[ad_1] Getty Images Dwayne Johnson has said fans should feel free to sing in the cinema, as he attended the UK premiere of Moana 2. “Especially if you love music, that’s the fun part,” the US star, aka The Rock, told BBC News on the red carpet. Auli’i Cravalho and Johnson are reprising their roles […]
Video captures moment Tenbury Wells floods
[ad_1] A local resident captured the moment Tenbury Wells town centre flooded, after the nearby Kyre Brook rose and caused a wall to collapse. Rescue workers in the Worcestershire town can be heard telling people to “get back” as the waters quickly spread. There have been no reports of injuries in the town. Storm Bert […]
British Army officer charged after dummy grenade found at airport
[ad_1] A senior officer in the British Army has been charged after allegedly taking a decommissioned hand grenade through Scotland’s busiest airport. Lt Col Hugo Clark, 54 is accused of taking a deactivated explosive through security at Edinburgh Airport on 16 October. A bomb squad was called to the scene and the item, a dummy […]
Superstar cries as she ends her Las Vegas residency
[ad_1] Getty Images British superstar Adele cried on Saturday night as she played her 100th and final show in Las Vegas. She has spent the past two years playing a weekend residency at the 4,000-capacity Caesars Palace. Throughout her residency she often interacted with fans, but has indicated that the experience has been emotionally draining. […]
Five key takeaways from COP29
[ad_1] Reuters Activists were more confrontational at this COP than others COP29 is over, with developing countries complaining that the $300bn (about £240bn) a year in climate finance they will receive by 2035 is a “paltry sum”. Many of the rich country voices at the UN’s climate conference were amazed that developing nations were unhappy […]
Lauren Laverne given ‘all clear’ following cancer diagnosis
[ad_1] BBC Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has said she has been given the “all clear” after undergoing treatment for cancer. The BBC presenter said she would be appearing on The One Show on Tuesday “after taking some time off to get better”, in an Instagram post on Sunday. She said that, following her experience, she now […]
Man critical after being stabbed
[ad_1] A man is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on Westminster Bridge in central London, the Met Police has said. Emergency services were called at about 10:45 GMT to reports of a fight on the bridge. London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance also attended and took him to hospital. The Met […]
Young people who refuse to work to lose benefits, says minister
[ad_1] ‘Youth guarantee’ to focus on ‘earning or learning’ Young people who refuse to work will face having their benefits cut, the work and pensions secretary has said. Liz Kendall told the BBC the government will offer young people the opportunity to “earn or learn” under new proposals to be unveiled on Tuesday. “In return […]
Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, Jan Egeland warns
[ad_1] War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed groups, the head of a leading international aid agency has told the BBC. As well as the two main warring parties in Sudan – the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – there […]
Assisted dying bill ‘about right to choose,’ says minister Liz Kendall
[ad_1] The assisted dying bill has been defended by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall who said it was about the “right to choose”. She refused to criticise colleagues who are against the Bill, including Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who wrote to her constituents this weekend saying the proposed changes would create a “slippery slope […]