BBC News A ferry carrying 116 passengers has sunk off the coast of Guyana with eight people so far rescued, local authorities have said. The MV Barima capsized near Iron Punt, on its route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. A distress call was received at 23:01 local time (03:01 +1 BST), triggering an urgent search […]
BBC News American boxer Hannah Rapp died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling in Texas. Rapp, 26, was passed by a car which suddenly came to a stop then reversed into her, according to the Brazos County sheriff’s office. The driver has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Rapp challenged for […]
BBC News Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing one person and wounding at least 14, officials say. A number of areas in the region were hit overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it “one of the most massive ballistic attacks on Kyiv” since the start […]
BBC News The show began with a pre-recorded video of Mars praying in a church for a good performance, before he emerged beneath visuals of a stained-glass window in a red suit bejewelled with roses. It was a suitably theatrical opening to a two-hour, 15-minute set. But for those who had avoided spoilers, Risk It […]
BBC News British-Australian actor Terence Donovan – known for his roles on Neighbours Home and Away – has died aged 90, his family has said. His son, actor Jason Donovan, confirmed father died peacefully in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday night. “Our Dad was a huge character, larger than life. He was our best friend … […]
BBC News The one-of-a-kind experience, for which the pupils wore Moana costumes and T-shirts, came after about 50 children got to meet The Rock in London last month. The Year 3 and 4 students believed they were going on an “old-fashioned” school trip, before being taken to the Moana Experience in support of the new […]
BBC News A young woman who was inspired to pursue a degree in medicine after facing cancer herself as a teenager is celebrating graduating from university. Diagnosed with an aggressive soft tissue cancer at the age of 14, Ellie Waters-Barnes was given a one in five chance of survival. But the experience helped forge her […]
BBC News An escaped big cat believed to have been roaming the countryside for two months has been captured after being found with injuries in a plant pot in a back garden. Kevin Murphy, of Norfolk Wildlife Rescue, has been trying to track down the Savannah cat since it was spotted three weeks ago near […]
