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Ballon d'Or ceremony raises case of French sports journalist jailed in Algeria

AFP via Getty ImagesBasma El Atti27 October 2026The plight of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is serving a seven-year prison sentence in Algeria, was highlighted at the Ballon d'Or...

School protests send shivers down French government's spine

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHugh SchofieldParis correspondent1 hour agoIt is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to...

School protests send shivers down French government's spine

AFP via Getty ImagesHugh SchofieldParis correspondent17 minutes agoIt is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to heed: young people on the street equals trouble.Since the student...

Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI

Joel Saget / AFP via Getty ImagesHugh Schofield, Paris and BBC Verify23 September 2026The French book scene is in uproar after a Canadian-Haitian author billed as a sensation was...

Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI

Joel Saget / AFP via Getty ImagesHugh Schofield, Paris and BBC Verify1 hour agoThe French book scene is in uproar after a Canadian-Haitian author billed as a sensation was accused of...

Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesTim Whewell and Serhiy Solodko, in Odesa6 September 2026Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa will decide this week whether to back a controversial...

Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesTim Whewell and Serhiy Solodko, in Odesa52 minutes agoUkraine's third-biggest city Odesa will decide this week whether to back a controversial...

Bono, Eddie Vedder and Hozier among mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral

Getty ImagesFiona Murray and Adam Mandeville, BBC News NI4 August 2026Stars from the world of music including U2's Bono, Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder, and Hozier, attended the...

Bono, Eddie Vedder and Hozier among mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral

Getty ImagesFiona Murray and Adam Mandeville, BBC News NI4 August 2026Stars from the world of music including U2's Bono, Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder, and Hozier, attended the...

Man convicted over public attack which left author Salman Rusdhie without sight in one eye

A man has been convicted on Wednesday on terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie.Rushdie, an Indian-British novellist, was attacked following a decades-old death threat over his...

EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US

Getty ImagesFrancisco VelasquezBusiness reporter, New York22 July 2026European regulators have cleared Paramount Skydance's $110bn (£85bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – though the...

EU clears $110bn Paramount and Warner Bros merger, but it remains on hold in US

Getty ImagesFrancisco VelasquezBusiness reporter, New York22 July 2026European regulators have cleared Paramount Skydance's $110bn (£85bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – though the...

Beloved musician dies surrounded by family after masses found 'all over body'

Brian's family announced he had died after a short but aggressive fight against cancer (Image: Brian Doerksen Facebook)Canadian musician Brian Doerksen has died at the age of 60 following a rapidly...

BBC star sparks fury with brutal anti-Brit remark as she says 'we're evil colonisers'

Former BBC star Jameela Jamil has sparked outrage with anti-British comments, as she called British people "the most evil in the world", despite being from the UK herself. Speaking on her podcast,...

Benedito Ruy Barbosa dead: Soap legend dies after three-year battle with kidney disease

Acclaimed soap opera writer and playwright Benedito Ruy Barbosa died on Tuesday, July 7, at the age of 95. His death was due to complications from chronic kidney failure. The legendary scribe had...