Dan Wareing BBC News, South West Surreal Succulents Boss Daniel Michael said he was “over the moon” with the news A nursery from Cornwall has won its fifth consecutive gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Penzance-based Surreal Succulents bagged the top prize for its exhibition of Succulents, a plant well known for its...
Dan Wareing & Caroline Adams BBC News BBC Nick and Hannah (centre) said they were overwhelmed to take part in this year’s show Months of hard work and a hectic journey have been stepping stones for one South West garden display, the creators of which say they are “overwhelmed” to finally make it to the...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has frequently been criticized for “photo ops and costume changes” since taking on the role. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly in the beginning stages of teaming up with a famed reality television producer to create a show in which immigrants would compete for the chance to become a...
Jiyar Gol BBC world affairs correspondent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces (file photo) US and Israeli intelligence have accused Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards of planning attacks abroad There has been a sharp rise in plots by the Iranian regime to kidnap or assassinate dissidents, journalists and political foes living abroad, according to reports by...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West BBC The Devon County Show will be held between 15 and 17 May More than 95,000 people are expected to attend the Devon County Show during the three-day event, organisers say. The 129th show runs from Thursday until Saturday and will be held at Westpoint arena, near Exeter. According...
Benedict Garman, Matt Murphy & Merlyn Thomas BBC Verify BBC Israel is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show. The Israeli government suspended food and medicine deliveries into Gaza in March. Ministers said the move, which has...
David Beckham’s star-studded Inter Miami were thrashed 4-1 by Minnesota United but it was the opposition’s social media activity that he took exception to – and the former England captain went straight to the comments section. Saturday’s loss was the heaviest Inter had suffered since eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi joined the club in...
Part of the Series Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation In a Washington Post op-ed written from the LaSalle Detention Center, the Palestinian American activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil described “the breakneck speed” with which an immigration judge decided that the Trump administration would be allowed to deport him. He also questioned...
Shivani Chaudhari & Sonia Watson BBC News, Essex Jamie Simonds/BBC Larry Lamb has announced that he is going on a book tour with a quirky twist It looks like Gavin and Stacey fans will never know what happened on that fishing trip after a star of the comedy put to bed any slim hopes of...
Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC The cast has been rehearsing for 14 weeks, with only a month to go until curtain up The cast has been rehearsing for 14 weeks, with only a month to go until curtain up A secondary school in Devon has won a competition to be allowed to put on...
The Royal Family were at the heart of commemorations to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. Prince Louis helped keep his father William looking smart for the parade while the King encouraged his family to wave to onlooking crowds during the traditional balcony moment, before the flypast. Watch this...
Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. But people don’t kill people with replica guns, because they are not guns. The point appears to be lost on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATFE), the nation’s top cops for enforcing federal firearms laws. It’s nearly illegal, and very difficult, for regular civilians to...
BBC Robert Harris published Conclave in 2016, which has since been made into an award-winning film The bestselling novelist Robert Harris says a conclave to select a new Pope has a similar dynamic to hit TV show The Traitors. The author of Conclave, which was last year turned into an Oscar-winning film adaptation, said the...
For years, McIlroy had faced questions over whether he could complete the career Grand Slam. There had been missed opportunities to claim the iconic green jacket – most notably after an infamous final-round collapse in 2011. Despite his talent and self belief, the 35-year-old admitted to wondering if he had missed his opportunity. “You start...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Frameless/National Portrait Gallery/David Parry Jonangelo Molinari’s portrait of Ncuti Gatwa, the current star of Doctor Who, is projected onto the gallery’s wall From Winston Churchill to Amy Winehouse, Charles Darwin to Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, portraits of a host of British icons feature in the first immersive exhibition to use...