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Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC

Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC12 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, BBC NewsHow do you measure misery? For journalists the usual...

Simon Pegg opens up about alcoholism as he credits one film for 'rescuing' him

British actor Simon Pegg, 55, has bravely opened up about his mental health struggles and revealed he would try to ease his symptoms using alcohol before going to rehab and getting sober. The star...

Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', says UN refugee agency head

Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', says UN refugee agency head34 minutes agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, BBC NewsHow do you measure misery? For journalists the usual way is to see it, to...

Tom Cruise reveals how he landed Rain Man role after chance encounter in London

Tom Cruise has recounted the fortuitous encounter that led to his role in the Oscar-winning film 'Rain Man', all thanks to a chance meeting with co-star Dustin Hoffman at a London takeaway.Speaking...

Indiana Jones in Glasgow: The US films you never knew were shot in UK

Indiana Jones in Glasgow: The US films you never knew were shot in UK4 hours agoAlex TaylorBBC News Culture reporter•@TayloredwordYasmin RufoBBC News Culture reporter•@YasminRufoGetty...

Five talking points from Lions squad announcement

Getty ImagesTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writer3 hours agoSo the first roar of the 2025 Lions has been heard - some old cats who have prowled this terrain before, some cubs who are...

Five talking points from Lions squad announcement

Getty ImagesTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writer1 hour agoSo the first roar of the 2025 Lions has been heard - some old cats who have prowled this terrain before, some cubs who are...

Russia's 100,000 blogger-army laid bare in horrifying 'cover-up' warfare

Russia is increasingly using social media to fuel its large-scale disinformation campaign over the war in Ukraine, a new report has warned. It claims an army of more than 100,000 Russian social media...

Criminals who skip sentencing could face two more years in jail under new bill

Criminals who skip sentencing could face two more years in jail under new bill1 hour agoJames ChaterBBC NewsPA MediaCriminals who refuse to attend sentencing in England and Wales could face an...

Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu's plan for Gaza risks dividing Israel, killing Palestinians and horrifying world

Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu's plan for Gaza risks dividing Israel, killing Palestinians and horrifying world54 minutes agoJeremy BowenInternational Editor, BBC NewsReutersIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin...

Trump film tariffs to be part of UK-US trade talks

Trump film tariffs to be part of UK-US trade talksJust nowEmma SaundersCulture reporterGetty ImagesFilm tariffs will form part of trade negotiations between the UK and US after Donald Trump said he...

Finally after six year and one day the Second World War was over

In March 1940, in an unremarkable Birmingham University office, German-born physicist Rudolf Peierls and his Austrian-born colleague Otto Robert Frisch wrote a memorandum. In it they argued that a...

Rats are terrorising Birmingham – so Angela Rayner steps up to make things worse

Labour’s Employment Rights Bill could see more towns and cities across the country go to rat and ruin, as bin strikes in Birmingham enter their eighth consecutive week with rubbish stacking up on...

Origins of the 'Special Relationship' were decidedly one-sided... and not in favour of UK

Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt forged a war-winning alliance, and a deep personal friendship that survived many crises. American military power and huge quantities of economic aid were...

Bury tragedy: Father killed in hit-and-run, family confronts unbearable loss

Gavin Andrews, an outdoor enthusiast, was forced to seek indoor pastimes on a chilly November evening. He indulged in a game of snooker before heading out for a takeaway meal, intending to return...

Shocking gamble Nazi forces took in WW2 to attack France, Belgium and Luxenbourg

The shattered city of Rotterdam In The Netherlands in May 1940 after the Luftwaffe bombing campaign (Image: Gamma-Keystone via Getty)For months, British soldiers dug trenches, drank tea, trained...

China takes brutal 2-word swipe at Donald Trump as global trade war fears soar

The United States has been told to "stop whining" about global trade by a Chinese state media mouthpiece. China Daily accused US President Donald Trump of "hoodwinking" Americans by telling them they...

How the SAS liberated Bergen-Belsen and discovered a Nazi-run hell

By the spring of 1945, the war in Europe was heading towards its bloody and violent close as Allied forces battled deep into Nazi Germany. At the vanguard of the advance were the battle-hardened...

HBO confirms more cast members for Harry Potter series - including Snape and Hagrid

HBO reveals first cast members for Harry Potter TV series2 hours agoSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesNick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse will appear in the...

How a tougher McIlroy overcame bitter heartbreak to finally land Masters win

Jonathan JurejkoBBC Sport senior golf reporter6 hours ago290 CommentsHere we go again. That inescapable feeling engulfed Rory McIlroy's fans during a Masters Sunday they wanted to watch through their...