10 minutes ago By Mark Simpson, BBC News NI Community Correspondent BBC Leo Varadkar said preparations needs to be stepped up for a possible end to the border The former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the next Irish government should push harder for a united Ireland. Speaking at an Ireland’s Future event in Belfast, he said there […]
The campaigner and former sub-postmaster, Alan Bates, was at the public inquiry into the Post Office scandal when he received the news that he was to be knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours. He had travelled from his home in Llandudno to hear former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells give evidence, breaking her near-decade long […]
During Apple’s showcase this week for new artificial intelligence and other software, one company employee after another strode into view and assumed the position: standing with legs spread and toes pointing out. This Apple Stance — as it was dubbed by a private group chat on X, according to one participant — looked awkward when […]
1 day ago By Steven McIntosh, Entertainment reporter Cowles Filmmaker Duncan Cowles says the idea of the “old-fashioned man” is still a “seductive idea” to some The topic of male mental health has received much more prominence in the last decade – something many would argue is long overdue. But while the high rates of male suicide […]
Fasano, Italy – This year’s G7 summit bore the hallmarks of a fragile club, yet one that still manages to put up a good fight when it comes to shielding Western interests. On Saturday, the leaders of what were once the wealthiest countries in the world concluded the three-day G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, a […]
Jun 14, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Barcelona eliminated the Inter Miami CF under-12 academy in the LaLiga FC Futures tournament on Friday, after the Spanish side scored five goals in 24 minutes to qualify to the quarterfinals. Inter Miami, led by Lionel Messi’s son, Thiago Messi, and Luis Suárez’s son, Benjamín Suárez, entered the match […]
7 hours ago By Catriona Aitken, BBC News Pentyrch Primary School Hazel Davies has been a lollipop lady in Cardiff for 50 years and admits “it’s surprising how quickly the time has gone”. An 83-year-old lollipop lady who has been doing her job for 50 years has said she has no plans to hang up her stop […]
Age is just a number, the adage goes. For Donald Trump, that number just got bigger. Trump turned 78 on Friday, and would be the oldest president ever inaugurated if he wins in November — a distinction he shares with his older rival. President Biden, who is the record holder, and would be 82 at […]
6 minutes ago By Victoria Gill, @vic_gill, Science correspondent A humpback whale shows its ‘acrobatic’ skill as it creates a bubble net to trap krill Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale used its […]
10 hours ago By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter Getty Images People are using the drugs to lose a few pounds to get ready for the beach this summer, Prof Powis said NHS England’s medical director says he is alarmed by reports that people are using weight-loss drugs as “a quick fix” to lose a few pounds and […]