Getty Images A number of countries including the UK are building new nuclear power stations A decade ago, it seemed as though the global nuclear industry was in an irreversible decline. Concerns over safety, cost, and what to do with radioactive waste had sapped enthusiasm for a technology once seen as a revolutionary source of […]
Getty Images Captain Sir Tom Moore said at the time that writing his memoir was an opportunity to raise more money for charity in his name The family of renowned pandemic fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore damaged public trust in charities by refusing to donate any of the £1.4m received from his book deal, a […]
Getty Images Chappell Roan has also been nominated for six Grammy Awards BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 longlist has been announced, with breakout stars like Chappell Roan and Barry Can’t Swim joined by newcomers including Myles Smith and Good Neighbours. The annual list has a track record of picking music’s next big things, with […]
Getty Images The land is in Texas’ Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley, on the border with the Mexican state of Tamaulipas Texas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400-acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants. In a letter, the Texas […]
Getty Images Pressure has mounted on the ethics committee to release its findings into Gaetz A congressional ethics committee has failed to reach an agreement over whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Department of Justice. The House committee met for two hours […]
Disney Say Nothing premiered on streaming services last week Michael McConville has said that the portrayal of his mother’s murder and secret burial by the IRA in a new Disney drama is “horrendous” and “cruel”. Say Nothing, which is based on a book by Patrick Radden Keefe of the same title, tells the stories of […]
Instagram Part-time model Valeria Baigascina appears to have a jet-set lifestyle High-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (£1.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest. The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently […]
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. The criminal charges, filed on Wednesday in New York, are the latest blow to 62-year-old Mr Adani, one of India’s richest men, whose […]
The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council – the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel. Fourteen of the 15 Council members voted in favour of the draft, which demanded that the war in Gaza “must end immediately, […]
The UK’s two longest-serving MPs have united to oppose the assisted dying bill, which is due to be debated in Parliament next week. In a joint article for the Guardian, Labour’s Diane Abbott and the Conservative Sir Edward Leigh have said their politics “could not be more different”. However, they say they share concerns that […]