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The 27-year-old stopped by for a performance at Glastonbury on the weekend of her new album release. Source link

Americans voice strong opinions on the sparring between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Source link

Taylor Swift landed in London to perform a sell-out show at London’s Wembley Stadium on Friday – however, some fans went to the Eras Tour concert without tickets and instead ‘Taylor-gated’ outside the arena.BBC London’s Tom Edwards met some of those there. Source link

41 minutes agoBy Paul Kirby, BBC News, ParisANDREJ IVANOV/AFP Voting started early in Canada, part of France’s 11 constituencies for expats abroadFrance votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could make history, with the far right closer to power than it has ever been in modern times.The National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are well ahead in the polls – three weeks to the day since they won European elections and President Emmanuel Macron reacted by calling a national vote.More than 2.6 million people of France’s 49 million voters have registered to vote by proxy, an indication…

7 days agoBy Ruchira Sharma and Shola Lee, JournalistBBC/Moonage PicturesPip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) investigates a murder in an upcoming BBC dramaFor Emma Myers, taking on the role of Pip Fitz-Amobi – the tenacious protagonist of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – was just a little bit “daunting”, she says. “There are so many book fans,” says the actor, known for her roles in Netflix’s Wednesday and Family Switch. Still, “it feels good” to take on such a beloved character, Emma adds.TikTok’s reading community, known as BookTok, has helped catapult titles to viral fame. And one of those is Holly Jackson’s 2019…

19 hours agoBy Ana Faguy, BBC News, WashingtonBBCPresident Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump squared off on Thursday night in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. Voters across the country have expressed concerned about the candidates’ ages – Mr Biden is 81 and Trump is 78 – and the debate supercharged that anxiety. Still, with weeks left until the conventions when each party will formalise their choice of candidate, supporters of both major parties feel they are left with few options. The BBC spoke to Democratic, Republican and independent voters who told us they are concerned about Mr…

1 hour agoBy Mark Savage, Music CorrespondentBBCCyndi Lauper played on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, marking her first appearance at the festival since 2016Cyndi Lauper’s return to Glastonbury was beset by sound problems that left the audience struggling to hear her vocals.For the first few songs, the star’s voice was drowned out by rumbling bass. When fans could hear, she seemed to be struggling to find her pitch and timing -particularly on a wayward version of Rocking Chair.The issues appeared to have been resolved by the time she got to the power ballad I Drove All Night, with her voice suddenly resonant and powerful…

2 hours agoBy Sean Seddon, BBC NewsReutersPolice say ‘several’ arrests have been made in the city of EssenPolice and protesters have clashed outside the annual conference of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.Tens of thousands of people opposed to the AfD gathered in the city of Essen, local media reported, with police drafted in from around the country in a bid to prevent disorder.Local police said officers had been injured in the violence, which began in the early hours of Saturday morning before the official demonstration had started. The AfD’s conference comes weeks after it shocked Germany’s political establishment by coming…

Four gazelles have died at a conservation centre in the Spanish town of Almería after a nearby music festival.The centre’s veterinarian told the BBC the animals were agitated during Saturday’s concert, but the worst consequences happened the day after as gazelles ran into walls – breaking their neck and legs.Dr Sonia Domínguez, from Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (EEZA), was with the animals during the concert on Saturday night. Her team had previously asked authorities to move the festival to a different venue.But Almería Cultura, the town’s cultural hub, defended its decision to go ahead with the event, saying in…

A Serbian police officer has been injured in a crossbow attack outside the Israeli embassy in the capital, Belgrade.Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told reporters that the officer had subsequently shot and killed the assailant.The attacker – whose has not yet been identified by authorities – had hit the policeman in the neck, Mr Dacic said. The officer has been taken to hospital to undergo surgery to treat his wound, and is reportedly in a life-threatening condition.Serbian broadcaster B92 quoted Mr Dacic as saying that the attacker had approached a small building at the front of the Israeli embassy around 11:00…