By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter YouTube has said it has “suspended monetisation” on Russell Brand’s channel for “violating” its “creator responsibility policy”. The online platform said it was taking action “to protect” its users. The Metropolitan Police has received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003 in the wake of media allegations about…

By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore For the first time ever, more than one in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older. National data also shows the proportion of Japanese aged over 65 at 29.1% this year – a record. According to the UN, Japan has the world’s oldest population, measured by…

By James Clayton North America technology reporter Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots. “We’re moving to having a…

By Holly Honderich in Washington After Donald Trump labelled Florida’s six-week abortion ban a “terrible mistake”, he opened himself to attack from powerful conservative activists who want to ban the procedure nationwide. But his comments also revealed the challenges for Republican messaging on one of the country’s most polarising issues. On Monday afternoon, the president…

By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter The noughties aren’t so long ago that it’s possible to dismiss them as a different age. But there are parts of the decade that British culture would rather forget. Russell Brand was at the centre of a messy celebrity scene in the 2000s that now feels like the…

By James Landale Diplomatic correspondent It is called the United Nations – but right now it seems anything but united. The 140 or so world leaders gathering in New York for their annual assembly have a lot on their plate: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a global cost of living crisis, a worsening climate emergency, and…

By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent, Switzerland Twenty-four years after three prominent opposition figures vanished in Belarus, a former member of the country’s special forces is to stand trial in a Swiss court. Yury Garavsky is charged with the forced disappearance of the three men. He was arrested after confessing he was part of a…

Hundreds of companies have exited Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, but others cite revenue concerns – and even humanitarianism – as reasons to stay put. When the first airstrikes fell on Ukraine in February 2022, corporate executives with operations or holdings in Russia were forced to pick a side. This decision had significant…

The highlight of a mediocre Toronto International Film Festival was this comedy about a frustrated black author, starring Jeffrey Wright. It’s now being talked about for the big prizes, writes Kaleem Aftab. In a year where many stars stayed away from the Toronto International Film Festival because of the actors’ strike, it meant more focus…

In his new cookbook, The Simple Art of Rice, chef JJ Johnson shares a recipe for a giant seafood paella inspired by the one his grandmother used to make. When James Beard award-winning chef JJ Johnson owner of the fast-casual restaurant Fieldtrip in Harlem, New York, was growing up, he had Sunday night dinners at…