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TV broadcasters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are to divorce, a spokesperson for the couple has confirmed.The pair, who previously presented ITV’s This Morning together, have been married since 2010 and have a son.The spokesperson said the couple have “confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing”.Holmes, 64, joined GB News in 2021 and Langsford, 64, is a regular panel member on ITV’s Loose Women.They first began presenting This Morning together in 2006 and left the show in 2021, being replaced by Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond.Holmes has three children from his first marriage to…

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Yara Nardi/REUTERSRawdah Mohamed poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film Marcello Mio at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in FranceAnselmo Cunha/AFPAn aerial view shows an aircraft on the tarmac of the flooded Salgado Filho International Airport in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The worst floods in the state’s history have killed more than 150 people, displaced more than 600,000 and left whole cities underwaterAdnan Abidi/REUTERS People sleep on the Yamuna riverbed under a bridge on a hot…

A comedian with autism and Tourette’s who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent said he poked fun at his tics as they were “fundamentally funny”.The involuntary movements are a key feature of Tourette’s syndrome, and Alex Mitchell made them part of his routine on the ITV talent show.The primary school teacher, who comes from Bedford and now lives in Leeds, received four “yeses” from the judges during episode six of this series.”It would be weird not to acknowledge them. I try to use them in the best way possible,” he told the BBC.His stand-up routine included jokes about dating, autism and…

Chilean authorities have arrested a firefighter and a forestry worker on suspicion of starting the fire which killed at least 137 people in February.One of the men was employed by the National Forestry Corporation which is responsible for fighting forest fires, police director Eduardo Cerna said.The suspects have been remanded in custody, charged with arson resulting in death. The fire – was country’s deadliest – devastated the Valparaíso region, which is more than 122km (75 miles) from Chile’s capital, Santiago.Officials allege that several fires were started simultaneously, after which high temperatures and wind caused the flames to spread.More than 16,000…

The tenor of questioning does not surprise Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s deputy director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.”The survivor may be blamed for behaving in some way which ‘provokes’ the offender; she may be blamed for destroying the family, for disrespecting her husband, or the parents and in-laws,” he told the BBC.”It takes courage to report domestic violence, and there is every reason to believe that it is very much under-reported.”The United Nations has estimated that around 400 Kazakh women are killed in domestic violence each year. In comparison, 70 women were killed in England and Wales – with…

2 days agoMark Savage,Music correspondentDave Hogan / Hogan Media / ShutterstockSir Paul previously won the fellowship of the Ivors Academy, in 2000Sir Paul McCartney affectionately mocked Bruce Springsteen, as he presented him with a prestigious prize at Thursday’s Ivor Novello Awards.Springsteen was in London to receive the ceremony’s highest honour – a fellowship of the songwriting academy.He is the first international star to receive the award, and Sir Paul said he “couldn’t think of a more fitting” recipient… “except maybe Bob Dylan”.”Or Paul Simon, or Billy Joel, or Beyoncé, or Taylor Swift,” he added. “The list goes on.””He’s known as…

3 hours agoFergal Keane,BBC News, @fergalkeane47BBCThey were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn. There was no hint then that I was about to encounter one of the most extraordinary sights of my time in South Africa.In this part of the country, winter is a cold, dry season that burns the veld brown. The ground is hard like flint and when the wind blows across the plains, dust covers the squatters and all that they carry.I could hear digging, and coming closer I saw a woman hacking at the earth. Nearby other men and…

But the fame of this visceral, niche relationship has also given Bourgeois darker times. When pictures and videos emerged online showing his life outside trains, be it as a teen wearing different style clothes, working out at the gym, or, more recently, enjoying himself at a music festival, some on social media were quick to dismiss his TikTok identity as an inauthentic hoax.The backlash hurt. “In coming out of my shell with my railway enthusiasm, it felt like I was being pushed back in,” Bourgeois says.”Some people believe it’s just a facade or a character, but what I feel when…

1 hour agoPaul Adams,Diplomatic correspondentWatch: Israeli protesters stamp on aid packages destined for GazaThe war in Gaza is being fought on many fronts.One of them is aid.Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid convoys.In recent weeks, social media has been flooded with images of aid lorries being blocked and ransacked.Right-wing activists, including Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank, have uploaded dozens of videos of crowds, including…

Young performers in Luton have been filmed performing a spoken word piece to be shown on screens at Radio 1’s Big Weekend.Made in collaboration with BBC Three Counties Radio, We’re Proud of Luton features 15 young people from Next Generation Youth Theatre (NGYT) based in the town.Words were written by the group to represent what they thought of the town and they were then filmed performing them around Luton.The finished film will be played on large screens at the main stage and new music stage during the Stockwood Park festival.It will also be played on displays throughout Luton as part…