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As the UK begins a new era outside the EU, three women have reflected on their lives after returning to Poland from eastern England – while another looks to Britain for a new career. Dagmara Chmielewska, Margorzata Prochal and Anna Ksyta lived, worked and studied in places including Peterborough and Luton, but went home to […]

In order to gain a clearer understanding of how sea levels can rise worldwide, scientists are camping out in Antarctica. Everything is a chilly struggle, from keeping your feet warm to using the toilet. It’s one of the most remote places on Earth so the BBC’s Environmental Correspondent Justin Rowlatt went to find out what

Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon. Environmental campaigners and indigenous groups say the policies of Brazil’s populist leader Jair Bolsonaro have heavily contributed to the destruction of the rainforest. Now, Chief Raoni Metuktire is visiting the UK to try and raise international support for

British man, Matt Raw sent this video of his accommodation at Arrowe Park Hospital after he was flown out of Wuhan where there is an outbreak of coronavirus. Eighty-three British passengers must stay in quarantine at an NHS staff accommodation block for 14 days, where they will be in “supported isolation” with “all necessary medical

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU, amid high emotions during the UK MEPs’ final debate in Brussels. The Brexit Party’s Nigel Farage and his colleagues were told off for waving Union Jack flags, while the Green Party’s Molly Scott Cato wept as she spoke

It’s a symbol that is uniting groups of people in Russia on an unprecedented level. The phrase “Я/МЫ” which means “it’s all of us” is being used by students and celebrities to rally against the government, or support other causes like the fight against domestic abuse and climate change. And it’s even thought to have

The political crisis in Venezuela has made life extremely difficult for huge sections of the country’s population. Millions have fled in search of stability, as hyperinflation has made even the most basic goods inaccessible. One community has faced a starker choice than most. The UN estimates that around 8,000 people living with HIV have been

The BBC’s Stephen McDonell has returned to his home in Beijing after visiting the Hubei province – the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. He, like others who have been to the Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding area, is expected to stay away from his workplace for two weeks. As evacuations of foreign nationals

‘Snotsicles’ – distinctly unattractive masses of frozen snot – are just some of the challenges of doing science in a place as extreme as the Antarctic. Scientists fear the Thwaites Glacier could be beginning a process of catastrophic collapse. There is more than three metres of potential sea level rise in the ice of West

Kyle Helton grew up in Ardmore, a suburb of Philadelphia, and played basketball at the same youth centre as Kobe Bryant. The BBC went to meet Kyle and his son, KJ, who attended Bryant’s former high school and played on the basketball team. The father and son reflect on Bryant’s dedication both on and off