She’s up for three awards tonight but if singer Olivia Dean can only bag one she’s hoping it’s Best New Artist. In that category she’s up against the likes of Raye, Mahalia, PinkPantheress and Yussef Dayes but she says this category feels like “less pressure” than her other nominations. The Dive singer has already been…
51 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Cut tax! Spend less! Spend more! Tax more! Pay off the debt! Spend more on defence! More for me! Less for you! Chancellors are never short of demands from the outside world or their colleagues on the inside for action. After taking…
9 minutes ago About sharing In addition to those killed as crowds rushed around lorries on Thursday morning – 760 people were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry said. After the events at al-Rashid Street in Gaza, in which more than 100 people were reported killed after a rush on an aid convoy, the international community…
President Biden has promised to step up aid after the death of more than 100 people seeking aid on Thursday.
15 hours ago About sharing The Singapore leg of the Eras tour has Swifties flying in from around the region By Frances Mao in Singapore In the glitzy Asian city-state of Singapore, the sequins are out, limousines polished and hotel pillows plumped. The city’s hosting Taylor Swift’s Eras tour this week – an honour, but…
34 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg and Sean Seddon BBC News The father of a girl who took her own life says cyber-bullying should be made a specific crime to protect children. Mia Janin’s parents had no idea she was being targeted on social media by pupils at her London school before she…
10 hours ago About sharing Watch: The male orca (in the foreground) was captured on camera hunting a juvenile shark By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an “astonishing” attack. Scientists said it was “unprecedented” and showed the…
32 minutes ago About sharing Iris Apfel: “I think dressing up should be fun” By Christy Cooney BBC News American designer and fashion icon Iris Apfel has died at the age of 102. The self-described “geriatric starlet” was known for her distinctive cropped white hair, oversized glasses, bright lipstick and chunky beads. Apfel reached the…
Alex was four when he started skiing Matthew Bassett BBC News 7 hours ago When Alex Baddock’s kidneys failed, his mother did what most parents would do and donated one of hers. But he had to wait until he was three for a transplant, meaning he spent much of his early life on dialysis and…
1 hour ago About sharing Palestinians wounded in the rush on the aid convoy resting at al-Shifa Hospital By Christy Cooney BBC News Many of the people treated for injuries following a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza on Thursday suffered gunshot wounds, the UN has said. UN observers visited Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital…