World / November 21, 2023 Time for a Transnational Uprising Against a Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race? The specter of omnicide looms. Norman Solomon Ad Policy Demonstrators march toward Central Park during a nuclear disarmament rally of 750,000 in New York, N.Y., on June 12, 1982. (Lee Frey / Getty) Forty years ago, across…
1 hour ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Doctors must be on high alert for measles as vaccine rates among young children have dipped to a 10-year low, leaving some unprotected and risking outbreaks of the highly infectious and dangerous virus, experts say. It is the first time in decades the Royal…
20 minutes ago About sharing Paddy McGuinness, Chris Harris and Freddie Flintoff took over as Top Gear’s hosting trio in 2019 By Yasmin Rufo BBC News The BBC’s flagship show Top Gear will not return “for the foreseeable future” after presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was hurt in a crash while filming last year. In a…
16 minutes ago About sharing By Amy Stewart BBC News NI A social media post about Northern Ireland which used an Irish tricolour has been removed by 10 Downing Street. An edited version of the Instagram post has now been uploaded without the flag. The post was about an event in Downing Street on Sunday…
The ruling at the Supreme Court is the latest in a long-running legal dispute.
14 minutes ago About sharing Nicola Bulley’s body was found in the River Wyre three weeks after she disappeared By Lynette Horsburgh & Tom Mullen BBC News The disclosure of “highly sensitive” personal information by police investigating Nicola Bulley’s disappearance was “avoidable and unnecessary”, a review has concluded. Ms Bulley disappeared while out walking her…
37 minutes ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter A lost BBC interview with street artist Banksy has been unearthed in which the mysterious artist reveals what his first name is. In the 2003 recording, BBC reporter Nigel Wrench asks him if he is called “Robert Banks”, and the artist replies: “It’s Robbie.” This…
Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Henderson and Hugo Morris have not been seen since Sunday.
5 hours ago About sharing James Bond actor Rory Kinnear calls for safer film sets By Sophie van Brugen Entertainment reporter As Hollywood returns to work following the recent writers and actors’ strikes, industry figures are calling for health and safety to be made a priority to avoid any more lives being put at risk….
1 hour ago About sharing The US lawsuit accuses former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, of rape By Rianna Croxford, investigations correspondent BBC News and BBC Panorama Abercrombie & Fitch says it’s stopped providing additional retirement income to its former boss following allegations of sex trafficking. On top of his standard pension, Mike…