By Finn Purdy BBC News NI A Lisburn man has smashed the world record for the length of time spent drumming. Allister Brown, who is 45, surpassed his previous record of 134 hours and five minutes, by drumming for more than 150 hours. He finished his “drumathon” on Saturday afternoon, after starting last Sunday. Mr…

Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News British indie band The 1975 have cut short a gig in Malaysia, claiming officials ordered them off stage for breaching the country’s anti-LGBT laws. The incident occurred as the band were headlining the Good Vibes Festival in the capital Kuala Lumper on Friday. During the set, singer Matty…

Courtesy Upper Makefield Township Police The body of a young girl found along a river in Pennsylvania is believed to be one of two missing children swept away by flash floods last weekend. Officials believe the body is of two-year-old Matilda Sheils, who was reported missing with her nine-month-old brother Conrad. Their mother, 32-year-old Katie…

Getty Images By Katya Adler Europe editor @BBCkatyaadler Spain’s election on Sunday is provoking political tremors even before polls open. The most likely government to emerge – most analysts predict – will be a coalition including a hard-right nationalist party for the first time in Spain since the death of fascist dictator Francisco Franco in…

The Washington Post via Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News An athletic trainer for DC United, the MLS football club in Washington DC, has been fired for making a gesture that is considered by some to be a hate symbol. The decision comes after the discovery of the “discriminatory hand gesture” in a post…

University of Sydney By Leisha Chi-Santorelli BBC News Culture Virginia Woolf’s personal copy of her debut novel, The Voyage Out, has been fully digitised for the first time. The book was rediscovered in 2021, having mistakenly been housed in the science section of the University of Sydney library for 25 years. It is the only…

By Jasmine Andersson BBC News Children aged 10 and 11 will be able to use passport e-gates at the UK border from Monday, after the government announced a change to the rules. Currently, only eligible children aged 12 and above can use the e-gates, which are at 15 air and rail ports. The change comes…

EPA By George Wright BBC News Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed an order to tighten gun controls in a bid to halt a surge in firearm ownership. Under Lula’s far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, there was an almost seven-fold rise in registered users. Limits will be placed on stockpiles of guns and…

Getty Images By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News The rarefied setting of Aspen, Colorado, with its mountain views and manicured lawns, is a world away from the minefields and trenches of Ukraine’s front-line, but for a few days this past week the two places were connected. Every year, the Aspen Security Forum plays host…