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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/528b/live/a76ba860-c459-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Trump says Nobel Peace Prize an ‘indelible stain’ on Norway US President Donald Trump has once again made complaints that he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, calling this year’s decision “disgraceful and embarrassing”. The prize was awarded to former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay on Friday. Hours after the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/7c8f/live/2538ed30-c40e-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png”] Can the Fort Hood shooter’s execution be livestreamed? The US Department of Defense plans to livestream on the internet the execution of a convicted killer, a move that has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum. Former US Army Major Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on 3…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/32d0/live/ee00aa70-c443-11f1-8e13-7de7b0658be0.jpg”] Watch: Powerful waves crash ashore as Hurricane Isaias approaches US Hurricane Isaias, the first of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall on Friday night along the northern Gulf Coast of Florida, bringing with it heavy rains and powerful winds. Isaias is still surging across south-eastern parts of the US, after being downgraded…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a979/live/804fb200-c3cb-11f1-8fc5-335d62f6730b.jpg”] EPA Nearly 70 potential contacts have been placed under quarantine in Nairobi A Kenyan businessman was able to spend time in one of the regions worst-affected by Ebola, then travel to two more countries before his illness was identified. The 40-year-old – who was only diagnosed with the deadly infectious disease after…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/813c/live/dc25d930-c31a-11f1-bd97-fbe5a3482cde.jpg”] Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of students have protested across France since the end of last month As dustbins burn and students chant “everyone hates the police” in the French city of Lille, one teenager explains why he and his friends have taken to the streets. “There aren’t even enough chairs. We…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e6f1/live/a7071220-c304-11f1-9955-5d2e13ff2bea.jpg”] Atlantic Records Stop The Wedding is one of the top 10 most-played songs on Spotify this week No songwriter is ever off duty. And for the US pop singer Ashe, that included her wedding day. Last October, she was getting ready to tie the knot at a gorgeous hilltop ceremony in Nashville…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5b67/live/b9b86680-c3db-11f1-95ba-dba767ffba7e.jpg”] Gold Owolabi The Nigerian star will headline the half-time show when Philadelphia Eagles take on Jacksonville Jaguars in London Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr has already broken numerous records, and her NFL half-time performance this weekend is set to level up her list again. The Nigerian star will become the first African artist…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1b8f/live/377c04f0-c46d-11f1-85a0-5d7be70ae17d.jpg”] BBC Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the fourth episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two. Being a Traitor must be a right nightmare. While other people are out enjoying their lives, they have to kill it, night after night. Even on the weekend, there is no rest for the wicked.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/200a/live/11ffab00-c472-11f1-9fee-49b2288eef07.jpg”] Getty Images Donald Trump’s decision to import Russian fuel to the US represents a remarkable about-face from the president. Just three weeks ago, Trump signed legislation to authorise fresh American sanctions and tariffs on nations that import Russian oil and gas. Now, Trump says, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/603f/live/9fef88e0-c3d2-11f1-95ba-dba767ffba7e.jpg”] Getty Images Phil Campbell is back as the frontman of the Temperance Movement Phil Campbell still shudders when he recalls how his band the Temperance Movement came to a messy end. After years of hard graft and endless gigs at home and abroad, the blues-rock group were finally tasting regular success –…