‘I see things in very short bursts’: blind painter Bianca Raffaella on her explosive still lifes – and being mentored by Tracey Emin
Her paintings of stems and flowers, made by ‘seeing’ them through touch, give a unique perception of the world. She explains ...
Standing at the cliff edge: women’s football’s high-stakes relegation scrap
Financial implications of losing Championship status are stark for Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Blackburn ...
Jay-Z sues woman over allegedly falsifying rape allegation
Rapper claims woman and her lawyers knowingly proceeded with false claim that he and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her when she ...
Carling questions calibre of England coaching staff and ‘sensitive’ players
Will Carling, a former England captain, has said the national side’s coaches are still learning and it could be affecting ...
Most school leaders in England, Wales and NI say pupils’ parents have abused them
Parents banned from school sites after leaders spat at and trolled, poll finds ...
Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88
James Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma, which was used in life-saving anti-D medication ...
Tightly choreographed Two Sessions opens in Beijing as the world order roils
With Trump’s tariffs and DeepSeek’s AI tech in the news, China waits to see how the Communist party plans to revitalise a ...
Channel 4 News featured son of Hamas official used in BBC Gaza documentary
Yazouri, whose father is deputy agriculture minister, included in Gaza reports ...
Why it’s boom time for beavers in the UK – podcast
Beavers were once abundant in the UK, but hunting them for their fur, meat and scent oil drove them to extinction. Now ...
Soaring UK crime costing up to £250bn a year, says thinktank
Policy Exchange report blames austerity for breakdown in policing and criminal justice ...
Nature Photography Contest 2024 winners and finalists – in pictures
The winners from the second annual Nature Photography Contest feature breathtaking images showcasing life on our planet. This ...
From Gaza to Texas: the race to save Mazyouna’s face - video
Meet Mazyouna, a 13-year-old girl from Gaza who lost the right side of her jaw in an Israeli attack on her home in Gaza. She lost two of her siblings in the attack and was denied access by Israel to l ...