Surabaya: Suicide bombers attack Indonesia police headquarters
Having difficulty reading this email? View it online
Today's Headlines May 13
Top News Stories
Surabaya: Suicide bombers attack Indonesia police headquarters
The attack on Surabaya police HQ comes one day after deadly church bombings in the Indonesian city.
Headline image
Iraq election: Shia rivals of PM Abadi 'make gains'
The bloc led by PM Haider al-Abadi is trailing behind two other Shia groups, early results suggest.
Jerusalem embassy: US officials to attend opening ceremony
Senior US officials are to attend Monday's ceremony, as Palestinians gather for mass protests.
Royal Wedding 2018: Black Britons on the 'Meghan effect'
BBC News talks to black Britons in Coventry about the Royal Wedding and the 'Meghan effect'.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
Malaysia to review not revoke fake news law, says Mahathir
New PM Mahathir Mohamad had promised to ditch the law but said there were "limits" to free speech.
Sport
Barcelona's unbeaten run ends with one match to go
Barcelona's dream of going a whole La Liga season unbeaten ends in their penultimate game as they are beaten by Levante.
Players Championship: Webb Simpson claims four shot win as Tiger Woods falls short of final round comeback
Tiger Woods' final round charge fell short as Webb Simpson holds his nerve to win the Players Championship by four shots and claim a first win since 2013.
What happened on final day of Premier League season?
Liverpool finish fourth, Swansea are relegated and Tottenham win a nine-goal thriller on the final day of the Premier League season.
Top Videos
Video image
Kim Jong-un: What's it like having the same name as a North Korean leader?
Video image
Students killed as bridge collapses
Video image
Chinese aircraft carrier starts sea trials
Video image
Bereaved Australian father describes his feelings
Magazine
Magazine image
'I'm sad that I didn't have sex until I was 37'
Joseph didn't have sex until quite late in life - but he says his involuntary celibacy didn't make him angry towards women.
Business
Trump seeks to save Chinese jobs at ZTE ahead of trade talks
The US president makes a surprise move to help a telecoms firm subject to a US export ban.
Xerox aborts $6.1bn sale to Japan's Fujifilm
Xerox abandoned the deal after reaching an agreement with activist investors who opposed the merger.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
Technology
Google to warn when humans chat with convincing bots
Humans will be told if they are talking to bots that can convincingly mimic human speech.
Record $120m fine for nuisance robocalls
A US man is fined $120m (£88m) for making more than 90 million automated marketing calls.
Capital
Story image
The food you buy really is shrinking
From chocolate to toilet roll, consumers are getting less for their money
 
Story image
How music reflects the economy
What do the most played songs on Spotify have to do with the economy?
Culture
Story image
Cannes' wonderfully weird film posters
From gun-totting housewives to kung fu-fighting dim sum
 
Story image
Four stars for a haunting gangster film
Ash is Purest White explores the soul of modern China
Earth
Story image
The worst storm in British history?
It caused havoc across swathes of the country
 
Story image
The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
Future
Story image
The real life Batmobile
The flying military truck that inspired Batman's 'Tumbler'
 
Story image
What our facial expressions really mean
They don’t actually show how someone is feeling
Travel
Story image
The city that comes alive after dark
People eat their way through the night to breakfast
 
Story image
A treasure found at Egypt’s pyramids
‘The slightest knock could be catastrophic’
 
World News TV
BBC World News: Meet The Team
Showing Now and Next
Regional TV Schedules

Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? Get your own copy.  Sign up today!

Check out our new weekly newsletter "If You Only Read 6 Things This Week..." Learn more!