BBC Cathy Warren says the song has followed her throughout her life “Be quiet – big boys don’t cry… big boys don’t cry … big boys don’t cry!” Those whispered words are, of course, an essential part of 10CC’s best-known hit single, 1970s pop masterpiece I’m Not In Love. Now, 50 years since the record’s...
A huge gorse fire in County Down which led to the evacuation of homes in the vicinity of the Mourne Mountains is believed to have been started deliberately. A major incident was declared after the large wildfire broke out on the Sandbank Road in Hilltown about 17:00 BST on Saturday. More than 100 firefighters with...
Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted on Thursday, sending a column of ash 1.5km (4,900ft) above its peak. Timelapse CCTV footage captured the ash rising into the sky. The eruption has been rated at level two – the third-highest severity level – requiring a 3km (9,800ft) exclusion zone. Marapi is one of the most active volcanoes in...
BBC Anthony Wills runs the Kilchoman distillery and says he will try to keep prices the same despite tariffs US President Donald Trump has unveiled a list of tariffs on countries across the world that send their products to America. The UK will be subject to 10% tariffs. We’ve spoken to firms which export to...
Yogita Limaye Mandalay, Myanmar BBC Five men are still stuck under this building, including Nan’s 21-year-old son Warning: This article contains details and images that some readers may find distressing Driving into Mandalay, the massive scale of the destruction from last Friday’s earthquake revealed itself bit by bit. In nearly every street we turned into,...
Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city’s jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests. He denies the charges and claims his arrest is politically...
Gary Caldwell believes Exeter City’s training camp in Spain at the end of last month has played a “huge” part in the team’s recent League One revival. The Grecians have gone five games unbeaten since returning from their trip to La Manga, partly funded by the proceeds of the club’s run to the fourth round...
