- Sunday, 22 February 2026
BBC
Future foods: What you could be eating by 2050
Scientists have drawn up a list of little-known plants that could be on the menu by 2050. In the future, you could be breakfasting on a false banana or snacking on pandanus tree fruit.
Governments should subsidise food and energy - IMF boss
Governments need to subsidise the cost of food and energy for the poorest members of society, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the BBC.
Eighty monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries
More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries.
Farm machinery exacting heavy toll on soil - study
Scientists say massive tractors could be damaged up to a fifth of global land used to grow crops. The weight of modern combine harvesters, tractors and other farm machinery risks compacting the soil, leading to flooding and poor harvests, according to researchers in Sweden.
India's preference for sons over daughters remains
A new Indian government survey shows that there have been improvements in the country's sex ratio, but an overwhelming majority still desires a male child. Nearly 80% of those surveyed said they wanted at least one son in their lifetime, according to the latest figures from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), the most comprehensive household survey of Indian society by the government.
Delhi sizzles at 49C as heatwave sweeps India
An intense heatwave has been sweeping through northern India with the temperature hitting a record 49.2C in parts of the capital, Delhi. Reports say this is the fifth spell of a heatwave in the capital this summer.
Tonga eruption was 'record atmospheric explosion'
The eruption of the Tonga volcano in January has been confirmed as the biggest explosion ever recorded in the atmosphere by modern instrumentation. It was far bigger than any 20th Century volcanic event, or indeed any atom bomb test conducted after WWII.
Ten shot dead in suspected race attack at US store
An 18-year-old white man has shot dead 10 people in a black neighbourhood of New York state in what authorities are calling a racially motivated attack.
Moon soil used to grow plants for first time
Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil for the first time, an important step towards making long-term stays on the moon possible. Researchers used small samples of dust collected during the 1969-1972 Apollo missions to grow a type of cress.
England to host 2025 women's World Cup
England has been confirmed as hosts of the 2025 women's World Cup. The World Rugby Council also unanimously approved Australia as hosts for the men's World Cup in 2027 and the women's in 2029.
Millions hit hard as cooking gas prices soar in India
By April 2022 - when the price of a cylinder was at 950 rupees - this had risen to 11% of the household monthly expense. Even this number, Mr Mani says, is likely to be an underestimate as it assumes that incomes have remained constant.
United States passes one million Covid deaths
The US has passed more than one million Covid-related deaths, says the White House. President Joe Biden said the country was marking "a tragic milestone" and each death was "an irreplaceable loss".
Apple loses position as most valuable firm amid tech sell-off
Apple has lost its position as the world's most valuable company amid a broad sell-off of technology stocks. Saudi Arabian oil and gas producer Aramco has reclaimed the top spot from the iPhone maker for the first time in almost two years.
'Critical mass' of polluters setting carbon targets
The number of big polluters setting targets to cut CO2 emissions has reached a "critical mass", an UN-backed report has said. But firms in Asia, Africa and Latin America are lagging behind Europe, the US and Japan, the Science-Based Targets Initiative said.
Rapper Young Thug arrested for gang-related charges
US rapper Young Thug has been arrested on charges including participating in criminal street gang activity, police records say. The 30-year-old - whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams - has been arrested as part of a larger grand jury indictment which names 28 members and associates of his record label YSL.
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