The final of Love Island airs tonight, but in recent weeks Tasha, the show’s first deaf contestant, has come under fire from fans for her emotional reaction to situations. The 23-year-old was born deaf and relies on a cochlear implant to hear. Her dad has spoken to the BBC’s Annabel Rackham about the challenges she
Month: July 2022
PA Media Mortgage borrowing rules have been eased after the Bank of England scrapped an affordability test. The “stress test” forced lenders to calculate whether potential borrowers would be able to cope if interest rates climbed by up to 3%. Removing the test may help some potential borrowers get loans, such as the self-employed or
Getty Images American actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role in 1960s sci-fi TV series Star Trek, has died aged 89. Ms Nichols broke barriers in her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the series, becoming one of the first black actresses in the US to play a figure in authority. She was later
Spanish government A third woman has said she thinks her picture may have been used for a Spanish “beach body” advertising campaign without her permission. Cancer survivor Juliet FitzPatrick, who has had a mastectomy, thinks a woman in the advert may have been based on her. The advert by Spain’s equality ministry aimed to encourage
The moment part of Beirut’s port grain silos collapsed has been caught on camera, following recent fires and warnings from officials. The buildings were badly damaged in the 2020 port explosion, which killed more than 200 people – with the second anniversary of the disaster approaching next week. An official investigation into the explosion has
Getty Images Afghanistan’s Taliban forces have clashed with Iranian border guards on the frontier between the two countries. The Afghan government says one its officers was killed in Sunday’s fighting, which occurred in the border area between Afghanistan’s Nimroz province and Iran’s Hirmand region. Each country blamed the other for the incident. There have been
PA Media Conservative leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has said he would introduce a £10 fine for patients who repeatedly miss GP or hospital appointments. Mr Sunak told the Sunday Telegraph he wanted to be “transformational” and “do something brave and… different”. His rival Liz Truss meanwhile unveiled plans to ensure students who get top grades
EPA The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is beginning a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office says – with no mention of a possible visit to Taiwan. There has been intense speculation that she may visit the self-ruled island. Taiwan is claimed by China – which has
Reuters Ukraine says the southern city of Mykolaiv suffered “massive” Russian bombardment overnight. A married couple reportedly died, while the mayor called the shelling “probably the strongest of all time”. There was damage to a hotel, a sports complex, two schools and a service station, as well as homes. Mykolaiv is on the main route
There was a time, not that long ago, when Amanda Nunes had lapped the field by such a margin that you almost felt sorry for her opponents when a fight was booked. Those days are long gone, even though on Saturday in the main event of UFC 277 at the sold-out American Airlines Center in
Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered all civilians still living in parts of eastern Donetsk region under Ukrainian control to evacuate. Speaking during a late-night address from Kyiv, Mr Zelensky warned of an intensification of fighting. “The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill,”
On a recent Sunday in Kansas, a red-tailed hawk soared over a Catholic church at dusk. Mass had ended, and clouds were rolling in. Inside the foyer, a slideshow featuring a picture of a curly-haired baby and his mother urged parishioners to “value them both”, the slogan for those who want to change the state’s
Spanish government A British model says she was left furious after the Spanish government used her image without permission and edited out her prosthetic leg. The photo were used as part of a body positivity campaign launched by Spain’s equality ministry. But Sian Green-Lord, 32, said she only found out about the campaign when friends
Date: Sunday, 31 July. Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Kick-off: 17:00 BST Coverage: Watch from 15:50 BST on BBC One & BBC Sport website, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, live text coverage on the BBC Sport website England’s Lionesses stand on the brink of women’s football history as they take on Germany in the European
Getty Images US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. The 79-year-old first contracted the virus on 21 July, when he was revealed to be experiencing mild symptoms. On Saturday Mr Biden said he was not experiencing symptoms but would isolate
Getty Images One lucky ticket purchased in the US state of Illinois has won $1.34bn (£1.11bn) in the second-largest Mega Millions prize, organisers say. The cash value option of the jackpot is $780.5m. The winner can choose to take the cash outright or be paid the full jackpot in instalments over 29 years. The odds
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