From 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to Haffen Park, the pioneering DJ and founder of the Universal Hip Hop Museum shares where to go to see hip-hop’s roots. On 11 August 1973, more than 300 New York City teenagers flocked to the West Bronx, packing the rec room of the apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue for…

Reuters By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News The US and UN are concerned about the health and safety of Niger’s elected president Mohamed Bazoum, who has spent more than two weeks under house arrest. “We are greatly worried about his health and his personal safety and the personal safety of his family,” a US state department…

In his Arctic Circle restaurant, chef Halvar Ellingsen has made it his focus to change the misconceptions of Norwegian cuisine one guest at a time. At the dock, I stood stripping off layers of gloves and thermal coveralls that had kept me warm and dry on the boat journey across waves and fjords to reach Kvitnes…

Canadian newlyweds Jaclyn and Brennen McConnell were taking their wedding photographs when a gondola failed and stranded them with hundreds of other visitors on Sulphur Mountain, in Banff National Park. They were forced to stay on the mountain overnight, but said the experience was “not that bad” as they were warm and safe and “had…

Getty Images By Mike Wendling BBC News A man who posted violent threats against President Joe Biden and other officials online was shot dead during an FBI raid on Wednesday. Agents were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Craig Robertson at his home in Utah, just hours ahead of a planned visit to the…

Getty Images The US plans to require American companies to disclose investments they make in China in high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence, and to prohibit certain investments outright. The much anticipated move gives the government new power to screen foreign dealings by private companies. The US said the measure would be narrowly targeted, but…

Getty Images By Mike Wendling BBC News The US special counsel investigating Donald Trump obtained a secret search warrant for the ex-president’s Twitter data in January, unsealed records show. Jack Smith requested “data and records” relating to Mr Trump’s account which may have included unpublished posts. After initially resisting the warrant, Twitter eventually complied, but…

By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Lawyers representing three of Lizzo’s former dancers have said they are reviewing new complaints against the singer. Fresh allegations are reported to have been made by at least six people who said they had worked with Lizzo. Employment lawyer Ron Zambrano said the allegations concern a “sexually charged environment” and…