Pop star Billie Eilish swept the board at the 2020 Grammys, winning five awards, including best new artist and song of the year. The 18-year-old also won album of the year for her debut, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go, which was recorded in her childhood home in LA. She replaces Taylor

ELAZIG, Turkey (Reuters) – A woman and her young child were pulled out alive from under a collapsed building before Turkey began winding down its rescue operation on Sunday following an earthquake that killed at least 38 people. Rescue workers search the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 26,

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a non-league footballer who was attacked during a night out. Jordan Sinnott, who was on loan at Matlock Town, was found unconscious in Market Place, Retford, Nottinghamshire, at about 02:00 GMT on Saturday. The 25-year-old suffered a fractured skull and died on Saturday evening. Another

HAVANA (Reuters) – A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of having sought to sabotage bilateral ties ever since it took power last year, partly under pressure from the Trump administration. A view of Cuba’s Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado Communist-run Cuba was

Media playback is unsupported on your device The spread of a deadly new virus is accelerating, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned, after holding a special government meeting on the Lunar New Year public holiday. The country is facing a “grave situation” Mr Xi told senior officials. The coronavirus has killed at least 41 people and

BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with many transport links and tourist sites shut, while Australia confirmed its first four cases. More than 1,300 people have been infected globally with

2020 Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 20 January to 2 February Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and online; Live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app. Second seed Karolina Pliskova has been knocked out of the Australian Open in a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-3) third-round loss

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faces growing criticism he is doing U.S. President Donald Trump’s bidding after erecting a “wall” of security forces who clashed with Central American migrants near the Guatemala border this week. FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference in Ciudad

The Prince of Wales has said he will pray for “a just and lasting peace” in the Middle East, on his first visit to the occupied territories. In a speech in Bethlehem, Prince Charles said he had been “struck by the energy, warmth and remarkable generosity of the Palestinian people”. During the trip, the prince

BEIJING (Reuters) – A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said on Friday, as the World Health Organization declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern. China’s National Health Commission said 830 cases had been confirmed so far and 25

A small government agency is supporting fossil fuel projects abroad with estimated carbon emissions of a country the size of Portugal, it has emerged. UK Export Finance (UKEF), a government agency in the Department for International Trade, is spending billions of pounds on the projects, Newsnight researchers have found. This is despite a government commitment

LISBON (Reuters) – Angola could issue an international arrest warrant for billionaire Isabel dos Santos if she fails to cooperate with a fraud investigation in which she has been named as a suspect, its chief prosecutor was quoted as saying. FILE PHOTO: Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president, sits for a portrait during

Within hours of Prince Harry arriving in Canada to join his wife for the start of a new life away from royal duties, the couple issued a legal warning about media intrusion. Pictures of Meghan walking her dogs while carrying her son Archie in a baby sling were published in newspapers and on websites. Lawyers

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called climate activists like Greta Thunberg “prophets of doom” at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. By Wednesday he was lamenting not having watched the teenage activist’s speech. The gentler tone, along with a promise to join a plan to plant one trillion trees, hinted at a

Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has said she would give claimants a bigger role in designing an “empowering” welfare system. In a speech, the Wigan MP said the current system lacked “human empathy” and was too complicated for people to understand. She said she would reverse cuts to the welfare system by ditching planned reductions

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province. FILE PHOTO: A woman with mask passes by thermal screening point at international

Jess Phillips has dropped out of the Labour leadership contest, leaving four candidates in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. In a video message to supporters, the Birmingham Yardley MP said the next leader had to be able to unite the whole Labour movement. Ms Phillips said she had to “be honest” with herself –

BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China climbed to six On Tuesday as authorities reported a surge in new cases, with fears that hundreds of millions of people traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday will accelerate the infection rate. Passengers wearing masks are seen at Shanghai railway station in

2020 Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 20 January to 2 February Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and online; Live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app. British number one Johanna Konta made her earliest exit from the Australian Open by losing to Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in

VALLETTA (Reuters) – Another Maltese minister has quit after a paper reported links between her policeman husband and the man suspected of masterminding a journalist’s murder, the government said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a placard with a picture of Daphne Caruana Galizia during a protest demanding justice over the murder of the