By Leisha Chi-Santorelli and Annabel Rackham at Theatre Royal Drury Lane BBC News Culture Britain’s top stars from the world of fashion and the creative arts descended on London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the famed West End for what is being called the biggest sartorial event of the season. The second annual Vogue World…

By Bob Dale BBC News, Sussex Flights at Gatwick Airport have been cancelled, delayed or diverted due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Dozens of arrivals and departures were affected on Thursday evening – Gatwick confirmed 22 cancellations as of 22:00 BST. According to the website FlightRadar24, hundreds of flights have been delayed in…

A 102-year-old War World Two veteran has abseiled down a hospital in London, to raise money for charity. Colin Bell, who was in the RAF as a Mosquito bomber pilot, descended 280ft down the Royal London Hospital in central London. He is raising money for three charities, the Royal College of Nursing Foundation, the RAF…

You’re joining us after President Biden’s son Hunter was criminally charged with three counts of lying when buying a firearm. The development comes after efforts to reach a plea deal failed back in July. It’s the first time the child of a sitting president has been criminally prosecuted. This all adds up to a rough…

A team of police and firefighters in Massachusetts found a missing dog trapped on rocks in the Charles River. Police say the dog, named Maggie, had already gone over at least one waterfall before being discovered. She was swept further downstream during the first attempt to rescue her.

By Lisa Lambert BBC News Princess Diana’s sweater featuring a black sheep among rows of white ones has sold for $1.14 million (£920,000) at an auction by Sotheby’s in New York. Bidding opened 31 August, and the top bid stayed under $200,000 (£161,000) until the auction’s final minutes. Sotheby’s had estimated the value of the…

President Biden’s son Hunter has been criminally charged with three counts of lying when buying a firearm, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed. The indictment marks the first time the child of a sitting president has been criminally prosecuted. A planned plea bargain to resolve gun and tax-related charges he faced abruptly fell…

By Mattea Bubalo BBC News Police in the United Arab Emirates have seized 13 tonnes of amphetamine pills smuggled in furniture. More than $1bn (£810m) worth of the drug known as Captagon were found after officers were alerted to a suspicious looking shipping container. A video showed Dubai police tearing open wooden panels and doors…

BBC’s digital journalist Sam Cabral questioned Nasa about the recent reports of non-human corpses coming from Mexico and what importance the administration attached to them. Officials from the US space organisation convened on Thursday to release a new report on UFOs – or UAPs, as it calls them.

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