14 minutes ago Late Labour leader John Smith’s daughter asks to be accepted as herself in Lords

Baroness Smith of Cluny KC took up the role of Advocate General for Scotland following a distinguished legal career.

Politics

19 minutes ago Hurricanes ravaged the U.S. this year and caused $500 billion in damage and economic loss, experts say

A new report estimates total economic and damage loss from the Atlantic hurricane season at a shocking $500 billion

Economics

39 minutes ago Zambia’s Barbra Banda abused online after winning BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year amid gender storm

The Orlando Pride and Zambia goalscorer has come under scrutiny after she was withdrawn from the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

Events

48 minutes ago From Airplane! to The Naked Gun, Jim Abrahams was a pioneer of spoof comedy

The writer and director, who died this week, helped to define what big screen spoofs would look like in the decades afterJim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80Very few people can honestly claim to have changed the direction of comedy, but Jim Abrahams – who died this week – is one of them. Thanks to the procession of spoof movies he made, both alone and with his fellow writer-directors David and Jerry Zucker, Abrahams helped to carve out a brand new genre of comedy; equal parts straight-faced and scattergun.The most enduring Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (ZAZ) film remains Airplane! After leveraging the show they honed at University of Wisconsin–Madison into the entertaining if directionless sketch film The Kentucky Fried Movie, the trio came across the 1957...

Politics

50 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro 'can't believe it' over shock milestone after 11 years

BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional Aljaz Skorjanec was left stunned on Tuesday's It Takes Two over a surprise revelation

Events

61 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro slams return after six years and says 'they have no clue'

It comes following week ten of the BBC One dance contest

Politics

63 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's 'relieved' star named as 'next to go' after celebrity left 'fighting tears'

There are now just six couples left in the BBC One dance contest

Politics

64 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell says 'I have told you' in message to gutted co

The professional dancer was showing her support

Politics

70 minutes ago Trump border chief threatens jail for Denver mayor amid deportation dispute

Tom Homan issues threat to Democrat Mike Johnston, who says he will resist Trump’s mass deportation planTom Homan, Donald Trump’s hardline incoming border czar, has threatened to put the mayor of Denver in jail after the latter said he was willing to risk incarceration to resist the president-elect’s migrant mass deportation plan.The threat was issued against Mike Johnston, a Democrat, who said he was not afraid of being jailed and encouraged people to protest against mass round-ups of immigrants in their cities and communities. Continue reading...

Events

72 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec was left stunned on Tuesday's It Takes Two as he discovered a show first after 11 years on the competition

Politics