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Terence Stamp's unlikley friendship with Princess Diana - 'There was a sadness in her'

Stamp insists that despite his reputation he and Diana kept their friendship strictly platonic (Image: REX)Terence Stamp was well known for his acting and his love life - but what is less public is...

Tristan Rogers dead: General Hospital actor dies aged 79 weeks after tragic cancer news

Tristan Rogers has died at the age of 79. The Australian actor was best known for playing Robert Scorpio on General Hospital. He first joined the soap opera in 1980. His longtime manager, Meryl...

Handshakes and a shared limo: Our correspondents on the moment the presidents met

Handshakes and a shared limo ride: Our correspondents unpack greetingUS President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have touched down in Alaska. BBC North America correspondent...

When British WW2 veterans turned their back on the Japanese Emperor

It was a silent, poignant protest. Spurning an appeal from then Prime Minister Tony Blair, hundreds of British veterans of the Second World War pointedly turned their backs on the Japanese Emperor...

David Stratton dead: Beloved TV presenter dies in hospital as family share heartbreak

Australian film critic and former SBS presenter, David Stratton, has died at the age of 85. His family confirmed his death in a heartbreaking statement and revealed he died in the hospital in Sydney...

Earthquake shakes Melbourne as 3.2 magnitude earthquake rocks thousands of Australians

Thousands of Australians were woken by an early morning 3.2 magnitude earthquake.The quake was recorded off the coast of Flinders shortly after 4.30am on Thursday at a depth of 10km.The tremor was...

Japan's dream of a new empire to rival the West ended in the flash of two atomic bombs

President Roosevelt declares war on Japan on December 9, 1941, after Pearl Harbor attack (Image: Getty)What began with blood and pride ended in ashes and bone. The dream of a glorious new empire run...

Legend of Amelia Earhart's missing aircraft located, claims British pilot

In July 1937 legendary female aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, set out from Lae, New Guinea, never to be seen again.Despite the most expensive sea and air search in American...

Strictly Come Dancing chaos as star rushed to hospital on stretcher after horror fall

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova was taken to hospital after a horror fall during rehearsals.The star was training in north London on Tuesday afternoon when she was left in agony after...

Man jumps on to moving high-speed train

Man jumps on to moving high-speed train38 minutes agoPaulin KolaBBC NewsOBBA man in Austria has jumped on to a high-speed train after apparently being left behind at a station stop.According to local...

The 5 popular holiday destinations that could leave you with a hefty bill when you land

With mobile contracts often coming out of your account on a monthly direct debit, lots of travellers don't notice their bill has skyrocketed until it's too late.Experts are warning that there are...

Woman moves from UK to Australia and notices five big differences

A young woman has certainly discovered some eye-opening truths about life as an Aussie after relocating Down Under from the UK – and some have left her utterly stunned. Megan initially planned to...

Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth eventHundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into the Tor Vergata field on Rome's outskirts, for an evening vigil and Mass celebrated by Pope Leo...

Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

Women denied Airbnb stay after host finds out what part of UK they're from

(L-R) Jamie Lee Watkins and Jemma Louise Gough (Image: SWNS)Two friends have voiced their shock after alleging an Airbnb host rejected their booking because of their Welsh heritage. Jemma Louise...