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DanTDM: How YouTube star went from shy schoolboy to internet sensation
By Katie Razzall & Emma Saunders Culture and media editor and reporter YouTube creators now rank as some of the most influential voices in contemporary culture. One of the UK’s richest and most successful YouTubers, DanTDM, has a reported net worth greater than many professional footballers. The 31-year-old has turned his love of video games…
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Nursery fentanyl death provokes horror and fear in Bronx
By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Rosa passes by Divino Niño Daycare every day on her way to work at her own childcare centre in the northern New York City borough of the Bronx. Rosa (not her real name) said she used to glance at the sign in the daycare’s window, taking note of…
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TikTok frenzies ‘putting police and schools under strain’
By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Police leaders and teachers’ unions are warning that TikTok frenzies that encourage anti-social behaviour are putting a strain on public services. It comes after the BBC revealed how disproportionate engagement driven by TikTok was linked to disruption. The BBC found four recent examples, including public interference…
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‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ – how LGBT life is changing in Italy
By Sofia Bettiza BBC News, Italy Italian authorities are bringing in new measures targeting LGBT families and making it harder for them to have children. Many same-sex parents feel that a new law, which would make it illegal to have surrogacy abroad, is a personal attack against them. “We have two options: to stay in…
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Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms
By Dominic Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News People living with long Covid after being admitted to hospital are more likely to show some damage to major organs, according to a new study. MRI scans revealed patients were three times more likely to have some abnormalities in multiple organs such as the lungs, brain and kidneys.…
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Incendiary remark on Sikh’s murder stokes debate in Canada diaspora
By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto A row between Canada and India over the murder of a Sikh separatist has stoked talk of political friction among some Sikhs and Hindus in the diaspora, though others say it’s overblown. After Mr Trudeau’s public accusation on Monday that India may have been behind the killing of Hardeep…
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Bob Menendez steps down as US Senate foreign relations chairman after indictment
By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington A veteran US senator has temporarily stepped down as head of the chamber’s powerful foreign relations committee as he battles bribery charges. Justice department prosecutors allege Robert Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in bribes to aid Egypt’s government. The couple have denied the…
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NME: The high-end magazines making a vinyl-style comeback
By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Throughout the second half of the 20th Century, the weekly trip to a local newsagent to pick up your favourite music magazine was a rite of passage for millions of British teenagers. The iconic covers of titles like NME, Melody Maker and Sounds were graced by everyone from the The…
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Watch: Moment missile hits Russia’s Black Sea fleet HQ
Footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment a Ukrainian missile strike hit the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea. One serviceman is missing after the missile attack on the port city of Sevastopol, according to Moscow. A Ukrainian military source told the BBC that Friday’s attack was carried out using Storm Shadow…
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Canadian mother and twins charged with pretending to be Inuit
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Three women in Canada have been criminally charged after allegedly pretending to be Inuit to receive benefits from indigenous organisations. According to police, two 25-year-old sisters committed fraud by posing as adopted Inuit children. Both sisters and their 59-year-old mother are facing two counts of fraud each. One…