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There has been a lot of debate around the world about ultra-processed food and some studies have suggested it is linked to poor health. But, what exactly is ultra-processed food and is it harmful for us?Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/newsOleh BBC News

Discussing food is like discussing the weather - it can get people talking for hours.But when the BBC recently visited one of Asia’s leading food and drink events, it became clear that there are some cuisines that leave even the foodies speechless.“British food?” asked one Thai woman. “Um… I’m not really sure what that is. Is that, like, sausage?”S…

Israel has continued its offensive on several parts of Gaza as the Israeli Defense Forces say they have found Hamas tunnels leading from the Rafah crossing into Egypt.It comes as the IDF continues to order controversial evacuations from the area.Israel says it has created a humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, but the UN says the area has no running wat…

You might remember the buzz over cloning when Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, was born in 1996. Fast forward two decades and cloning technology has moved on so much that you can now clone your pets. But, animal cloning is still controversial and critics have raised ethical concerns about the wellbeing of donors and surr…

The Israel Defense Force has told tens of thousands more Palestinians to leave Rafah, as it intensifies military operations in southern Gaza.Flyers dropped from the air and posts on social media told residents in the city's eastern districts to go to al-Mawasi - a narrow coastal area which Israel calls an "expanded humanitarian zone".Israel's plans…

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as Russia's president for the fifth time as he embarks on a new six-year term.When he first became president - in 2000 - at his inauguration ceremony he promised to preserve and develop democracy and take care of Russia. BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg asked Fiona Hill, a former White House national security advis…

Climate activist Great Thunberg is well-known across the world. But have you heard of Severn Cullis-Suzuki?In 1992, when she was just 12, Severn warned the world about the environmental crisis. Here she tells her story.Video from @bbcideas Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #ClimateChan…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying a clan of sperm whales in the East Caribbean, found the mammals use clicks to tell other whales who they are.Sperm whales are known to be very sociable and communicate with each other across thousands of miles with a series of rhythmic clicks, called codas.Researchers have analysed …

Apple has apologised after a backlash over an advert that showed objects, including musical instruments and books, being crushed by a hydraulic press.Apple said the advert fell short of its goal of empowering and celebrating creatives, in a statement released to marketing publication Ad Age.The video was meant to demonstrate how creativity has been…

"Russia has launched a new wave of counteroffensive operations in the Kharkiv sector," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukrainian commanders have been expecting a summer offensive for some time, but officials are adamant Russia does not have the resources to do so. The defence ministry in Kyiv said “there was an attempt by the enemy to …

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all. Conservationists primarily blame the fishing industry for the decline in numbers, as penguins depend on the sardines and anchovies they catch and sell. But fishermen say they are “a fraction of the problem”, as there are there factors like climate change and vulnerabilit…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Nigeria for their three-day visit. After receiving a private invitation from the country’s Ministry of Defence, the royal couple will travel to three different cities. They are expected to meet local charities and members of the national Invictus Games team, as Harry marks the event’s ten year annivers…

Israeli singer Eden Golan has qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest after a public vote.Her victory came hours after thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors gathered in the streets of Malmö, Sweden, where the contest is being held, to show their support for Gaza.The night before, the 20-year-old singer had been booed during dress r…

Plane bodies made by Boeing's largest supplier regularly left the factory with serious defects, according to a former quality inspector at the firm.Santiago Paredes who worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas, told the BBC he often found up to 200 defects on parts being readied for shipping to Boeing.Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing have both come und…

Big tech firms have scrambled to add AI-powered services since ChatGPT burst onto the scene. They use far more power than conventional applications, making going online much more energy-intensive. Researchers estimate that the AI industry could consume as much energy annually as a country the size of the Netherlands by 2027. Subscribe here: http://…

A UK toddler born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment. Opal Sandy was treated shortly before her first birthday - and six months on, can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk, saying words such as "Mama", "Dada" and "uh-oh". Given as an infusion into the ear, the therapy replaces faulty DNA ca…

A man who was injured when an attacker burst into his home in Hainault, London, has told the BBC it is a "miracle" he and his family survived. Henry De Los Rios Polania, his wife and four-year-old daughter were sleeping when a man brandishing a sword broke into their home on 30 April. He suffered serious hand injuries as he fought off the intruder.…

Russia is celebrating its annual Victory Day, which is held each year to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War Two. The centrepiece is a huge military parade through Red Square and past the Kremlin in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin used the occasion to warn that his forces were always ready for combat, and that he would not allow anyon…

Heavy shelling has been reported in Rafah, in southern Gaza, as US President Joe Biden warns Israel against a major offensive there.Biden said if Israeli troops enter the densely-packed city "we're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells". In response Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, described it as a "very disappointing sta…

A German spy chief has told the BBC that the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party poses a risk to democracy.The AfD rejects accusations of extremism, but the BBC has found clear links between significant party members and former neo-Nazi networks.The party is currently second in the opinion polls, ahead of regional and European elections.Cli…

A spy chief in Germany has said that the country’s prominent far-right party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), poses a danger to the “roots” of democracy. While the party has repeatedly rejected accusations of extremism, the BBC has found a clear crossover between AfD figures and far-right networks, some of which are classed as anti-democratic or…

The world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, BBC analysis has found. Climate change and planet warming gases are mostly to blame, though natural weather event El Niño has also helped warm the seas. The super-heated oceans have hit marine life hard, and has driven a new wave of coral bleaching. The analysis…

There has been fighting and bombardment on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as Israel said the Kerem Shalom crossing had reopened for aid. The Israeli military said troops had killed Hamas fighters in eastern Rafah as part of a "precise" counterterrorism operation. Hamas also reported battles. A UN agency said no supplies had enter…

