Lucy Davis: The Office actress says she has ‘incurable’ cancer
The Office actress Lucy Davis says she has 'incurable' cancer2 hours agoPaul GlynnCulture reporterBBCLeft to right: Ricky Gervais as David Brent, Martin Freeman as Tim, MacKenzie Crook as Gareth and Lucy Davis as Dawn in The OfficeLucy Davis, who played…
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty10 hours agoSamantha GranvilleBeirutAnadolu Agency/Getty ImagesProtesters hold cardboard figures with ropes round their necks during a rally against the death penalty in Beirut, Lebanon in October…
Anne Hathaway pokes fun at ‘fake baby bump’ theories
Anne Hathaway pokes fun at 'fake baby bump' theories9 hours agoIan YoungsCulture reporterEPAAnne Hathaway put her bump on full show in a custom Atelier Prabal Gurung crop topAnne Hathaway has poked fun at those who suggested her baby bump didn't look…
Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds – the heatwave veg that’s good to eat
Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds - the heatwave veg that's good to eat2 hours agoAlex DanielBusiness reporterOddboxWould you buy a cauliflower that looks like it's been sunburnt or a cucumber that's curled back on itself?Farmers across the UK…
Assam: How a 97-year-old escaped deadly Indian floods on a banana raft
How a 97-year-old escaped deadly Indian floods on a banana raft1 hour agoSoutik BiswasIndia correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesA woman wades through floodwaters outside her inundated house at a village in Assam's Sivasagar Well past midnight on 19 July, as…
How South East Asia’s ‘ghost city’ became a Trojan horse for scammers
These seaside apartments were a ghost city - then police say scammers moved in39 minutes agoGavin ButlerForest City, MalaysiaScammers busted in Southeast Asia's biggest ghost townFrom a distance, Malaysia's Forest City looks 3D-printed: a bristle of…
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health2 hours agoBrandon Drenon and Kennedy GothamReutersPresident Donald Trump said a former US Marine held in a Russian prison, whose health was reportedly in extremely poor condition, has been…
Inside the Secret Service ‘shell game’ to hide US presidents in plain sight
Inside the Secret Service 'shell game' to hide US presidents in plain sight5 hours agoBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Watch: Was Donald Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?On 8 July, US President Donald Trump boarded Air Force…
Trump’s secret plane swap highlights personal stakes of Iran war
Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war55 minutes agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentWatch: President Trump secretly switches planes to avoid Iran threat"I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him…
Anguish of Colombian brother at rubble of building being searched for earthquake survivors
Anguish of Colombian brother at rubble of building being searched for earthquake survivors4 hours agoJosé Carlos CuetoBBC News Mundo, Cali, ColombiaBBC News MundoAt the scene of the rescue, workers and volunteers hold their hands in air in a symbol for…