise map yet of the mountains, canyons and plains that make up the floor of Antarctica's encircling the Southern Ocean.
Nadal beats Ruud to win record 14th French Open
Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crown as the king of the French Open, winning a record-extending 14th title by beating Norway's Casper Ruud in straight sets. Spain's Nadal, 36, won 6-3 6-3 6-0 against eighth seed Ruud to also extend his record number of Grand Slam men's singles titles to 22.
Over 40 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast
A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 44 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
The glowing success of India's beauty start-ups
The Indian skincare market, the fifth largest in the world, has seen a boom in recent years. Experts say it's driven by a large, young demographic willing to spend money to look good, as well as start-ups that have stepped in to leverage this.
Bangladesh blast leaves 16 dead, hundreds injured
At least 25 people have been killed and hundreds reported injured in a huge explosion at a depot near the city of Chittagong in Bangladesh. The explosion happened after firefighters were called to put out a fire at a container storage facility in the town of Sitakunda.
Drought-stricken U.S. warned of looming 'dead pool'
A once-in-a-lifetime drought in the western part of the U.S. is turning up dead bodies - but that's the least of people's worries. Sitting on the Arizona-Nevada border near Las Vegas, Lake Mead - formed by the creation of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River - is the largest reservoir in the United States and provides water to 25 million people across three states and Mexico.
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II: Queen's faith to be at heart of St Paul's service
Senior royals will be joined by more than 400 key workers, volunteers and members of the armed forces for a thanksgiving service celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this morning.
Indian woman's plan to 'marry herself' sparks debate
Sologamy, a wedding ceremony where people marry themselves, has been a growing trend in the West over the past few years. It has now reached Indian shores.
World's biggest plant discovered off Australian coast
The largest known plant on Earth - a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan - has been discovered off the coast of Australia.
Uefa commissions report into Champions League final
Uefa has commissioned an independent report into the scenes outside the ground that delayed Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
