52 minutes ago Paul Burnell,BBC News, Salford Getty Images Seeger said she and MacColl performed the song together “for decades” A long-lost verse of one of folk music’s most famous songs is to be unveiled by the widow of its creator nearly 75 years after it was first sung. Dirty Old Town was written by...
Drone footage captured the moment a replica of 17th Century Spanish boat was greeted by hundreds of people. The Galeón Andalucía arrived in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on Tuesday as part of its European tour. The boat was constructed by the Nao Victoria Foundation and, since its launch in 2009, has sailed 80,500 miles (129,552km) across...
A manhunt has begun for a prisoner who absconded from an open jail. Daniel Gee, 44, was given an indefinite sentence for making threats to kill at Liverpool Crown Court in 2010. He was told by a judge that he posed a significant risk to the public. Merseyside Police said Gee had absconded from a...
Trump trial live: Jury to begin deliberations in hush-money case – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary The judge in the criminal trial of Donald Trump will today instruct jurors to begin their deliberations in the historic case Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 (£102,000) hush-money payment to Stormy...
The Evening Standard newspaper has announced plans to drop its daily print edition and go weekly. The London paper launched in its original incarnation in 1827, and became free of charge in 2009. An email to staff on Wednesday said more home working, and the availability of wi-fi on the Tube, were among the factors...
MOD Sqn Ldr Mark Long was described as a “passionate aviator” in a tribute by the RAF The Red Arrows have shared their “heartfelt condolences” after the death of a pilot when his Spitfire crashed into a Lincolnshire field. Emergency crews were called shortly before 13:20 BST on 25 May to the site near RAF...
Opening for Taylor Swift is a dream for many up-and-coming artists. And for Mette, that’s going to become a reality when she opens the stage for Taylor’s first night at London’s Wembley Stadium on 21 June. The Cruel Summer hitmaker announced three more acts to join Paramore, who have been the main support during the...
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Diane Abbott was not barred from standing. It comes hours after the veteran MP texted a BBC reporter to say she had been banned from standing for Labour. Ms Abbott was suspended last year for saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people do not face racism “all their lives”....
9 minutes ago Tom Gerken,Technology reporter Microsoft/Activision Microsoft has torn up the rules of big video game launches by announcing its most eagerly awaited new title – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – will be available straightaway to subscribers of its Game Pass service. Traditionally, gamers have had to hand over significant sums of...
A temporary ban on new waste-burning incinerators in England has been lifted. An order which prevented the Environment Agency from issuing permits to new plants expired on 24 May. The BBC has been told that no further order has been issued. It paves the way for new incinerators, including one in Environment Secretary Steve Barclay’s...