More than 200,000 households were temporarily left without electricity in southern France after power cuts, which threatened to disrupt the Cannes Film Festival. Around 160,000 households in the Alpes-Maritimes area lost power…
Humanitarian chief talks of Gaza ‘catastrophe’ after doctor’s nine children killed | World News
A medical charity chief has spoken out about the deaths of a doctor’s nine children in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, and the “almost impossibility” of providing care in the region. Warning:…
Cannes: Dissident Iranian director wins Palme d’Or at film festival | Ents & Arts News
Dissident Iranian director Jafar Pahani – who has been arrested several times in Iran for his filmmaking – has won the prestigious Palme d’Or accolade at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. The…
Former BBC executive and presenter Alan Yentob dies | Ents & Arts News
Alan Yentob, the former BBC presenter and executive, has died aged 78. A statement from his family, shared by the BBC, said Yentob died on Saturday. His wife Philippa Walker said: “For…
‘The capital is under attack’: Russian drones launched over Kyiv after Moscow targeted | World News
Russia has launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital overnight, after Moscow itself was targeted. Amid flailing peace talks, the Kremlin’s nightly attacks on Ukraine continued. Ukraine war…
The anniversary of George Floyd’s murder is a reminder of America’s racial divides | US News
In Minneapolis, the spot where George Floyd was murdered has been turned into a mural. His face is depicted in street art on a pavement covered in flowers, rosaries, and other trinkets…
North Korean officials arrested after warship blunder ‘brought dignity of country to collapse’ | World News
North Korea has arrested three officials said to be responsible for a major blunder during the launch of a new warship, state media has said. The failed launch crippled the 5,000-tonne warship…
Gillian Anderson warns UK homelessness ‘will only get worse’ | Ents & Arts News
Gillian Anderson has warned homelessness is a growing problem in the UK – one that will only get worse if we enter a recession. The award-winning actress, who is playing a woman…
What do dolphins get up to beneath the waves? Their poo has the answers | Science, Climate & Tech News
Scientists are turning detective to work out what British dolphins are up to beneath the waves – by using forensic-style DNA techniques on their poo. Conservationists have been studying the 250 or…
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed: Weapons supervisor convicted in fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin film set freed from jail | Ents & Arts News
A weapons supervisor who was jailed for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie, Rust, has been freed. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was released…