8 hours ago About sharing Sheku Kanneh-Mason said there was “so much wonderful British music” which could replace Rule, Britannia! By Noor Nanji & Steven McIntosh Culture reporters Musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason has said Rule, Britannia! “makes people feel uncomfortable” and should not be sung at the Last Night of the Proms. The song sparked debate…
59 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Hancock BBC News A new storm is set to hit the UK later with gusts of wind of up to 80mph (128km/h) and a risk to life. Storm Isha has prompted amber weather warnings for wind in much of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland from 18:00 GMT….
2 hours ago About sharing TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva (R) and singer Philipp Kirkorov were among the celebrities saying sorry for taking part in a nearly naked party By Vitaly Shevchenko Russia Editor, BBC Monitoring At the very end of last year, some of Russia’s top celebrities issued a series of videos apologising for appearing…
22 minutes ago About sharing Tou Ger Xiong is one of several Americans whose deaths in Colombia have been linked to dating apps A series of mysterious deaths involving American men in Colombia has been linked to dating apps. Relatives of those killed are now searching for answers, writes Austin Landis in Medellin. Tou Ger…
1 hour ago About sharing Thousands of protesters turned out in Hamburg on Friday as Germans become increasingly alarmed by the far-right revelations By Jessica Parker BBC Berlin correspondent Germany is wrestling with a potentially explosive debate over whether to ban the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD. Germans have been shocked by revelations…
Missiles and rockets were fired at the airbase by an Iranian-backed militia, the US military says.
15 minutes ago About sharing By Mark Lowen, in Jerusalem, and Sean Seddon BBC News Benjamin Netanyahu has again insisted Israel should retain security control over all the Palestinian territories. The Israeli prime minister said this condition was “contrary” to a future Palestinian state being established. His comments on Saturday defied pressure on his government…
3 minutes ago About sharing Twix was found dead by volunteers on Saturday By Danny Aeberhard BBC World Service’s Europe editor & Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Russia’s RZhD rail giant has apologised to the owners of a cat who died after being thrown off a company train by a conductor in freezing temperatures. “We sincerely…
Video widely shared on social media appears to show one vessel reverse into the other.
53 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Something strange is happening in part of the UK. Normally, when we ask politicians who they think will win an election they are performatively shy. “Ooh, I couldn’t possibly say,” or, “You should know far better than to ask before a single…