Cara Delevingne plays Elton John in Step Into Christmas video remake
Model and actress Cara Delevingne has taken on the role of Elton John in a new video for his song Step Into Christmas. In a reimagining of the 1973 track’s original video, Delevingne dons oversized glasses and a colourful waistcoat – striking an uncanny resemblance to the music legend. The model said playing the 77-year-old […]
My children Maddox and Pax saw my pain on set of Maria
Getty Images Angelina Jolie plays opera singer Maria Callas in a new biopic Angelina Jolie is notoriously private. But in a new interview with BBC News, the Hollywood star spoke candidly about her experience of working on set with her eldest sons, saying they saw “the pain” she usually hides from them. The actress is […]
Mental wellbeing worsens for Scottish teenagers, survey finds
Getty Images Scotland’s teenagers are suffering a negative shift in mental wellbeing, according to a government survey. Girls aged 15 continue to have the lowest scores when answering questions about mental health. But the largest deterioration has come from 13-year-old girls and 15-year-old boys. More than 21,000 S2 and S4 pupils were surveyed on a […]
‘The way my boss monitored me at home was creepy’
Getty Images Electronic monitoring of home workers by companies is rising sharply, a survey suggests. The government is being urged to toughen the rules – and ban most webcam use. “It was creepy,” says Chris. “One of my managers was watching people’s personal computers to monitor what we were doing at home – all the […]
Elon Musk pulls out of $44bn deal to buy Twitter
Getty Images Elon Musk is seeking to end his $44bn (£36bn) bid to buy Twitter, alleging multiple breaches of the agreement. The announcement is the latest twist in a long-running saga after the world’s richest person decided to buy Twitter in April. Mr Musk said he had backed out because Twitter failed to provide enough […]
Delays reported as new road opens
Highways England The bypass (pictured looking south) includes a 750m (2,500ft) viaduct to carry the new A14 over the River Great Ouse Drivers are facing hour-long queues on approaches to the A14 just days after a section of the new bypass opened. A 12-mile (19km) stretch of the realigned A14 opened south of Huntingdon in […]
Is the FBI winning the crime war?
Australian Federal Police Items seized in the messaging-app sting included motorbikes and money It has been quite a week for the FBI. On this week’s Tech Tent, we explore whether criminals will now think twice about using tech in their activities. When it comes to understanding and using the latest technology it has often seemed […]
New university project for 2023 delayed
MK:U The university in Milton Keynes was due to take up to 5,000 students in its first five years Plans for a new university in Milton Keynes, which was due to open next year, have been delayed. Cranfield University would have provided a curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics at MK:U. But it […]
Syria not a threat to world, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the West. In an interview with the BBC in Damascus, he called for sanctions on Syria to be lifted. Sharaa led the lightning offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime […]
‘Hate speech button’ causes confusion
Getty Images Facebook says it is trialling new ways for users to interact with content “Does this post contain hate speech?” That is the message that thousands of Facebook users have reported seeing on their news feeds. It seems to be only US-based users that can see the question, which is appearing under every post […]