Prince William tries his hand at dragon boating in Singapore
The Prince of Wales was said to have “kept up really well” during a dragon boat training session.
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Barbra Streisand: I haven’t had much fun in my life
7 hours ago About sharing Barbra Streisand: “I’m a very private person. I don’t enjoy stardom.” By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent When Barbra Streisand was 17 years old and living away from home for the first time, she set herself a goal. “I have to become famous,” she told herself, “just so I can…
Fast fashion: Boohoo breaks promises on ethical overhaul
10 minutes ago About sharing By Panorama team BBC News Fast-fashion firm Boohoo has broken promises to make its clothes fairly and ethically, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. An undercover reporter at the company’s Manchester HQ saw evidence of staff pressuring suppliers to drive prices down, even after deals had been agreed. It comes…
Watch: UK skies lit up by stunning Northern Lights show
Pictures and videos shared on social media capture the brightly coloured phenomenon.
NHS pay: Health staff win Covid bonus after legal action threat
51 minutes ago About sharing By Hugh Pym & Aurelia Foster BBC News The government has agreed to fund a one-off bonus for health workers who missed out previously because they worked for non-NHS organisations. A payment of at least £1,655 was agreed as part of the NHS pay deal in England this year, to…
Few reasons for optimism after Antony Blinken’s diplomatic dash
29 minutes ago About sharing Anthony Blinken has faced a challenging few days on his visit to the region By Anthony Zurcher Travelling with the US secretary of state For three days, the US’s top diplomat, Antony Blinken, has been dashing around the Middle East, trying to contain a situation that threatens to spin out…
Annual oil and gas licences planned with net zero commitment required
43 minutes ago About sharing By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News Licences for oil and gas projects in the North Sea are set to be awarded annually, under government plans. There is currently no fixed period between licensing rounds – but this would change under a bill to be announced in Tuesday’s King’s Speech….
Musk says his new AI chatbot has ‘a little humour’
1 hour ago About sharing By Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News Elon Musk has launched an AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X, formerly Twitter, but so far it is only available to selected users. “In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists,” he posted on X, before…
British Gaza evacuees have three days to leave Egypt
1 hour ago About sharing Ibrahim, Yosra and their two young children are now waiting in Egypt By Ashitha Nagesh Community affairs correspondent British people and other foreign nationals who have fled Gaza only have 72 hours – three days – in Egypt before they need to leave. Hundreds of foreign nationals were evacuated from…
Police petrol bombed in Edinburgh Bonfire Night disorder
About 100 young people threw firebombs and fireworks at riot police deployed to the Niddrie area of Edinburgh.