'She loved painting people living life out loud': Why critics scorned Beryl Cook's 'saucy' paintings

Beryl Cook's paintings were loved by the British public but derided by the art establishment. One hundred years after her birth, a new exhibition argues for a reassessment of her work.

Scots caught up in Middle East crisis 'just waiting for the next explosion'

Scots in the region - and beyond - have been telling the BBC how they have been affected by the military strikes.

British expat living in Dubai says 'the only thing I want is to be on a flight back to Newcastle'

Teacher Chloe Bland told ITV News Tyne Tees that uncertainty caused by the Iran-US conflict means returning to Newcastle seems to be her only option. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

Emma Laird on Going From ‘The Brutalist' to ‘The Bone Temple' and Picking Bold, Bonkers Roles: ‘I Don't Want to Do Shakespeare, I Want to Play a Fish'

Emma Laird recalls a moment - not all that long ago - when she was stood on the rooftop of her apartment in Los Angeles, looking out across a picture-postcard sunset skyline and smoking a cigarette.

Fever’s Caitlin Clark-Payton Pritchard comp gets honest take from Carmelo Anthony

Fever star guard Caitlin Clark deserves a more generous comparison than Payton Pritchard, as per Carmelo Anthony.

‘Panic and uncertainty’ in Dubai as people shelter from Iran attacks

‘Panic and uncertainty’ in Dubai as people shelter from barrage of Iranian missile and drone attacks - Global air travel heavily disrupted as continued air strikes keep major Middle Eastern airports c ...
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Why Mariah Carey was chosen to perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony

Mariah Carey, the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, performed at Milan's San Siro stadium on Friday during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.The "Someday" singer, dressed in a ...