Jonny Humphries BBC News Reporting fromCheshire Coroner’s Court, Warrington PA Media James Lee Williams found fame performing as drag artist The Vivienne Drag artist James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, was found dead in the bath by a neighbour after worried friends had struggled to get in touch, an inquest has heard. Williams,...
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Reuters A third of the community kitchens in Gaza have been forced to shut down over the past two weeks The US has confirmed that a new system for providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza through private companies is being prepared, as Israel’s blockade continues for a third month....
Press freedom in the United States has fallen to its lowest level since Reporters Without Borders (also known as Reporters Sans Frontières or RSF) began publishing its annual ranking more than 20 years ago, with President Donald Trump’s return to power “greatly exacerbating the situation,” RSF said Friday. The U.S. fell from 55th to 57th...
PA Media Mike Peters and his wife Jules were married for 39 years The wife of Welsh rock star Mike Peters has said her heart is “forever broken” after the loss of her “true love”. In a tribute, Jules Peters thanked everyone for “loving him so much” after the musician’s death aged 66, and said...
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images Mike Peters fought cancer three times and was recognised for his advocacy and charity work Mike Peters, front man of Welsh rockers The Alarm and a long-standing cancer campaigner and fundraiser, has died aged 66. His band was formed in 1981 in Rhyl, Denbighshire, out of the punk era and had a...
Congressman Ro Khanna is raising the alarm over mass layoffs in the U.S. economy resulting from the failed economic policies of President Donald Trump, including over 4,000 factory workers who lost their jobs this week due to firings or plant closures. On Thursday, automaker Stellantis, citing conditions created by Trump’s tariffs, announced temporary layoffs for...
Dan Martin BBC News, Leicester BBC Louise Gather said she had a lovely time at the park and was surprised to get a visit from police A woman says police overreacted by trying to ban her from a park over allegations she was illegally foraging for mushrooms. Louise Gather said a police officer came to...