Backing for Amazon MGM Studios’ plan for Bray Film Studios
Film commission backs Amazon MGM expansion of studios6 hours agoAmazon MGM StudiosThe expansion proposal promises to create "a world-class studio blending function and desirability"Amazon MGM Studios' planned expansion of a Berkshire-based complex would…
Wildfires: Phone alert was ‘entirely appropriate’, government says
Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says8 hours agoJoe CoughlanPA MediaThe alert was sent to mobile phones across England and Wales last FridayThe government has defended its decision to send an emergency phone alert warning of…
Europe wildfires: Lecornu heckled over French emergency response
French PM heckled over wildfire response as blazes continue across Europe6 hours agoJoe CoughlanAFP via Getty ImagesLecornu attended a meeting in Merignac on Monday after being booed by residents in Le PorgeFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has…
Mangione state murder trial postponed after federal guilty plea in CEO killing
Mangione state murder trial postponed after federal guilty plea in CEO killing46 minutes agoKayla EpsteinNew York CityGetty ImagesLuigi Mangione at a court hearing early this year (File picture)Luigi Mangione's state murder trial has been postponed…
US-Canada trade talks ‘intense’ as new tariff deadline looms
US-Canada trade talks 'intense' as new tariff deadline looms 10 minutes agoJessica MurphyCanada digital editorReuters"Intense" trade talks are going down to the wire as Canada seeks to avoid a fresh round of tariffs from the Trump administration due to…
Watch: Flood sweeps vehicle away in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala
Watch: Flash flood sweeps vehicle away in Hawaii after Hurricane LalaHawaii has been hit by flash floods and mudslides that have swept away homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island over the weekend, leaving one person dead.Heavy rains…
Dozens detained in Russia as only anti-war party struck from election
Dozens detained in Russia as only anti-war party struck from electionRussia's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the anti-war party Yabloko against a ban on it taking part in September's parliamentary elections.Minutes earlier, the party's prominent…
Watch: BBC breaks down Trump’s latest shift on North and South Korea
BBC breaks down Trump's latest shift on North and South KoreaPresident Donald Trump has said that the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. The…
Norway’s King Harald admitted to hospital and put on sick leave
Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave54 minutes agoJoe CoughlanReutersKing Harald V ascended Norway's throne in January 1991Norway's King Harald V has been admitted to hospital and is on sick leave for two weeks, the country's royal…
The Nigerian goat is now a celebrity – how this graduation gift went viral
The goat is now a celebrity - how this graduation gift went viral34 minutes agoAdesola Ikulajolu,BBC PidginandMakuochi Okafor,BBC AfricaCourtesy of Promise OkoroPromise Okoro has yet to name the animal but says it loves eating fried riceWhen Promise…