4 hours ago About sharing The Tortured Poets Department, released on Friday, features 31 songs By Noor Nanji & Annabel Rackham Culture reporters For two female journalists in their 30s – who also happen to be massive Swifties – there’s a lot about Taylor Swift’s new album that rings true. From partners who strung us…
1 hour ago About sharing By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent The latest round in the region’s most dangerous rivalry appears to be over, for now. Israel still has not officially acknowledged that the attack in Iran in the early hours of Friday morning was its doing. Meanwhile, Iran’s military and political leaders have downplayed,…
15 minutes ago About sharing The new arena is part of a development around Manchester City’s Etihad stadium By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter A new £365m venue backed by Harry Styles and other heavyweights will become the UK’s biggest indoor arena when it opens in Manchester, overtaking its city rival and aiming to…
1 hour ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Liz Truss’s publishers have apologised and agreed to remove a false quote linked to an antisemistic conspiracy theory from her new book. The ex-prime minister’s memoir includes a quote wrongly attributed to banking dynasty founder Mayer Amschel Rothschild, suggesting he wanted to “control”…
1 hour ago About sharing By Nada Tawfik BBC News, at the courthouse in New York A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held. After dousing himself in a liquid, he threw pamphlets in the air in front of news media…
15 minutes ago About sharing Patriot missiles – like this one in an archive photo – are capable of shooting down high-speed targets By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Nato will give Ukraine more advanced air defences after urgent Kyiv pleas and deadly Russian attacks, military bloc head Jens Stoltenberg has said. His comments come after…
18 minutes ago About sharing Transport Minister Ken Skates says the changes to the policy will address the concerns that “a lot of people” have raised “on a consistent basis” By Cemlyn Davies & Tink Llewellyn BBC News Some roads in Wales will revert to 30mph following backlash at the Welsh government’s £34m default 20mph…
7 minutes ago About sharing Thirteen people were killed and 15 wounded on Bloody Sunday By David Wilson BBC News NI Fifteen former soldiers investigated for perjury over Bloody Sunday will not face any charges. Thirteen people were shot dead when soldiers opened fire on marchers during a civil rights march in Londonderry on 30…
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken after her husband was charged over embezzling SNP funds.
5 hours ago About sharing Taylor Swift has won the Grammy for Album of the Year four times – more than any other artist By Mark Savage Music correspondent, BBC News That Taylor Swift would write a break-up album is no surprise. Over her last 10 records, the star has taken a scalpel to her…