Superfans tell story of Scotland’s biggest boyband
Getty Images The Bay City Rollers in 1974 – Left to right: Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Les Mckeown, Stuart “Woody” Wood, Eric Faulkner The hits of Scotland’s biggest boyband are to be turned into a new musical to mark the 50th anniversary of their first number one hit next year. The Bay City Rollers took […]
Questions over Hezbollah’s future after ceasefire
The streets were dark and cars packed. People, who moved on foot, carried bags with their belongings, unsure about where they were going but certain that they could not stay. This was the scene on Tuesday in Nuweiri, central Beirut, moments after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings, the first for these areas. We were […]
Elton John album on hold because he ‘can’t see’ after eye infection
Getty Images Sir Elton appeared at the opening night of his Broadway musical Tammy Faye earlier this month Sir Elton John has said he’s been unable to finish his new album because he is still struggling with his eyesight after getting an infection in July. He has not been able to see out of his […]
Celebrating the king banished by the British to Seychelles
Barnaby Phillips The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago of an exiled king. Prempeh was the Asante king, or “Asantehene”, of the late 19th Century who resisted British demands that his territory be swallowed up into the expanding […]
Brexit lorry chaos avoided as freight flows ‘back to normal’
Getty Images The Government is confident that its post-Brexit worst-case scenario of disruption from queues of thousands of lorries in Kent has now been avoided. Overall freight flows have returned to the same levels as last year. Internal figures seen by the BBC show outbound roll-on roll-off lorry traffic for Great Britain for the month […]
Tony Hadley responds to Ed Sheeran as new megamix is released
Band Aid/PA Media It is 40 years today since the first recording of Band Aid took place in London The 40th anniversary remake of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? has been unveiled, amid renewed discussion about the song’s portrayal of Africa. The new “ultimate mix” blends vocals from several versions of the charity […]
Why India’s latest Sun mission finding is crucial for the world
Getty Images The Sun is the largest object in our solar system and essential to our survival Scientists in India have reported the “first significant result” from Aditya-L1, the country’s first solar observation mission in space. On 16 July, the most important of the seven scientific instruments Aditya-L1 was carrying – Visible Emission Line Coronagraph, […]
Farming faces ‘historic’ shift to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Getty Images The report calls for a drop in methane from livestock Tackling greenhouse gas emissions in farming will require the biggest change since the shift from horses to tractors, a report says. The Farming for 1.5C inquiry looked at practical ways in which the industry could help tackle climate change. Its report says methane […]
A Woman of Substance author dies at 91
Getty Images Barbara Taylor Bradford wrote 40 novels over more than 40 years Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, known for best-selling novels including A Woman of Substance, has died at the age of 91. Published in 1979, A Woman of Substance sold 30 million copies and spawned seven sequels and a TV adaptation, which is still […]
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect
Reuters A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 02:00 GMT A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has come into effect in Lebanon after more than a year of fighting. It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting an at-least temporary end to nearly 14 months of conflict between […]