32 minutes ago About sharing European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Ukraine’s President Zelensky in Kyiv last week By Sofia Bettiza BBC News, Brussels The European Commission has recommended that formal talks should begin with Ukraine on joining the European Union. The step takes Kyiv closer to the coveted prize of EU membership,…
12 minutes ago About sharing Carol Vorderman is to leave her weekly show on BBC Radio Wales, saying she has broken BBC guidelines by attacking the government on social media. The presenter, who has hosted the Saturday morning show for five years, is a vocal critic of the government on X, formerly Twitter. The BBC…
6 minutes ago About sharing By Vishala Sri-Pathma Business reporter, BBC News Fans of the chocolate bar Caramac have been left “devastated” after Nestle confirmed it is discontinuing the sweet. Nestle said it was “a difficult decision” but pointed to slower sales in recent years. Caramac was launched more than 60 years ago, quickly gaining…
1 hour ago About sharing Alfie Lewis has been named locally after the stabbing near Horsforth School on Tuesday By Kevin Shoesmith & Tom Airey BBC News A boy who died after a stabbing near a school in Leeds has been named locally as 15-year-old Alfie Lewis. Emergency services were called to Town Street in…
18 minutes ago About sharing Timbaland has produced hits for Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott and Aaliyah By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Producer and rapper Timbaland has apologised after being criticised for suggesting Justin Timberlake should “put a muzzle” on Britney Spears. In her recent memoir, Spears revealed details about her relationship with Timberlake…
November 8, 2023 Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War We don’t have to accept psychic numbing or endless violence as the only possible responses to our broken world. Kelly Denton-Borhaug Ad Policy Relatives of the victims of the atomic bomb offer flowers at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary of the…
Books & the Arts / November 8, 2023 A Modern-Day Fable for the Tenant Class Hilary Leichter’s fiction examines contemporary crises like work and inequality through the lens of magical realism. Her latest novel, Terrace Story, is a parable about the family and housing. Grace Byron Ad Policy A New York apartment building. (Photo by…
10 hours ago About sharing By Mark Easton & Sean Seddon BBC News A pro-Palestinian march due to take place on Armistice Day would only be banned as a “last resort”, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner said. Sir Mark Rowley vowed officers would do all they could to protect remembrance activities and Jewish communities. While he…
5 hours ago About sharing Watch: Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards… in 60 seconds By Andre Rhoden-Paul at Claridge’s Hotel It was a night of glitz and glamour as stars from the world of entertainment hit the red carpet for the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards. The luxury fashion magazine’s annual…
1 hour ago About sharing By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem The call to Mahmoud Shaheen came at dawn. It was Thursday 19 October at about 06:30, and Israel had been bombing Gaza for 12 days straight. He’d been in his third-floor, three-bedroom flat in al-Zahra, a middle-class area in the north of the Gaza…