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Crimea bridge closed after fuel depot hit
Reuters By Malu Cursino BBC News A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea has led to civilian evacuations and disrupted transport, Russian authorities have said. Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of occupied Crimea, said Ukraine was behind the attack, without providing evidence. Mr Aksyonov said local residents living within five kilometres of the…
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Jamie Foxx: Actor says he’s ‘on my way back’ after illness thanks to family
Reuters By Malu Cursino BBC News Actor Jamie Foxx has said he is on his way back and returning to work after being hospitalised earlier this year. In April, his daughter Corrine Foxx said he had experienced a “medical complication” but the family did not share details about his health issue. In an Instagram post…
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Lisburn man sets drumming world record in memory of partner
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…
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Matty Healy: 1975 show ended in Malaysia after singer attacks anti-LGBT laws
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…
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Matilda Sheils: Body found in search for missing US two-year-old
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…
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Polarised Spain eyes the hard-right ahead of election
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…
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DC United: US sports trainer fired for ‘discriminatory’ hand gesture
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…
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Virginia Woolf: Personal copy of debut novel resurfaces
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…
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More children can use passport e-gates after UK rule change
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…
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मनोरंजन के साथ सामाजिक संदेश दे रहे जादूगर शंकर: आईजी
रोहतक2 महीने पहले कॉपी लिंक डीएलसी सुपवा में चल रहे जादू के शो में बतौर मुख्य अतिथि पहुंचे रोहतक पुलिस रेंज के आईजी राकेश आर्य ने कहा है कि जादूगर सम्राट शंकर अपने शो के माध्यम से आमजन का मनोरंजन करने के साथ-साथ उन्हें सामाजिक संदेश देने की भी सफल भूमिका निभा रहे हैं। सूचना,…