UK: Alphonso the robot waiter delighting cafe visitors

An AI robot waiter named Alphonso is delighting a cafe’s customers while helping staff, according to its manager. No. 30 Coffee Lounge in Brandon, Suffolk, recently welcomed Alphonso that has…

UK: Conservatives push for ban on phones in schools

The Conservatives have said they will push for MPs to be given a vote on banning mobile phones in schools this week. The party will attempt to amend the Labour…

Vatican: Pope seen for the first time since going to hospital

The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago. The photo shows the pontiff sitting in a wheelchair in front…

Ukraine: Trump and Putin to hold call on ceasefire deal soon, US envoy says

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak in coming days, as talks continue over a possible ceasefire in the three-year war in Ukraine. US envoy…

Vatican: Pope Francis says he faces ‘period of trial’ in health update

Pope Francis has said he faces a “period of trial” as he thanked well-wishers on Sunday for their prayers. The Argentine pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after…

Serbia: Largest-ever rally sees 325,000 protest against government

Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Serbia’s capital on Saturday to protest over the deaths of 15 people in a railway station collapse. While the government put attendance at…

Serbia: Tens of thousands attend anti-government protest

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Serbia’s capital to protest against the deaths of 15 people in a railway station collapse. The government has put attendance at 107,000…

UK: PM Keir Starmer’s ad hoc alliance could still struggle to materialise

UK Prime MinisterSir Keir Starmer says a “huge amount” has happened since his “coalition of the willing” idea first surfaced at his Lancaster House summit a fortnight ago. He is…

Italy: Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits the country

There has been flooding and landslides in parts of northern Italy as red alerts cover cities including Florence and Pisa. Torrential rain prompted the alerts for parts of Tuscany and…

UK: Clothes brand gets 100 complaints a day that models are ‘too fat

The boss of online clothing brand Snag has told the BBC it gets more than 100 complaints a day that the models in its adverts are “too fat”. Chief executive…