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Carly Simon reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis
Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Carly Simon was one of the quintessential singer-songwriters of the 1970s and 80s By Mark Savage Music correspondent Published 27 July 2026 The singer-songwriter Carly Simon says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's and is "learning how to live" with the "sometimes frightening" condition. In […]
Bill Oddie: Comedian who found nature a welcome refuge from mental illness
Bill Oddie: Comedian who found nature a welcome refuge from mental illness Image source, Getty Images BySam Woodhouse Published 27 July 2026, 10:51 BST Updated 7 hours ago Bill Oddie, who has died at the age of 85, was one of Britain's best known comedians and naturalists. A product of the Cambridge Footlights, the cradle […]
Love Island UK crowns winners of 13th series
Love Island UK crowns winners of twist-filled series Image source, ITV/ShutterstockImage caption, For the first time in the history of the UK series, only three couples were in the final ByNaomi Clarke BBC Newsbeat Published 1 hour ago This article contains spoilers for the Love Island final. Julia Majchrzak and Lorenzo Alessi have been crowned […]
Commonwealth Games 2026: Team Wales captain Olivia Breen claims sprint silver
Team Wales captain Breen claims sprint silver Image source, Team WalesImage caption, Silver was a belated 30th birthday present for Olivia Breen Published 27 July 2026, 20:01 BST Updated 39 minutes ago Team Wales captain Olivia Breen earned the first Welsh medal of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in athletics with a silver in the T38 […]
Jack Draper: Long-term arm injury rules former British number one out of Mubadala DC Open
Injured Draper withdraws on eve of another tournament Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jack Draper has only played 13 matches this season and dropped out of the world's top 100 By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport tennis news reporter Published 35 minutes ago Former British number one Jack Draper has withdrawn on the eve of another […]
Commonwealth Games 2026: NI’s Olympic champions struggle on medal-less Monday
NI's Olympic champions struggle on medal-less Monday Image source, Inpho and GettyImage caption, McClenaghan finished sixth in the pommel horse final and Wiffen fourth in the 800m final ByLauren McCann BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow Published 2 minutes ago "Olympic champion is feeling rusty at the Commonwealth Games." It was the words of 800m […]
Businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood dies aged 84
Businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood dies aged 84 Image source, The Wood Family ByCraig Williams BBC Scotland Published 27 July 2026, 10:37 BST Updated 6 hours ago The Aberdeen-based businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood has died aged 84, his family has announced. Sir Ian was one of the UK oil and gas industry's […]
Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacks
Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacks Image source, Getty Images ByNick Edser Business reporter Published 27 July 2026, 11:43 BST Updated 5 hours ago The price of oil has fallen sharply on hopes that a pause in attacks between the US and Iran could help to de-escalate the conflict. Brent crude, the […]
Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned fraudster
Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammer Image source, PA MediaImage caption, John Burford pleaded guilty to several offences last year Published 4 hours ago Investors who were defrauded out of more than £1m by a former Nasa scientist will get most of their money back. John Burford, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, admitted defrauding 100 […]