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Watch: Another White House renovation? A look at Trump's new helipad

The facility will be the first of its kind at the White House - though critics feel it alters the property's historic grounds.

· 694 words· updated September 3, 2026 at 04:14 AM

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad. The facility is the first dedicated landing pad at the White House. The project's completion comes after the Supreme Court allowed the president to continue construction of the $400m (£297m) ballroom project.

The BBC's Bernd Debusmann Jr takes a closer look.

Satellite images show how Canadian 'island' vanished before turning up 20 miles away

BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to track the mysterious phenomenon, which has surprised people around the world.

Watch: From Star Wars to Banksy, the art is with you at new Lucas Museum

The museum, founded Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife, will feature more than 1,200 works of art.

Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk

For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Watch: Moment Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is found guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder

The rapper's killing became one of popular culture's great mysteries, with countless theories but no arrests until 2023.

Watch: Hikers airlifted to safety after flash flooding hits Grand Canyon

About 15 people are thought to be missing or unaccounted for after flash flooding swept through parts of the iconic landmark.

Relief may be near for Indiana city after days without power

After nearly two-weeks without power, Gary, Indiana residents and officials call for accountability, infrastructure improvements, and customer relief measures.

'Absolutely ridiculous': Canadians react to new tariff tensions with the US

Many voiced frustration at the escalating trade war, warning it risks damaging the deep economic and cultural ties between the two neighbours.

Watch: Doug Ford's blunt warning to Trump over Canada tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford lists the ways Canada could hurt the US economy - and uses blunt language to taunt the US president.

'Scared to death': Thousands evacuate Nevada homes as wildfire spreads

Tens of thousands of people in the US state have been warned to evacuate as the wildfire spreads in the outskirts of Reno.

What do locals think of IndyCar in Washington DC?

US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the race through Washington DC streets on Sunday.

Trump Mobile promoted a 'Made in the USA' phone - but the details kept changing

BBC Verify tracks the changes in design, spec, manufacture and release date of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile.

'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?

As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.

Watch: Taking a 180mph spin round America's birthday Grand Prix racetrack

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations and the first major auto race in the US capital in more than 24 years.

Watch: How does the US national debt affect consumers around the world?

The debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show.

Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware

Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.

Democratic socialist speaks to BBC after shock win in Florida primary

Nixon now faces a tough campaign against incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody in November.

How Harry and Meghan are ending their 'American dream'

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil examines the life the couple built in Hollywood, as they sought privacy and independence.

What do people in London think of Harry and Meghan's UK return?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Sussex are planning to relocate from the US and move back to the UK later this month. What do people in London think of the couple's return?

Watch: What to know about Trump's trusted aide Natalie Harp

The BBC's Bernd Debusmann explains who she is and how she came to hold such a prominent role in the US president's inner circle.

What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

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