Tag: bbc.com

  • Compromise over St Ives bar and restaurant’s harbourside benches

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8d89/live/01a0bfa0-d927-11f1-ad94-e17fee4cd332.png”] Google Neighbouring businesses said people were blocking entrances because tables were in the way A harbourside bar and restaurant has been told it can have two benches outside its premises instead of three. Neighbouring businesses complained the benches outside Balcony Bar And Kitchen in St Ives, Cornwall, were causing “chaos” with people…

  • Jesus de Miguel: Funeral of Tenerife forward takes place as family thankful for support

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/7822/live/4d543600-d933-11f1-8bce-2396c9c50357.jpg”] ‘A void that is impossible to fill’ – tributes paid at De Miguel funeral Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jesus de Miguel’s funeral took place in the town of Navahermosa in Spain on Thursday ByBen Collins BBC Sport journalist Published 5 November 2026, 14:36 GMT Updated 57 minutes ago Jesus de Miguel’s…

  • Jessica Pegula calls Mirra Andreeva ‘diva’ after Indian Wells practice session

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/01bb/live/71a39df0-d908-11f1-93e1-3b657b665bcf.png”] WTA takes responsibility after Pegula ‘diva’ comment live-streamed Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva have only met competitively in doubles and mixed doubles ByBen Collins BBC Sport journalist Published 5 November 2026, 14:12 GMT Updated 37 minutes ago The Women’s Tennis Association says it takes “full responsibility” for…

  • Man catches thief with Apple AirTag hidden in stone

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/25b4/live/7a3b8d20-d920-11f1-ad94-e17fee4cd332.jpg”] BBC Matt Smith says people were “miffed” with stones being taken so he had to take action A thief who was stealing a wall piece by piece was caught when a man put a tracking device in one of the stones. Matt Smith said people living near Rufford Old Hall in Lancashire,…

  • Sir Tom Jones tells fans he thought life ‘was over’ after flu

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a8ff/live/56831200-d91f-11f1-ad94-e17fee4cd332.jpg”] Getty Images Sir Tom Jones has had to postpone recent shows due to ill health George ZielinskiBBC Wales Sir Tom Jones has told fans he feared his life was “over” after being admitted to hospital in the US with flu. The 86-year-old from Pontypridd spent a week at the Ronald Regan UCLA…

  • Google HQ refused 54,000-signature petition, campaigners say

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4cca/live/7b91b3d0-d90b-11f1-93e1-3b657b665bcf.jpg”] Press Association “Search elsewhere” was the message for the bosses at Google Protesters claim Google’s headquarters in London refused a petition of 54,000 signatories worried about the environmental impact of an Essex development. The tech giant plans to build four data centre buildings, covering 130,500 sqm, and an office building on the…

  • Developer says £1.2bn Norwich data centre will boost city

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e05a/live/7afdaf50-7ad3-11f1-a130-2b898c796aa9.png”] Norwich Apex An artist’s impression shows what the proposed data centre on the outskirts of Norwich could look like A developer has defended plans for a £1.2bn data centre on the edge of a city, insisting it will benefit the area despite thousands of objections. Matt Bartram, chief executive of Norwich Apex…

  • Suffolk tractor parade says Facebook slow to deal with fake pages

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/130e/live/3fe68b20-bbdf-11f0-8252-53776b9338e4.jpg”] Suffolk Tractor Light Parade More than 190 tractor drivers have already signed up to take part in this year’s event A charity event organiser says Facebook needs to do more to protect its supporters from fake online profiles that have been set up for a third year running. The Suffolk Tractor Light…

  • Crowborough designer’s ‘thumb almost held up a Batman film’

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/470c/live/7edf98b0-d77e-11f1-a391-ad4d37bef273.jpg”] BBC Vin Burnham has worked on multiple BBC productions Vin Burnham has made a name for herself as a costume designer behind some big Hollywood blockbusters and hits on both the stage and screen. And her decades-long career has seen her collect a rich seam of stories, including the time she nearly…

  • The NHS is relying more on charities – and that might be creating problems for patients

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2be5/live/eed75af0-d845-11f1-b441-2b33b063138f.jpg”] BBC The distress of the man on the other end of the video call was clear to dementia specialist nurse Louise Burns. He was struggling to get his elderly mum, who had the condition, out of hospital – she needed support to move into her home. Burns was able to put him…