Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Adverts from six companies selling liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) have been banned in the UK for trivialising the risks and exploiting women’s insecurities around body image. All of them appeared on Facebook or Instagram and used time-limited deals to “irresponsibly pressurise” customers into booking, says […]
Apr 16, 2025, 05:25 AM ET Harry Kane has said he adapted his penalty-taking technique after watching Brazilian forward Neymar and other high-profile spot-kick specialists. The England captain said he used to go for power and precision but now tries to spot an early move from the goalkeeper before taking a penalty. “There’s quite a […]
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images The rate of rising prices – inflation – has eased for the second month in a row, official figures show. In March, prices rose at an annual rate of 2.6%, far slower than the 11% inflation peak seen in 2022. Petrol and toy prices have fallen, a […]
Jim Reed BBC News Reporting fromSupreme Court, London Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Parents of the deceased children heard doctors involved in their care could be named Doctors in two end-of-life cases can be named, the Supreme Court has ruled, after the parents of two children said they wanted to “tell […]
I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex in the desert — a towering site that arose over decades, built at unimaginable expense, with precisely cut stones sourced from local quarries; a set of buildings whose construction, plagued by extraordinary challenges, spanned the reigns of several rulers; a collective cultural testament, […]
John once fielded customer complaints for a telecommunications company. Now he usually hangs out with friends in the courtyard of a center offering services to help people who use drugs, hitting his pipe, or as he calls it, “getting methicated.” He usually lives outdoors, though he can sometimes handle a few days at a shelter. […]
Even as the United States and China push their economies further apart with escalating tariffs, they share an inescapable challenge. Both depend on Taiwan for semiconductors. And navigating that reliance could prove to be one of the trickiest policy problems both countries face in their trade war. China and the United States both view Taiwan’s […]
London, United Kingdom – Ten British citizens, including dual nationals, who have served in the Israeli army are being accused of war crimes in Gaza. They are suspected of acts such as “murder, extermination, attacking civilians, and deportation or forcible transfer of population”, according to the Palestine-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the UK-based […]
Share prices of big technology companies declined in Asia on Wednesday, dragging broader markets lower, after Nvidia, the American chip giant, revealed that the U.S. government would restrict sales of some of its chips to China. They are the first major limits that President Trump’s administration has put on semiconductor sales abroad. Nvidia dominates the […]
Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to shut out expectations of another famous Real Madrid comeback and “talk on the pitch” in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal showdown. Arsenal travel to the Bernabéu aiming to defend a 3-0 first leg lead and reach their first semifinal in the competition since 2009. Fifteen-time winners Real Madrid have a […]