Watch: Moment white smoke billows, signalling a new pope's election
We don’t yet know who has been selected, but it will become clear likely within the hour. Source link
Bill Gates says he will give away most of his fortune by 2045
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the next 20 years. Gates said he would accelerate his giving via his foundation,…
Winston Churchill’s descendant issues call to ‘pray for peace’
Royals, politicians and veterans have gathered at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the war’s end in Europe – on what could be the last major VE Day…
South African journalist’s decomposed body found, colleagues say
The bodies of a journalist and his partner have been found in South Africa in an advanced stage of decomposition, more than two months after they went missing, local media…
Israeli forces close Unrwa-run schools in East Jerusalem
Armed Israeli security forces have forced the closure of three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent…
North Wales Police PC seen punching man in video cleared of assault
A North Wales Police officer filmed punching a man repeatedly during an arrest has been cleared of assault. A jury found PC Richard Williams, 43, not guilty of assault causing…
CMAT song inspired by being fat shamed at Radio 1 Big Weekend
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images CMAT says social media means it’s not just celebrities who are exposed to unrealistic beauty standards Irish country singer CMAT says her new single…
Woman accused of illegal abortion cleared by jury
A woman accused of having an illegal abortion has been cleared by a jury. Nicola Packer, 45, cried as she was acquitted of “unlawfully administering to herself a poison or…
Royals, veterans and politicians attend thanksgiving service
A thanksgiving service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. The Royal Family, senior politicians, and veterans…
British and Irish Lions: Five talking points from squad announcement
Marcus Smith is in at 10 and as cover at 15, with Blair Kinghorn likely to miss the first two or three games because of his commitments with French club…