‘Nicest judge in the world’ dies aged 88
US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family has said. His death following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer was announced on his official…
Why have thousands of St George’s and union jack flags gone up?
Eleanor Lawson & Will Jefford BBC News, West Midlands Bob Jefford St George flags have appeared in the high street in Barnt Green St George’s and union jack flags have…
Guernsey foundation seeks charity partners for new projects
Local charities are being invited by the Guernsey Community Foundation to collaborate on tackling issues raised in its 2025 Quality of Life Report. The report highlights key areas of need…
Shonda Rhimes: Bridgerton isn’t a romance
Pauline McLean Arts correspondent, BBC Scotland Edinburgh TV festival Showrunner Shonda Rhimes was presented with the the inaugural Edinburgh fellowship at the TV festival It began with an abandoned novel…
Parents on low wages struggling to get school uniform grant
Lucy Adams Education correspondent, BBC Scotland Katy McCloskey Senior producer BBC Jen works 22 hours a week in a care home but struggles to cover her bills Parents on low…
Ethel Caterham, world’s oldest living person, marks 116th birthday
The world’s oldest living person is celebrating turning 116. Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, became the oldest living person in April following the death…
Northamptonshire’s Shambala Festival marks 25th anniversary event
George Harrison Shambala was founded by a group of friends in 2000 and now welcomes about 15,000 attendees each year A music festival held at a “secret countryside estate” will…
Taking 23 A-Levels ‘not stressful at all’ says Slough student
Daisy Stephens & Allen Sinclair BBC News, Berkshire BBC Mahnoor Cheema is now off to Oxford to study medicine A teenager who passed 23 A-Levels has said she did not…
Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC
Billy Kember Politics investigations correspondent Phil Kemp Political reporter MOD/Crown Copyright/2021 The Ministry of Defence has admitted there have been 49 separate data breaches in the past four years at…
Suspected bear attack victim was killed by son, police say
Japanese police have said that an elderly man who they had believed was killed by a bear had in fact been stabbed to death by his son. Fujiyuki Shindo, 51,…