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  • Major dance festival Terminal V to be held on banks of River Clyde

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/940e/live/481df650-bbf9-11f1-90b9-913e4354ed35.png”] Terminal V The festival will be held on the banks of the Clyde next June Electronic music festival Terminal V will be held on the banks of the River Clyde next year, as the event comes to Glasgow for the first time. Organisers EE Live announced earlier this year it was moving…

  • Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman’s eviction

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8cc7/live/fb735b70-bbfc-11f1-90b9-913e4354ed35.jpg”] Europa Press via Getty Images Protests have taken place in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga and Cadiz in response to the housing crisis Spain’s coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the country’s housing crisis, sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid last week.…

  • Turkish referees’ chief among seven arrested in corruption investigation

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/90e0/live/c877a1d0-bbee-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.png”] Turkish referees’ chief arrested in corruption investigation Image source, TFFImage caption, Ferhat Gundogdu and six others have been detained ByBurak Abatay BBC News Turkish Published 3 hours ago The head of the Turkish referees’ body has been arrested as part of a police investigation into corruption. Turkish justice minister Akin Gurlek said…

  • MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift dominates but do music videos matter?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/cab0/live/e67943f0-bbf3-11f1-9074-3d74885a19d6.jpg”] Getty Images Taylor Swift became the most successful artist in the history of the VMAs on Sunday We’re far from the days of blockbuster music videos playing back-to-back on TV channels like MTV. Catchy hooks and sleek dance routines now dominate social media feeds, each hoping to stop people in their tracks…

  • Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a851/live/c37c7150-bbea-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg”] BBC Graeme Dott was sentenced to seven years in jail at the High Court in Edinburgh Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of child sexual abuse. Judge Lord Harrower said Dott robbed his victims of “a significant part of their childhood” and said…

  • Fat dogs of Delhi: The unusual election gripping the Indian capital

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3762/live/3554f0a0-bbe5-11f1-bfea-9d5bb7e7d40b.jpg”] fatdogsofdelhi/Instagram Hero, Tara and Googoo (left to right) are among the top contenders in the competition An unusual election has gripped India’s capital, drawing thousands of voters and enthusiastic campaigners to crown Delhi’s “chonkiest” dog. The knockout competition began after Fat Dogs of Delhi, an Instagram page dedicated to the city’s more…

  • Fernando Alonso says ‘I still feel as fast as anybody’ as he confirms he will stay in F1 in 2027 with Aston Martin

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/74db/live/4c19fda0-aec8-11f1-89e2-171455bb2760.jpg”] ‘I still feel as fast as anybody’ – Alonso on why he’s staying in F1 Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fernando Alonso made his Formula 1 debut at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix, before eight current F1 drivers were born By Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent Published 22 minutes ago Fernando Alonso has…

  • Celine Dion kicks off Paris Fashion Week with I’m Alive performance under Eiffel Tower

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c064/live/09a99360-bbe1-11f1-bfea-9d5bb7e7d40b.jpg”] Getty Images Celine Dion has opened Paris Fashion Week with a surprise performance of her 2002 hit I’m Alive, underneath the city’s famous Eiffel Tower. The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway at the end of L’Oreal’s annual…

  • Daniel Thomas refused bail over alleged boat damage in Channel

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/285b/live/aafcd130-bc10-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Getty Images Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, appeared in court via videolink (file photo) Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been refused bail during a crown court hearing over the alleged slashing of a dinghy in the English Channel. Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, appeared via…

  • Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly miss out on latest Lionesses squad

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/4cd6/live/669db1d0-bbed-11f1-9074-3d74885a19d6.jpg”] Toone and Kelly miss out on Lionesses squad Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone have 136 England appearances between them By Emma Sanders BBC Sport women’s football news reporter Published 29 September 2026, 11:00 BST Updated 5 minutes ago England manager Sarina Wiegman says Ella Toone and Chloe…