Deadline Poet / December 12, 2023 The Death of Henry Kissinger Calvin Trillin Ad Policy Secretary of State Henry Kissinger make a statement in the State Department briefing room after receiving the Nobel Peace prize. (Wally McNamee / Corbis / Getty Images) This article appears in the December 25, 2023/January 1, 2024 issue. When somebody…
57 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Phone, TV and broadband customers must be told about any mid-contract price rises at the point of sale and “in pounds and pence” under new plans. Telecoms regulator Ofcom said it was concerned contracts were not providing “sufficient certainty” to customers due…
The fashion firm says it regrets any misunderstanding about its advertising campaign.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023 Venue: MediaCityUK, Salford Date: Tuesday, 19 December at 19:00 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app A shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Cricketer Stuart Broad, jockey Frankie Dettori,…
Wage increases are easing but continue to outpace inflation, making an imminent interest cut unlikely.
35 minutes ago About sharing Danielle Waldman was killed in the Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival By Orla Guerin BBC News, Tel Aviv Danielle Waldman danced the last dance of her young life some time before dawn on 7 October. Soon afterwards she and her friends had to run for their lives, but…
3 hours ago About sharing The government’s Rwanda plan and Rishi Sunak’s authority as PM are on the line By Chris Mason, political editor BBC News Invited to Downing Street for breakfast. Wooed in person, wooed over the phone, wooed over the airwaves. The government is embarking on a persuasion job, the like of which…
54 minutes ago About sharing Student Theo Brennan-Hulme was 21 when he killed himself in the bedroom of his student accommodation By Sophie Hutchinson BBC News Campaigners have written to the chief constables of Norfolk and Suffolk to request an investigation into thousands of mental health deaths in those areas. They say coroners are raising…
Watch the US artist sing and play on a public piano inside St Pancras International station.
Turkish football bosses suspended all leagues after a referee was punched to the ground by a club president following a top-flight game on Monday. Halil Umut Meler was struck by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, who ran on to the pitch after his team conceded a 97th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 Super Lig draw with…