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Watch: What we do and don’t know about the UK military base incidentBBC correspondent Daniel Sandford explains where the investigation goes from here.1 hr agoUK
Getty ImagesCeline Dion has opened Paris Fashion Week with a surprise performance of her 2002 hit I’m Alive, underneath the city’s famous Eiffel Tower.The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway at the end of L’Oreal’s annual show.The singer, who wore a ruched full-length velvet black gown, was later joined by famous ambassadors for the French brand, including Viola Davis, Simone Ashley, Aja Naomi King and Eva Longoria.Dion recently performed a comeback show in the city earlier this month, her first since her 2020 concert in New…
ReutersArgentina’s president has threatened to launch a legal challenge against the British government unless it halts oil exploration work off the coast of the Falkland Islands.In a social media post, President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project, a joint venture between Israeli and British companies, to be scrapped.The companies insist they have valid licences issued by Britain.The comments heighten tensions between the UK and Argentina over the sovereignty of the archipelago, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, more than 40 years after a British military task force ejected Argentine forces which had invaded the…
LIVEFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuseHe was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said he would back a ban on diesel producers selling overseas as surging fuel prices hit drivers ahead of the midterm elections. Diesel prices are hovering near a record $6.45 per gallon on average, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), due to the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran and tight global supplies.Trump and his backers say a US diesel export ban would protect domestic consumers from those rising costs, but experts say it could trigger major economic waves both at home and across the world if it were to happen.How much diesel does…
AFP via Getty ImagesFlooding has already started in parts of Baja California SurHurricane Polo is lashing the northern Pacific coast of Mexico with intense winds as it moves ashore with the threat of life-threatening flash floods. The powerful category three storm, with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph (185 km/h), is expected to make landfall on Monday evening over the state of Baja California Sur, a region popular with tourists and home to the resort destination of Los Cabos.Meteorologists at the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) have warned that life-threatening winds and flash floods had begun to hit portions of…
LIVERAF Fairford incident ‘clearly involves’ foreign actor, says US secretary of stateSpeaking to US media, Marco Rubio did not provide further details but thanked the UK for being “cooperative”. Five men, arrested on Sunday, have been released on bail.
Getty ImagesSir Ranulph is seen here in 2022Family and friends of renowned British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes have said they have not been able to visit or contact him for months.His former sister-in-law told the BBC that she did not know where he was, and nobody had been able to see him. It has been alleged that Sir Ranulph, 82, has been admitted to a number of care homes under assumed names, after a family rift involving his second wife, Louise Millington-Cotes.Louise Millington-Cotes did not immediately respond to the allegations, or the BBC’s request for comment.They said there were “no…
Getty ImagesFive men who were arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences near RAF Fairford are being released on police bail, counter-terror police have said.A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three “suspicious vehicles” near the airbase in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday morning.Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said officers were exploring “multiple lines of inquiry”, including whether proxies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign state were involved.The five men are all UK nationals in their 20s from London.Counter-terror police said they remained under investigation and their release was…
Are Trump’s US government funded ads illegal?President Trump has faced criticism after fronting adverts which were paid for by the US government.2 hrs agoBBC Verify