DJ Tim Westwood pleads not guilty to rape and assault
Entertainment & Arts 2025-12-08 20:00
The former BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra presenter denies 15 charges at a court hearing in London.
Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil
Entertainment & Arts 2025-12-08 19:00
The thieves enter the library in normal opening hours, stuffing the art works into a canvas bag.
Wicked or Avatar? Hollywood gears up for Golden Globe nominations
Entertainment & Arts 2025-12-08 17:00
The Globes are the first major film awards to announce their shortlists as awards season heats up.
One hundred abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria
World 2025-12-08 17:00
Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for.
Woman who blackmailed Son Heung-min gets four years in jail
World 2025-12-08 17:00
The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain's child and extorted $200,000 from him.
Minister admits sharp rise needed to hit 1.5m housing target
Politics 2025-12-08 16:00
Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells the BBC's Build Baby Build ministers are "pulling every lever" to increase building.
Government promises 50,000 new apprenticeships in youth employment push
Business 2025-12-08 16:00
Funding will be used to help employ young people in sectors including AI, hospitality and engineering.
Japan protests after Chinese fighter jets lock radar on Japanese planes
World 2025-12-08 16:00
Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate.
Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books
World 2025-12-08 16:00
The leak in the Egyptian department comes just weeks after a jewellery heist that put the museum's security infrastructure under scrutiny.
White South Africans divided on US refugee offer
World 2025-12-08 15:00
Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.
