Venezuela furious at Brazil’s Brics snub
Getty Images Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro was welcomed as a guest by Vladimir Putin – but he left empty-handed Venezuela has criticised Brazil’s decision to veto its admission to the Brics…
Kate Bush says she is ‘very keen’ to record new music, as she launches animated film
PA Media Bush attracted a new generation of fans last year after her music was used in Netflix’s Stranger Things Kate Bush has shied away from the spotlight in recent…
The water industry is in crisis. Can it be fixed?
BBC Our loos flush and water comes out of our taps. In that sense, the water industry in England and Wales works. In just about every other way, it’s a…
Tory MP launches plan to ‘make Britain vaguely civilised again’
Getty Images Conservative MP Neil O’Brien has set out a list of policies to make Britain “vaguely civilised again” including “large and instant fines” for passengers playing music on public…
Why the next Tory leader needs to go Cornish
Getty Images The Conservatives won every seat in Cornwall at the 2015 election Next Saturday we will finally find out who the Conservatives have chosen as their next party leader…
Reeves ‘risks hurting pensioners’ and shoplifting ‘crisis’
The build-up to next week’s budget continues to lead many of the papers. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to change how the government defines its assets in a way…
Bruce Springsteen: I rarely see my bandmates
Bruce Springsteen on tough gigs and rock star poses “The louder you can talk, the better, because I’ve played rock and roll for 50 years.” Bruce Springsteen has just E…
Joe Rogan interview emerges as Donald Trump’s closing pitch
‘Inflammatory’ or ‘unbiased’: Voters give their take on Joe Rogan Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is about to do the one of the biggest interviews of his presidential campaign –…
Pioneering eyebrow surgery removes large brain tumours
BBC Doreen Adams said she was grateful to have been able to receive the new surgery Pioneering surgery to remove large brain tumours through the eyebrows of patients has been…
‘Whole neighbourhood wiped out’ in Israel air strike
When the air strike hit on Monday night, Fouad Hassan, 74, was sitting on his balcony in south Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood, reading his phone. No evacuation order was given by…