Doctor Who auction raises £245k for Children in Need
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Buckinghamshire BBC/Propstore A TARDIS prop made £12,600 and a Dalek sold for £16,380 An auction of Doctor Who props and costumes raised £245,243 for Children in…
Heston Blumenthal becomes ambassador for charity
TV chef and restauranteur Heston Blumenthal said he was back in the kitchen and “thinking more clearly” as he takes on an ambassadorial role with a charity following his bipolar…
Murdered for wanting a new life: Who was Rania Alayed?
Lynette Horsburgh & Rachael Lazaro BBC News, Manchester PA Media Rania Alayed had suffered “years of abuse” from her husband, her murder trial heard With police revealing human remains have…
Football fan banned for shouting homophobic slur ‘willing to make amends’
The Kick It Out course is run by Alan Bush, the charity’s fan education and engagement manager, who has delivered more than 400 sessions in the past five years. In…
Eanna Hardwick says no need for a Normal People sequel
Normal People actor Éanna Hardwicke has said he doesn’t want a sequel to the hit TV series, as he’s “not a fan of rehashing things”. “It’s nicer to leave it…
Japanese woman under investigation for kissing Jin
A Japanese woman who unexpectedly kissed K-pop boy band BTS’s Jin at a fan event last year has found herself under investigation by South Korean police. South Korean police have…
Shiori Ito: Japan’s MeToo icon is up for an Oscar
Shaimaa Khalil Tokyo correspondent Getty Images Shiori has become the face of the country’s MeToo movement When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito decided to speak up about her rape allegations, she…
Auto-enrol eligible pupils for free school meals, say MPs
Children from poor households should be enrolled for free school meals automatically to prevent thousands going hungry, a report by MPs has found. The education select committee called for the…
Did the White House lobby help end his travel ban?
Mike Wendling and Kayla Epstein BBC News Watch: Andrew Tate and brother, Tristan, arrive in US Andrew and Tristan Tate, the controversial British-American social media influencers accused of rape, human…
Trump commends Zelensky ahead of White House talks
Reuters Volodymyr Zelensky stopped off at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Thursday en route to the US US President Donald Trump has said he has a “lot of respect” for…