BBC News EastEnders star Kellie Bright is to leave the soap after playing one of its key characters, Linda Carter, for 13 years. She arrived in Albert Square with on-screen husband Mick, portrayed by Danny Dyer, when they became the new owners of the Queen Vic pub. Carter’s matriarch character has been central to major […]
BBC News There is also a belief that greater regulation alone will achieve little. Too much conservation work currently relies on philanthropists’ cash and devoted volunteers, those in the sector say, and much more languishes on the to-do list due to a lack of money. The federal government directly spends about A$700m on nature protection, […]
BBC News “I can’t zip this! Mummm?” This was 29-year-old Zainab Jiwa, calling out for help squeezing into a corset while filming a “get-ready-with-me” TikTok video. It’s a scene many 20-somethings still living at home will relate to. The difference is, Zainab was on her way to the recent London premiere of The Odyssey, one […]
BBC News It has taken almost two years to plan, including building a special temperature-controlled crate for him, and co-ordinating complex paperwork across two countries. Rhossi normally lives in the sea, but has to travel out of the water – first by helicopter from Anglesey to London, then by cargo flight to Houston, Texas, USA. […]
BBC News One cannot walk through the area, which is mostly a warehouse district surrounded by homes, without swatting away countless flies, both big and small, including black, blue and green ones. As Sicairos packs up his coffee stand for the day, flies are landing on his tables and his body. He acknowledges that patrons […]
BBC News In the remains of the Roman theatre, Israeli activist Alon Arad – who heads Emek Shaveh, an Israeli group that aims to ensure that the ancient heritage of the region belongs to all communities – says that the Israeli authorities have bypassed consultation with the local administration and residents of Sebastia. “The thing […]
BBC News MySpace launched in 2003 and quickly became a cultural hub, helping artists like Arctic Monkeys, Adele, and Nicki Minaj find early audiences. But its highly customised pages, auto-playing music, and busy layouts eventually became a liability. Facebook’s cleaner, simpler design pulled users away, and MySpace struggled through redesigns and ownership changes before fading […]
BBC News After wildfires caused more damage in France this year than at any time since World War Two, many are left asking a single question: Why? A major driver is that climate is changing as a result of the well-documented way humanity is burning fossil fuels. Temperatures are only rising. But with records showing […]
BBC News But the fact he has painted on an historic court has divided opinion. Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy said: “It’s outrageous that tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money – maybe more – will have to be spent cleaning up after Banksy, who seems to believe he has a right to deface […]
