J-pop star and actress found dead at 54
Japanese actor Miho Nakayama was found dead in a bathtub in her Tokyo home on Friday. She was 54. Ms Nakayama found success as a…
Syria latest: Syrian rebels close in on Homs as Russia tells its citizens to leave country
Rebels’ advance swift and astonishingpublished at 11:59 Greenwich Mean Time 11:59 GMT Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, on the Turkish-Syrian border Last week, they seized Aleppo,…
Greenhouse farmers in the east of England call for more support
Shaun Whitmore/BBC Salad producers The Green House Growers would like more help with energy costs to allow more firms to grow British produce A UK…
Joe Biden formally wins Democratic nomination to take on Trump
Reuters This is Joe Biden’s third attempt to win the presidency Joe Biden has formally won the Democratic Party nomination to take on Donald Trump…
Deadly fire traded across border
AFP Buildings in the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon were hit by rockets fired from Gaza Eight people have been killed in a flare-up of…
Data protection ‘shake-up’ takes aim at cookie pop-ups
PA Media Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said he favours “light touch” regulation The UK’s new Information Commissioner will be charged with a post-Brexit “shake up”…
Stargazing singer wins Brits Rising Star Award
Getty Images Myles Smith was recently included on BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 longlist Singer Myles Smith has been announced as the winner of…
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury hit by US-China tariffs
PA Media Bloomsbury Publishing has become an unexpected victim of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. Nigel Newton, chief executive of the…
Could ‘green shoots’ of recovery really save Rishi Sunak from calamity?
BBC Click! That sound you hear is the core pieces of the election snapping into place. After this week, the questions our two big parties…
Essex University study finds link between genes and sporting ability
PArkrun Top performers had a combination of 19 key gene variants linked to running performance, the research said Genetics play a major part in athletic…