US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle
The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men – convicted of crimes including murder,…
Richard Gere joins Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebrations
Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists were joined by a Hollywood star in India’s Himalayan town of Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama. The hilltop temples…
The best photos from Black Sabbath’s Birmingham farewell
Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Ross Halfin AFP via Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne, 76, performed his farewell show on a black throne. The farewell show’s all-star line-up included the…
Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister says
Spending decisions have been made “harder” by the government’s U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Bridget…
How menopause made York woman forget her name
Kit Taylor BBC News, Yorkshire Kit Taylor/BBC Kirsty’s life changed when she started experiencing brain fog “I didn’t believe it could just be menopause. I thought it must be a…
Man arrested after death of woman found injured on Dundee street
BBC Police were called to South Street in Dundee at about 16:25 on Saturday A man has been arrested after the death of a woman who was found seriously injured…
Bobby Jenks: Former Chicago White Sox pitcher dies aged 44
Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks has died at the age of 44 from a rare form of stomach cancer. Jenks was a two-time All-Star pitcher for the Chicago…
Barry house home to Doris goes up for sale
Baby Cow Actress Margaret John, who died in 2011, pictured in the doorway of the home where her character Doris lived in Gavin & Stacey Gavin and Stacey enthusiasts have…
Boy, 4, killed by falling Rawtenstall Cemetery gravestone
A four-year-old boy has died after a gravestone fell on him at a cemetery, police have said. The boy was fatally injured at Rawtenstall Cemetery in Burnley Road, Haslingden, at…
Ellie James wants patients given rights over tissue
The widow of a man who died from a brain tumour is campaigning for patients to have the right to decide what happens to their own tissue. Ellie James’ husband…