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What was behind Dolly Parton’s widespread appeal?The BBC’s entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson looks at why the singer attracted such a range of fans.3 hrs agoCulture
Watch: “We used flour for powder” – Dolly reflects on early life in 1979 BBC interviewThe much-loved US singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80, was known as the Queen of Country.Raised in Tennessee, she rose to fame in the late 1960s with hits that bridged country and pop music.Her songs covered deeply personal themes around growing up poor, love and loss, as well as female empowerment and spirituality.Live updates: Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80Dolly Parton: The country legend who sang from the heartDolly Parton: A life in picturesCoat of Many ColorsDolly…
AFP via Getty ImagesHidden door handles were popularised by TeslaHidden car door handles – the sleek designs often found on electric vehicles (EVs) – have come under the spotlight over the past week.That’s after China announced its biggest ever recall of cars, with more than four million vehicles – mostly Teslas – affected.The recall comes ahead of new regulations in China, requiring cars to have a mechanical release both on the inside and outside of their doors.Popularised by Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant, this type of handle has become commonplace around the world.’A real safety concern’ Hidden door handles are…
Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesDrone attacks have escalated in recent months in SudanUS President Donald Trump’s senior Africa envoy has asked the UN to extend its arms embargo from Darfur to all of Sudan, warning the war could spread across the wider region.The UN Security Council “must act to stop external financial and military support to the parties, such as drones and related technologies, from entering Sudan,” Massad Boulos said.Drone attacks are escalating with both the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused of using them. Now in its fourth year, the conflict has killed tens of…
NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMulti-billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has announced that it will build its largest launch site yet in the southern US state of Louisiana.Construction of the $100bn (£73bn) project – named Starbase – is due to start next year, with the 125,000-acre (50,585-hectare) site expanding on the company’s operations beyond its current Texas headquarters and locations in Florida.It will be used to “support thousands of Starship flights a year with missions launching to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond,” SpaceX said on Tuesday.In June, SpaceX shares started trading on New York’s technology-focused Nasdaq in the world’s…
BBCMatt left Crewe as soon as he could, aged 18, feeling that he wasn’t accepted as a young gay man. The only LGBT scene to mention was a tiny, makeshift bar behind a curtain in the back of an out-of-town pub.He left in 2015, but this June found himself returning home, for Crewe Pride.For Matt, it was a significant homecoming. “It really took me back to when I was a kid growing up here, trying to navigate my identity. It felt so important to be there and see how a town that wasn’t particularly welcoming… has changed and flourished.”For many,…
ReutersPolice used a robot to defuse an explosive device found on a drone at Leipzig Airport earlier this monthGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that those responsible for drone attacks and other hostile acts against Germany, including a recent case at Leipzig Airport, would “pay a price”.Merz said the incident showed Germany was “facing a very real threat” and was increasingly becoming a target.On 4 August, a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes. However, it failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty.Police defused the explosives and…
ReutersCanada described its counter-tariffs on the US as “proportionate” and “strategic”.Canada has announced counter-tariffs as high as 50% on a range of US goods in retaliation to the latest wave of levies on Canadian imports imposed by President Donald Trump last weekend. The Canadian tariffs will apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, ranging from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and cotton T-shirts, officials announced on Tuesday.The list of targeted products is designed to match Canadian goods hit by the US. The Canadian levies are set to come into effect on 8 September.It is the latest escalation…
House Oversight CommitteeMaxwell appeared virtually before the US House Oversight Committee in February this yearGhislaine Maxwell’s latest bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction has been rejected by a US judge, who dismissed her claims as “frivolous” and “meritless”. The 64-year-old is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in procuring girls for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after being found guilty in December 2021.Maxwell had appealed against her five felony convictions, claiming her constitutional rights had been “violated in multiple respects”.But a New York judge flatly rejected the appeal, describing it as “lengthy and rambling”.But the judge…
Dolly Parton: The life of an iconic country singerIconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, the singer’s team announced on social media.2 hrs agoUS & Canada