Wedaeli Chibelushi BBC News BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/James Pardon The episode preview shows the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, navigating a Lagos marketplace “Whatever I was doing – maybe cleaning up or doing homework – when I heard the ‘oooh-oooh-oooooh’,” Adesoji Kukoyi says, mimicking the iconic Doctor Who theme tune, “I dropped everything and ran straight … Read more
Deborah Grushkin Deborah Grushkin says she felt panicked when she heard about the end of “de minimis” Earlier this year, Deborah Grushkin, an enthusiastic online shopper from New Jersey, “freaked out”. US President Donald Trump had signed an order to stop allowing packages from China worth less than $800 (£601) to enter the country free … Read more
Lorcan Doherty Pat Doherty says the community response has been incredible When a fire ripped through part of the Doagh Famine Village in Donegal last Saturday, owner Pat Doherty said he was “devastated” and considered “giving up on it all”. But after an outpouring of community support, donations and volunteering, work is underway to rebuild … Read more
EBU/Ole-Martin Evensen Sandness Ireland’s Eurovision contestant EMMY says she thinks lessons were learned last year Thirty years ago Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry helped win the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway – could an astro-dog themed favour be returned this year? Enter EMMY, who will be flying the Irish tricolour in Basel, Switzerland, next week. But … Read more
Mohamed Osman & Priya Sippy BBC News Arabic & BBC News, Port Sudan & London AFP / Getty Images Black smoke has dominated the skyline in Port Sudan in the wake of the attacks A massive increase in the price of water is just one consequence of a week of aerial attacks on the Red … Read more
Lucy Manning Special correspondent Hostages and Missing Families Forum Twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman are still being held in Gaza Families of Israeli hostages taken to Gaza in the 7 October attacks have expressed their increasing concern about the fates of loved ones, as doubts grow about how many are still alive. One family … Read more
Getty Images A dashing batsman, Sharma is widely regarded as a modern day great Rohit Sharma’s abrupt retirement from Test cricket has jolted Indian fans, leaving the team without its captain and most seasoned opener just weeks before a pivotal five-Test series starts in England. India haven’t won a Test rubber in England since 2007. … Read more
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Alma Bengtsson Australia’s Go-Jo is one of 37 artists hoping to lift the Eurovision trophy in Basel, Switzerland The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest pops its cork on Sunday, with a “turquoise carpet” parade featuring competitors from all 37 nations. But the competition really begins on Tuesday, when the first semi-final will … Read more
Laura Gozzi BBC News Reporting fromVatican City EPA Not long after greeting crowds from the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square on Thursday evening, Pope Leo XIV returned to the Sant’Uffizio Palace, where he had been living for the last two months. He was met by a jubilant group of staff and former colleagues, all eager … Read more
Getty Images Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, starring Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, was partially filmed in Scotland “Lights, camera… tariff?” – that’s the question a scrambling movie industry has been asking this week after an unexpected intervention from US President Donald Trump. Writing on his Truth Social platform last Sunday, Trump announced … Read more