Now playing Next Culture news Nicole Scherzinger's Sunset Boulevard leads Olivier Award nominations The nominees are in for London's West End theatre's biggest awards. 12/03/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news What is going on with Kate Middleton's peculiar family photo apology? Is she ill? Divorced? Dead? The internet is flush with rumours about the mysteriously missing Princess of Wales. Given the flimsy photo apology issued, is there anything to the speculation? 12/03/2024
Now playing Next United Kingdom Kate Middleton admits editing photograph after it was retracted The Princess of Wales posted an apology after the picture she posted on Mother's Day was pulled by agencies. 11/03/2024
Now playing Next Ukraine UK to provide 10k drones to Kyiv, Zaluzhnyi to become ambassador All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. 08/03/2024
Now playing Next Culture news BRIT Awards 2024: RAYE makes history with record number of wins Singer-songwriter RAYE made history last night, winning six of the seven prizes she was nominated for. She beats the likes of Blur, Adele and Harry Styles in terms of wins at a single ceremony. 03/03/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Tower of London's new ravenmaster takes charge of iconic flock Legend has it that should the ravens ever depart the tower, catastrophe will befall the kingdom. To prevent this, King Charles II decreed that six ravens must always reside within the tower's walls. 02/03/2024
Now playing Next Health news This headband stimulates your brain to get rid of period pains A neuroscience company in the UK is proposing a first-of-its-kind device for combatting premenstrual pain. 02/03/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Cultural loss: UK's oldest working cinema closes its doors "The UK is losing its cultural hubs to gentrification right before our eyes." 01/03/2024
Now playing Next United Kingdom Rishi Sunak says the UK is descending into 'mob rule' due to protests The British prime minister has been roundly criticised for blaming protests against the war in Gaza for creating an atmosphere of intimidation. 29/02/2024
Now playing Next world news Belfast judge rules that Troubles amnesty law breaches human rights The court sided with the many critics who say the bill, backed by the British government, won't help bring peace and justice to a country scarred by decades of violence. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Starmer’s green pledge U-turn is the latest environmental tragedy Starmer's flip-flopping means the UK risks more years of Tory rule, the rise of extremism and the legitimisation of the far-right — now a dangerous mainstream force in Europe — as well as the devastation of our planet, Isabel Schatzschneider writes. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next United Kingdom Cancer treatment in UK lags behind other countries, study says People in Norway and Australia started chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the fastest amount of time. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Economy Mortgages with interest under 1% - a new era in home financing? Own New in the UK has launched a mortgage product that will enable borrowers to take out a loan with an interest rate under 1% for those buying new builds - is this the new era of home financing, and will it catch on in Europe? 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Why is this UK singer having to deny antisemitism accusations? “From The River To The Sea” is viewed by many pro-Israel supporters as a way to call for the eradication of the Israeli state. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Yemen US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen after shipping hit in Red Sea The US and UK said they hit 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, after a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group. 25/02/2024
Now playing Next Health news Why is €2 billion worth of COVID drug Paxlovid going to waste? European countries rushed to buy the antiviral drug in January 2022, but now it’s going to waste. Why? 24/02/2024
Now playing Next United Kingdom WWII-era bomb safely detonated at sea after large evacuation in UK Plymouth was one of the most heavily bombed cities in Britain during World War II. 24/02/2024
Now playing Next Economy How having children has turned into 'financial suicide' in the UK The number of parents getting into debt to cover childcare costs in the UK has risen by a third over the past 12 months, according to a new survey. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. UK blames Brussels as it pulls out of Energy Charter Treaty The UK government has announced its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, blaming EU infighting for scuppering efforts to reform the post-Cold War treaty that was intended to protect investments in petroleum-rich post-Soviet states, but has mainly been used to sue western European governments. 22/02/2024