Mysterious aircraft are flying over New Jersey. Here’s what big drones are made for
Big drones have become a big topic of conversation in New Jersey: Residents have reported seeing drones the size of small cars flying around at night; officials are unsure if they’re seeing…
How Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) became the unexpected smash hit of 2024
As Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) becomes one of the country’s most celebrated tracks in 2024, what made this tribute to good-time drinking resonate so much this year? At the…
Mufasa: The Lion King review: ‘Pointless’ and a ‘contrived cash-in’
This prequel to a re-make “never picks up momentum” – “Don’t the talented artists involved have anything better to do with their time?” When the CEO of Disney announced in…
The 20 best TV shows of 2024
From an electrifying action thriller with Keira Knightley to Ted Danson’s latest sitcom and a brutal Japanese period epic, we pick the year’s greatest programmes to stream right now. HBO…
The towns that inspired One Hundred Years of Solitude
As a new Netflix series thrusts Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece back into the spotlight, these are the real-life places that inspired the writer’s magical realism. In a small town fringed…
A slow explosion: The violent birth of the Geminid meteor shower
The Geminids are one of the astronomical highlights of the year, creating a spectacular show of shooting stars every December. Scientists are now starting to understand where they came from.…
Sickness benefit claimants should look for work – PM
Keir Starmer has said he believes that people claiming long-term sickness benefits should be expected to look for work. He added that there would be “hard cases” and that the…
The 3,000m-high border that’s melting away
Changes that begin in the ice at the tops of high mountain ranges are cascading down to lower altitudes. As the world warms, they are changing borders, livelihoods and the…
I just felt desperate to do something’: Jennifer Lawrence and Malala on their film about the Afghan women fighting back
Malala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence tell the BBC about their new documentary Bread & Roses, which highlights the stories and voices of Afghan women resisting the Taliban. It’s being called…
At least 100 North Koreans dead in Ukraine war, says South
At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in fighting in the Ukraine war since entering combat on the Russian side earlier this month, a South Korean MP has…