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BBC News “At the time I was flabbergasted, ” he said in a 2015 interview, external with the Independent. “But a year later, I was diagnosed as bipolar. I thought back. If I knew then what I know now, I’d have accepted that I was going through a manic phase.” The audience missed him. Before […]

BBC News Hot air balloons have been a defining feature of Bristol’s skyline for nearly 60 years. The city is the birthplace of the modern hot air balloon, dating back to 1967 when the Bristol Belle was built and flown in the area. Over the years, many weird and wonderfully shaped balloons have graced the […]

BBC News “The whole Odyssey film in an embedded video on Twitter. Crazy,” wrote someone in a post on X. “Someone leaked The Odyssey movie in HD. I thought it was fake but it’s true,” said another user. The Hollywood Reporter said, external a lower-quality version appeared on X on Sunday, and was removed two […]

BBC News The Aberdeen-based businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood has died aged 84, his family has announced. Sir Ian was one of the UK oil and gas industry’s most respected leaders, who turned his family’s fishing boat repair yard into a global engineering player in the North Sea and internationally. He retired as chief […]

BBC News Tottenham had three managers last season, with Thomas Frank managing less than eight months in charge before being sacked after a dismal start to the season. Interim manager Igor Tudor left the club after 44 days before De Zerbi took over with seven games of the season remaining. Frank struggled to connect with […]

BBC News Megan Szostak, 26, was always a “bird kid”. The urge to watch and appreciate the world around her – and avians flitting in and out of it – has been ingrained in her since childhood, when she was given her grandfather’s binoculars after he died. Armed with this and a field guide in […]

BBC News TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent has said. In a statement, David Foster said: “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Bill Oddie, the country’s best-loved birder. “Bill was a multi-talented celebrity – wildlife presenter, broadcaster, comedian, writer, songwriter, musician […]

BBC News UK rapper Yung Filly has told a court that the “vibes were good” between him and a woman he is accused of raping after performing at a nightclub in Australia in 2024. The rapper, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, took the witness stand at the District Court of Western Australia […]

BBC News A man and a woman have died after getting into trouble in the sea off a popular beach. The two people were pulled from the water off Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, at about 21:45 BST on Sunday, about 15 minutes after HM Coastguard said it was called. Devon and Cornwall Police said […]

BBC News Infantino also addressed criticism surrounding the standard of officiating at the tournament, in particular concerns about political interference after USA forward Folarin Balogun was made available for their last-16 tie when his one-match ban was suspended by Fifa – following the intervention of US President Donald Trump. Of the 191 other red cards […]