Skip to content
British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live

How do tornadoes form?

More on the tornado which has torn through the village of Pomas in south-west France.

25 August 2026
France
Severe weather
Tornadoes

A composite image of a street with burnt out cars and Melania Trump

What we know about Ukraine-Russia truce in Oleshky, brokered by Melania Trump

The Russian-occupied city of Oleshky has had no electricity, gas or water for three years, as residents reported having to eat weeds to survive.

Europe
Composite image: (Left) A man holding a Serbian flag in a crowd and (right) BBC correspondent reporting from Belgrade

Joy and disbelief on Serbian streets as Vučić concedes election defeat

BBC correspondent Nick Thorpe reports from Belgrade, where there were rapturous celebrations following the victory of the student-led movement.

Europe
Orange flames light up an old building in the alps

Fire engulfs Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat

Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old German man following the fire.

Europe
BBC Correspondent Dan Johnson stands in front of destroyed retail park

Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks

The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.

Europe
A man can be seen being flown while being carried by a drone

Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line

The serviceman was surrounded by landmines and enemy drones so a ground rescue was not possible, Ukraine's military says.

Europe
Pope Leo clasps his hands in prayer

Pope Leo XIV thanks wellwishers in first event after cancer surgery

The Pope's first event since his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery saw him recite the traditional Angelus prayer from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace.

Europe
Burning skip dragged through streets

Violent clashes between police and protesters in Albania

Police in Albania's capital Tirana have fired tear gas and water cannons onto crowds gathered outside the Ministry of Education where students are among those protesting.

Europe
Side view of two military men dressed in dark green in operations room

Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline

Kyiv says it has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months

Europe
Zelensky thanks the "real leaders" in Europe for supporting Ukraine

Watch: Will Ukraine get the support needed as tensions with US rise?

Zelensky thanked the "real leaders" ahead of a meeting with the EU in Brussels.

Europe
Sunderland fans dance around and wave flags with the club crest on after their win against Torreense.

Sunderland fans celebrate first European away win in 53 years

Sunderland beat Torreense 2-1 in the Europa League in Portugal.

Europe
Large plumes of smoke coming from the hollow remains of a supermarket

Moment drone hits supermarket in Odesa

CCTV video verified by the BBC shows the drone strike in the town of Mayaky in Ukraine's Odesa region.

Europe
Split screen image. On the left, Sarah Rainsford. On the right, Pope Leo XIV.

What we know about the Pope's lung cancer diagnosis

The Pope is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung.

Europe
Dan Johnson standing in front of an apartment block that was hit by a Russian missile attack.

Watch: Block of flats destroyed in Russian strikes on Ukraine

BBC Ukraine Correspondent Dan Johnson is in Kyiv, where at least three people were killed in overnight strikes.

Europe
Man in a blue windbreaker standing in front of Kyiv landmarks

Watch: What could Trump's energy ceasefire mean for Ukraine?

The BBC's Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv, where Ukrainians face another winter with electricity outages.

Europe
Roman Abramovich

Watch: How did Roman Abramovich's advisors help hide his wealth?

Working with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC Panorama reveals how the Russian billionaire hid his wealth with the help of Deloitte.

Europe
Olena standing in the countryside

Watch: Fleeing Kyiv for the countryside ahead of winter

A Kyiv resident told the BBC she has moved away from "everything that can be a Russian target" as Ukraine braces for another cold winter under intense attacks.

Europe
Nick Beake stands in front of a large crowd in Lille

Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille

The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.

Europe
Split image showing Rosenberg outside in Moscow looking into the camera and Peskov during conference

Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death

The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.

Europe
Nick Beake on a street in Lille with a burning bin behind him

Watch: Bin on fire at school protests on the streets of Lille

The demonstrators are calling for better government investment in high schools.

Europe
Right, a woman holds up a protest sign. Left, a man with glasses and a brown suit.

Watch: How Spain's housing crisis has resulted in an early general election

A series of measures to tackle the housing crisis were defeated in parliament on Friday

Europe

British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Live
  • Weather
  • BBC Shop
  • BritBox

The BBC is in multiple languages

Read the BBC In your own language

BBC News Brasil
BBC News Mundo (Spanish)
BBC News မြန်မာ (Burmese)
BBC News 中文 (Chinese)
BBC News Indonesia
BBC News 코리아 (Korean)
BBC News ไทย (Thai)
BBC News Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
BBC News Azərbaycanca (Azeri)
BBC News Magyarul (Hungarian)
BBC News Кыргыз Кызматы (Kyrgyz)
BBC News Polska (Polish)
BBC News România (Romanian)
BBC News Русская служба (Russian)
BBC News na srpskom (Serbian)
BBC News Україна (Ukrainian)
BBC News O'zbek (Uzbek)
BBC News عربي (Arabic)
BBC News فارسی (Persian)
BBC News Türkçe (Turkish)
BBC News বাংলা (Bengali)
BBC News دری (Dari)
BBC News ગુજરાતી (Gujarati)
BBC News हिन्दी (Hindi)
BBC News मराठी (Marathi)
BBC News नेपाली (Nepali)
BBC News සිංහල (Sinhala)
BBC News ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
BBC News Afaan Oromoo
BBC News አማርኛ (Amharic)
BBC News Afrique (French)
BBC News Hausa
BBC News Gaelic NAIDHEACHDAN
BBC News Ìgbò
BBC News Japanese 日本語
BBC News Gahuza
BBC News Pidgin
BBC News Somali
BBC News Swahili
BBC News தமிழ் (Tamil)
BBC News తెలుగు (Telugu)
BBC News ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)
BBC News اردو (Urdu)
BBC News Yorùbá
BBC News World Service
Follow BBC on:
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Do not share or sell my info
  • Accessibility Help
  • Contact the BBC
  • Advertise with us
  • BBC.com Help & FAQs
  • Content Index
  • Set Preferred Source

Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.