Lauren Laverne to host Mercury Prize ceremony in Newcastle
Evie Lake BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Lauren Laverne, from Sunderland, will host the 2025 ceremony in Newcastle BBC Radio 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne has been announced as…
Heavy rainfall causes floods in northern India
Heavy rainfall has triggered landslides and flash floods across northern India. On Tuesday, more than 30 people were killed near a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir. Rains have also…
DUP MP backs Good Friday Agreement proposal
PA Media Sammy Wilson believes Nigel Farage’s plans to deal with illegal immigration are essential for the UK A DUP MP has backed Nigel Farage’s suggestion that Reform UK would…
Maghera’s big yellow box fame is short-lived
Mark Simpson BBC News NI community correspondent BBC August: The yellow box is gone but not forgotten A yellow box junction which was hailed as the biggest in the UK…
Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged influence operation
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen, following a report that American citizens have been conducting “covert influence operations” in Greenland. Denmark’s public…
NI sea border for food ‘in place until 2027’
The Irish Sea border for food and agricultural products will not be dismantled until 2027, a UK government minister is expected to confirm on Wednesday. The sea border refers to…
South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide
Suhnwook Lee BBC Korean, Seoul Fan Wang BBC News, Singapore Getty Images South Korea becomes the latest country to restrict phone use in schools South Korea has passed a bill…
How achievable is Reform’s plan on migration?
Getty Images Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (R) and chair Zia Yusuf following the party’s new policy Nigel Farage has set out how a Reform government would tackle what he…
Former player makes history by coming out as bisexual
A former Aussie Rules player has come out as the first openly gay or bisexual man in the Australian Football League’s (AFL) 129-year history. Mitch Brown, who played 94 matches…
Solar-powered ice cream maker has a record sunny year in Somerset
Dave Harvey Business and environment correspondent, BBC West BBC Friends Erin and Thea enjoying eco-softees from Styles Ice Cream at Blue Anchor Bay in Somerset A Somerset ice cream maker…