23 m. ago F1 agrees extension with Mexican Grand Prix despite absence of key driver

Mexico City’s previous deal with F1 to race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez expired this year

Sport

27 m. ago When and where are the local elections 2025 and why aren't they in London?

The elections will determine who will decide on issues such as local services, housing and education within specific areas or regions.

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27 m. ago Scots flock to beaches and lochs to cool down as mercury gets close to 25C

Warm weather from northwest Africa brings some welcome warm weather for Scotland.

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29 m. ago BBC harnesses AI to create writing classes given by Agatha Christie

Videos will share the author’s tips on everything from story structure and plot twists to the art of suspenseAspiring crime writers now have the chance to be taught by “Agatha Christie”, thanks to a course of online video lessons by BBC Maestro. The videos “starring” the author, who died in 1976, have been made using AI-enhanced technology, licensed images and carefully restored audio recordings.Videos made using a reconstruction of Christie’s voice will share tips on everything from story structure and plot twists to the art of suspense. The writing advice has been drawn directly from her writings and archival interviews and curated by the leading Christie scholars Dr Mark Aldridge, Michelle Kazmer, Gray Robert Brown and Jamie Bernthal-Hooker. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago ‘Grandpa robber’ admits involvement in Kim Kardashian jewel heist

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, told court he was in part driven by taste for easy money after armed robbery of reality TV starA retired restaurant-owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

Events

42 m. ago Lammy confirms UK and France in talks over Palestine recognition

Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solutionThe UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries on keeping alive the political path to a two-state solution in the Middle East, the UK foreign secretary has said.David Lammy’s comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged that a discussion with France about a recognition process around the conference is under way. Continue reading...

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44 m. ago Canada election results live updates: Mark Carney’s Liberal Party win as White House repeats ‘51st state’ taunt

The White House spokesperson says the election result 'does not affect President Trump's plan'

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47 m. ago Chelsea XI vs Djurgarden: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Conference League

The Blues have left two players at home for the semi-final first-leg clash in Stockholm

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53 m. ago Things you can't do in a polling station for local election 2025

From taking photos to campaigning, there are a number of key things that you should avoid doing in the polling station

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55 m. ago Comic Ruby Wax jokes William and Kate disturbed her silent retreat on Iona

The Prince and Princess of Wales chatted to the celebrity as they ended their two-day visit to the Scottish isles.

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60 m. ago Best vacuum cleaner deals for May 2025: Cordless, handheld, robot cleaners and more

Tidy deals on vacuum cleaners to bag right now

Economics

73 m. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan v Si Jiahui LIVE: World Snooker Championship score and updates as Trump battles Brecel

Ronnie O’Sullivan continues his quest for a history-making eighth world title against Si Jiahui after Mark Williams beats John Higgins 13-12 in a thrilling quarter-final

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89 m. ago Child airlifted to hospital after falling 'significant distance' at Scots beauty spot

Emergency services raced to The Hermitage, near Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross, after the alarm was raised on the hottest day of the year so far in Scotland.

Society

92 m. ago Brave Scots comic who lost eye to cancer lands dream gig with Romesh Ranganathan

"You've been through one of the most difficult things that anyone can go through. What has comedy got to be afraid of? Nothing, right?"

Politics

92 m. ago Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown

The administration has torn up the rule book as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US Donald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting people requesting asylum and refugees while conducting raids and deportations in undocumented communities, detaining and deporting immigrants and spreading fear.Critics are outraged, if not surprised. But few expected the new legal chapter that unfolded next: a multipronged crackdown on certain people seen as opponents of the US president’s ideological agenda. This extraordinary assault has come in the context of wider attacks on higher education, the courts and the constitution. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Map: Every council where local elections have been postponed this year

Reform and the Greens have accused the government of denying democracy, while the Liberal Democrats have accused Labour and the Conservatives of a ‘disgraceful stitch-up’

Politics

1 hour ago Dogs put down after attack in Scottish park injures two people and another animal

The incident has led to two dogs being put down

Events

1 hour ago Forbes laments ‘dark moment’ at Grangemouth but says ‘real progress’ being made

The Deputy First Minister told MSPs Scottish Enterprise has received 66 inquiries related to Project Willow.

Politics

1 hour ago A guide to the Scottish island where William and Kate celebrated their wedding anniversary

The best places to see, eat and stay on the Isle of Mull after its visit from the monarchy

Politics

1 hour ago PlayStation Plus May 2025 Essential games revealed with survival megahit and one of 2024's best games

Here are the PS Plus games coming in May, with dinosaurs, a fiendishly addictive card game and a retro shooter in the Warhammer 40k franchise all up for grabs - here's all we know

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