Finland’s city Lahti was once a polluted industrial town, but over the past couple of decades it has transformed itself. The city, which is home to approximately 120,000 people, was named Europe’s green capital three years ago. So, what lessons can be learnt from its transformation?Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and fe…

The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, a senior administration official said. The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, the official told CBS News, the BBC's media partner in the US. Israel has not "fully addressed"…

President Xi Jinping has arrived in Serbia, as the European country strengthens its political and economic ties with China. Red flags lined the route from Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport and ran all the way along the motorway into the centre of the capital - Serbia’s way of showing that it is proud of its “ironclad friendship” with China. While it …

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China's relationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years.He will also meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during his visit to France.She has embraced a policy of "de-risking" from China, which includes tougher talk and cutting Europe's dependence on Chinese imports and tech…

The Ukrainian security service (SBU) says it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials.Two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels have been arrested.The SBU said they were part of a network of agents belonging to the Russian state security service (FSB).Ever since Russian…

Donald Trump's hush-money trial continues in New York with the third week of witness testimony. Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star at the centre of the trial, described her tough upbringing on the stand and what led her to adult movies. This historic New York trial revolves around a 2016 hush-money payment Trump made to porn star Stormy Daniels, w…

High visitor numbers are turning one of Britain's most scenic lakes green, researchers say. A report funded by the UK space agency suggests a link between peak tourist periods and algal blooming at Windermere in the Lake District. Algal blooming is caused by warm temperatures and nutrients, and can make the water green and toxic. Campaigners are li…

Rescuers in South Africa are searching for survivors after a five-storey apartment block under construction collapsed on Monday, killing five people and leaving at least 50 trapped. Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 26 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital but there were dozens more workers on the…

Israel's army says it has seized Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt, after continuously bombarding eastern Rafah overnight.Tanks moved in on the area, a vital entry point for aid, a day after Israel ordered civilians to evacuate the area.Truce talks meanwhile are to resume in Cairo after Israel said terms which Hamas had agreed to were unacceptable.I…

Two Nasa astronauts are due to head for the International Space Station aboard a new spacecraft. Boeing’s Starliner will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, in its first crewed test flight. The mission has been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the spacecraft's development. If it is successful, it will become the second private…

Hamas has said that it will agree to a ceasefire deal in Gaza, understood to be based on the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.However Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the proposed ceasefire “does not meet Israel’s demands” and attacks on the city of Rafah will continue. Israel has ordered one h…

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal that Hamas accepted is "far from meeting Israel's demands", and Israel will send a working delegation to negotiate further.Hamas said earlier it had approved a ceasefire deal for Gaza put forward by Qatari and Egyptian mediators.The war began when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel o…

Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari has told a media briefing that Israel is examining the ceasefire proposal which Hamas says it's accepted.Hamas says it has approved a ceasefire deal for Gaza put forward by Qatari and Egyptian mediators but it is not yet known exactly what the group has agreed to.The announcement comes as Israel has urged…

The Hamas leadership says it has accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.In a statement, the group says it has informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators of its decision.An Israeli official has said that Hamas has approved a "softened" Egyptian proposal that is not acceptable to Israel," Reuters reports.The announcement comes as Israel has urged…

Ukraine is outgunned and outmanned by the Russian invaders, who are inching closer. Incoming American ammunition is expected to help, but how the Ukrainian government is addressing its need to recruit is controversial. War-weary troops have told the BBC the military needs to "rethink" how it recruits. A new mobilisation bill passed earlier in April…

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China's relationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years. Mr Xi has spent most of Monday 6 May in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron will want to press Mr Xi on Beijing's friendship with Moscow - and how far it is prepared to go to settle the war in Ukraine.He will also mee…

For many people, grabbing a mouse or games controller to operate their computer is second nature.However, for some disabled people, it can be a challenge, or even impossible.Could “touchless computing” help? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and feature…

The Israeli military says it is "encouraging" people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to move towards an expanded humanitarian zone.It comes ahead of an expected offensive on the city, where more than 1.4 million people are sheltering.The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says it is a "limited scope" operation and not a wide-scale evacuation of easter…

Israel’s government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas. Hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure, police raided the broadcaster’s office in Jerusalem on Sunday. The broadcaster, which is headquartered in Qatar, call…

Dozens of people have died after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southernmost state. According to officials, 55 people are confirmed to have died, with another 74 missing in Rio Grande do Sul. Nearly 25,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes since the storms began last Saturday, and at least half a million peop…

Scientists have recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman - one of our closest evolutionary cousins. The 3D model is based on the flattened, shattered remains of a skull whose bones were so soft when excavated they had the consistency of "a well-dunked biscuit". The skull was found in Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the rema…

North Korea’s latest propaganda song “Friendly Father” has proven to be an unexpected hit… on TikTok. The pop-y propaganda has drawn praise from Gen Z users of the social media app, but experts say it hides something more sinister. With lyrics including “Let’s sing Kim Jong Un, the great leader/ Let’s brag about Kim Jong Un, our friendly father”, t…

Miami is a city known for its golden beaches, glamour and entertainment - but it is also the home to the Miami Heat basketball team.But the Miami Heat isn’t just a sports team - it is also a tech start-up.Before, during and after matches, data is gathered on spectators and what they do and purchase while at the venue, before being analysed on the t…

The UK government has been defeated in court - for a second time - for not doing enough to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental campaigners argued that the energy minister signed off the government's climate plan without evidence it could be achieved. The High Court ruled on Friday that the government will now be req…