‘A huge vanity project’ – when Sputnik crash-landed in Scotland
'A huge vanity project' - when Sputnik crash-landed in Scotland2 hours agoCraig WilliamsBBC ScotlandBBCSputnik went on air in Edinburgh in August 2016Ten years ago, an alien object entered Scotland's airspace for the first time.The website and internet…
Richard Gadd’s Edinburgh: ‘Arrive with an idea, leave with a career’
Gadd's debt to Edinburgh: 'You arrive with an idea and leave with a career'2 hours agoPauline McLeanScotland arts correspondent, EdinburghGetty ImagesRichard Gadd's career began at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Richard Gadd says he owes everything to the…
Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set
Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set38 minutes agoNaomi ClarkeBBC Newsbeat, at Reading FestivalHenry RedcliffeThe British singer treated fans to hits from her latest albums and her back catalogueCharli XCX has ushered in her next…
18 deaths from battery fires show hidden danger of UK’s e-bike boom
18 deaths from battery fires show hidden danger of UK's e-bike boom19 hours agoAidan McNameeBBC Verify BBCEighteen people have died and nearly 700 have been injured in fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters, new data shows.Fatalities recorded by fire and…
Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville call for law on AI voice clones
Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning19 hours agoTom GerkenTechnology reporterBBC / Getty ImagesActors including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan have written to the UK government demanding greater…
Greenland says findings on forced contraception genocide allegation not final
Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final4 hours agoPatrick JacksonInuit AtaqatigiitGreenlandic Justice Minister Marianne Paviasen said the government could not say whether there had been a genocide through forced contraceptionGreenland's…
Nepal: How a 97-year-old was rescued during the flash floods
97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'A 97-year-old woman pulled from flood debris in Nepal is recovering in hospital, according to her doctors. Guna Maya Bohara's great-nephew, Dipak Bohara, has told BBC Nepali she looked…
US and Venezuela reach ‘historic’ oil deal, Trump says
US and Venezuela reach 'historic' oil deal, Trump says18 minutes agoSareen HabeshianAFP via Getty ImagesThe US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, according to President Donald Trump."This…
Watch: Puppy rescued from drain using a bucket and cheese
Watch: Puppy rescued from drain using a bucket and cheesePolice officers in Tampa, Florida, used cheese to coax a puppy into a bucket that was then hoisted out of a drain. The puppy was handed over to animal control and has since been adopted.8 hours…
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back7 hours agoBrandon DrenonGetty ImagesNational Guard members patrolling the streets in MemphisA bullet fired by members of the Tennessee National Guard entered the back of 20-year-old Tyrin…