A comedian with autism and Tourette’s who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent said he poked fun at his tics as they were “fundamentally funny”. The involuntary movements are a key feature of Tourette’s syndrome, and Alex Mitchell made them part of his routine on the ITV talent show. The primary school teacher, who comes from...
21 minutes ago Paul Adams,Diplomatic correspondent Watch: Israeli protesters stamp on aid packages destined for Gaza The war in Gaza is being fought on many fronts. One of them is aid. Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other...
38 minutes ago Fergal Keane,BBC News, @fergalkeane47 BBC They were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn. There was no hint then that I was about to encounter one of the most extraordinary sights of my time in South Africa. In this part of the country, winter is a...
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found stabbed to death on a beach in Bournemouth. Dorset Police said officers were called to reports of a double stabbing on Durley Chine Beach at 23:42 BST on Friday. One woman, aged 34 and from Poole, was pronounced dead at the scene while a...
Getty Families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting are suing the manufacturer of the gun used in the attack, the maker of a video game and Instagram parent company Meta. In two new lawsuits, they claim the companies helped promote dangerous weapons to a generation of “socially vulnerable” young men, including the 18-year...
Royal Mail is being investigated by Ofcom after the service failed to deliver less than three quarters of first-class post on time in the last year. In its yearly financial results on Friday, Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS) said only 74.5% of first-class mail was delivered within one working day. Regulator Ofcom’s...
Papua New Guinea: Many feared dead in landslide Emergency services are racing to reach villages hit by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea’s isolated Enga province, where hundreds of people are feared to be dead. A rapid response team made up of medics and military personnel has managed to reach the isolated landslide site,...
8 minutes ago Nathan Standley,Vanessa Clarke BBC / Ann Gannon Schoolboy Jasper says having social media is important for ‘finding people you can connect with’ The next government should consider proposals to ban smartphones for under-16s within its first year, a committee of MPs has said. The Education Select Committee report outlined some of the...
8 minutes ago Emma Saunders,Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Images Jodi Picoult has seen several of her books adapted for the big screen Bestselling American author Jodi Picoult has said “the loss of free speech is a very, very slippery slope” and that having two of her books banned in school districts in...
Just now Steven McIntosh,Entertainment reporter EPA Taylor Swift’s own life is reflected in the lyrics of her songs Taylor Swift heads to the UK in a fortnight, with cities braced for a jamboree of sparkly outfits, mass singalongs and boyfriends proposing during the final chorus of Love Story. Fans are likely to spend hundreds of...