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FTSE 100 hits 10,000 mark for first time
A rally on the first trading day of the new year has taken London’s main share index through the milestone.
‘I hid from a wall of heat’: Eyewitnesses describe escape from bar inferno
One young man told the BBC he went into the bar to look for his little brother, who he thought was inside.
Disbelief in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Day
BBC’s Silvia Costeloe says the fire happened in the beating heart of lively Crans-Montana.
Video shows fire spreading across bar ceiling
The moment a Swiss bar was set ablaze appears to have been captured on video.
What we know so far about how the fire broke out
Several dozen people are presumed to have died in the fire at a New Year party in the resort of Crans-Montana.
Amber snow and ice warnings issued as Arctic air spreads across the UK
Colder weather with snow and ice warnings in force will continue over the next few days.
BBC reports from the scene of Swiss resort bar fire
The BBC’s Silvia Costeloe says the bar where the fire broke out has been around for at least 40 years, and is considered an institution in the area.
The best pictures from around the world as 2026 begins
From spectacular firework displays to chilly sea dips, nations celebrate the start of 2026.
How the ‘postcode lottery’ of parenting really impacts young children
BBC Radio 4’s Today will follow six parents for five years, chronicling the ups and downs of looking after a young child in modern Britain.
Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable
Police arrested 14 crew members on the ship sailing from the St Petersburg to the Israeli port of Haifa.