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King Haakon paid an emotional tribute to his parents on what would have been their wedding anniversaryKing Haakon VIII of Norway has paid warm tribute to his late father, Harald V, in his first speech to the nation since taking the throne.”Thank you for being such a good dad,” he said in an at-times emotional televised address, seated at a desk in Norway’s royal palace, beside a picture of the late king, two lit candles and a bowl of white roses.Harald, 89, who was seen as a moderniser and “people’s king” during his 35-year reign, died in hospital on Friday…
DHSThe Department of Homeland Security released a mugshot of YiannopoulosBritish right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Yiannopoulos, 41, a former editor of Breitbart News and one time political aide to rapper Kanye West, was deported on Friday, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Yiannopoulos, “an illegal alien from the United Kingdom” had been sent “back to his home country”, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement given to the BBC.The self-styled provocateur has called himself the “most fabulous supervillain on the internet” and advocated for…
Henry RedcliffeThe British singer treated fans to hits from her latest albums and her back catalogueCharli XCX has ushered in her next era with an electrifying headline set at Reading Festival which showcased hits from across her music career.It marked the British singer’s first UK festival performance since releasing her latest studio album – Music, Fashion, Film – which is a pivot from her culture-shaping, electronic-pop record Brat and features more of a rock edge. But her Friday evening show highlighted the best of both, alongside fan favourite tracks from her back catalogue.She also upped the production from her last…
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Supplied by the University of Western OntarioSeth Guikema, a climate resiliency researcher, will be moving from the University of Michigan to the University of Western OntarioCanada is hiring dozens of researchers from US universities, including top research institutions such as Harvard, as its relationship with its neighbour continues to sour.More than three-quarters of the 64 professors who are moving to Canada from around the world will come from the US. They will receive funding from a pool of C$504m ($362m; £268m) for research in fields such as climate change and medicine under a new government programme.US President Donald Trump’s administration…
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BBCDolly Parton first launched Imagination Library in her home county in TennesseeOne child in Denver called her “The Book Queen”.Another in Alabama calls her “Ms Dolly”.Across the globe in Australia, a toddler with speech delays delighted her family with her first word – “orange” – after she and her twin sister received a free book in the post about colours. It came from Imagination Library, the literacy programme begun by late global superstar Dolly Parton.Parton, who died this week aged 80, launched the philanthropic effort in 1995 to honour her father – whose difficult Appalachian upbringing never allowed him to…
Getty ImagesThe former Duchess of York is expected “back in the UK shortly”, a source close to her has told the BBC.Sarah Ferguson was thought to be living abroad after she was forced to move out of Royal Lodge in Windsor, which she shared with her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in October.Ferguson had last seen in public at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral the previous month.She is reportedly renting out a gated property in the Home Counties, according to the Sun newspaper.’Marry me’ and Epstein’s ‘baby boy’ – key Sarah Ferguson revelations in emailsWho is in the Epstein files?Ferguson is expected…
Linda KitchenLinda and Geoff Kitchen were beginning a six-week holiday to Singapore, Indonesia and Australia when the incident happenedA widow whose husband died after “severe turbulence” on a flight has begun legal action against the airline.Lawyers for Linda Kitchen, 74, from Thornbury near Bristol, who broke her back during the incident, said her husband, Geoff, 73, was “fatally injured” when the Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow suddenly dropped around 6,000 ft (1,828 metres).She has now begun proceedings at the High Court seeking damages from the airline to help her access specialist support for her back. The BBC has contacted…
ReutersA major response was launched after the overnight attack in the Kyiv regionTwenty-seven people have been killed and almost 400 evacuated after a Russian strike hit a warehouse near Kyiv, triggering a fire and a series of explosions.Regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said a further 42 people, including four children, were injured after the Russian drone strike in the Bucha district.An investigation has been launched into whether ammunition was being stored at the site, where search and rescue operations were ongoing early on Saturday.Meanwhile, Tkachenko said a 14-year-old was killed in a separate attack in the Boryspil district as President Volodymyr…