Barbie, Oppenheimer & a wardrobe mishap? The Oscars in 60 seconds
Robert Downey Jr won his first Oscar, Emma Stone had a wardrobe malfunction and more best bits in 60 seconds.
March 2024
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Murphy wins best actor as Oppenheimer sweeps Oscars
9 hours ago About sharing Barbie, Oppenheimer & a wardrobe mishap? Oscars best-bits in 60 seconds By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Cillian Murphy has become the first Irish-born winner of the best actor award, as Oppenheimer swept the Oscars. The film dominated proceedings, winning best picture, best director for Christopher Nolan, and best supporting actor…
Catfishing abuser admits girl’s manslaughter
1 minute ago About sharing Alexander McCartney has admitted charges against more than 60 victims A man at the centre of one of the world’s largest catfishing child abuse investigations admits the manslaughter of a 12-year-old girl. Alexander McCartney, 25, Newry, County Down, has pleaded guilty to 185 charges involving more than 60 victims. The…
Ex-Tory MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform
19 minutes ago About sharing Former Tory deputy chairman defects to Reform Party By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Former Conservative Party Vice-Chairman Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK. Mr Anderson was suspended as a Conservative MP after refusing to apologise for claims Islamists had “control” of London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The defection…
Kate admits editing Mother’s Day photo
20 minutes ago About sharing By Emma Harrison & Sean Coughlan BBC News The Princess of Wales has apologised “for any confusion” her Mother’s Day photograph caused, after five agencies retracted it over editing concerns. Catherine, in a statement posted on Kensington Palace social media, said: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with…
Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip
1 hour ago About sharing By Will Grant BBC Central America correspondent Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained…
Home Office is dysfunctional, says ex-watchdog
1 hour ago About sharing The Home Office is a massive and complex department, the former borders inspector tells The Today Podcast By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent The Home Office is dysfunctional and in urgent need of reform, the recently-sacked independent borders inspector has told the BBC’s Today Podcast. David Neal said immigration…
‘I was tricked into buying a holiday caravan as a full-time home’
40 minutes ago About sharing Mike Chesworth bought his mobile home for £180,000 in 2019 By Rory Carson BBC Panorama People are being tricked into buying homes on holiday parks where they have no right to live, the BBC has found. Buyers told BBC One’s Panorama they were cheated out of their life savings after…
Brianna’s mother meets mum of daughter’s killer
32 minutes ago About sharing Esther Ghey says Scarlett Jenkinson’s mother was “open” and “respectful” By Judith Burns and Katie Roberts BBC Murdered teenager Brianna Ghey’s mother has met a parent of one of her daughter’s killers, five weeks after they were sentenced for murder. Esther Ghey said she felt a “connection” to Scarlett Jenkinson’s…
Australian teen pleads guilty to UK mum’s murder
Lovell was allegedly stabbed during a break-in in her home in the Brisbane suburb of North Lakes.