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Halima Aden, the world’s first hijab-wearing supermodel, meets US fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger in a BBC 100 Women exclusive to talk about why she quit the industry, and how to tackle racism and discrimination in fashion. See the full programme here World Service Global Religion Reporter: Sodaba Haidare Produced and directed by: Joanne Whalley UK

Nightclubs are among the first venues to take advantage of the easing of Covid restrictions in England from Monday. With doors opening a minute past midnight, the BBC was at a nightclub in Leeds where revellers aren’t being asked to wear masks or socially distance. Some people there said that this was the first time

Filming is in full swing in Glasgow city centre for the new Indiana Jones movie. Star-spangled banners, bunting and vintage shop fronts bedecked the streets of Glasgow for a parade scene which appears to capture 1960s New York as Apollo astronauts return home. Harrison Ford is to reprise his role as the iconic adventurer in

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse. She was 27 when she died. To coincide with the anniversary, Amy’s mum, Janis, has narrated a new documentary about the singer’s life. It uses never-seen-before footage and interviews with her closest friends and family. The BBC’s music reporter Mark Savage meets Amy’s

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds is the latest star to delight young audiences with a CBeebies Bedtime Story. Reading on a video call from Canada, Mr Reynolds said: “Who knows what amazing adventures you’ll go on in your dreams tonight. Goodnight wild things, sleep tight.” Other stars to have taken part in the programme include Tom

A new documentary film called the Summer of Soul explores the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, attended by around 300,000 people, but forgotten for more than half a century. The film’s director Ahmir Thompson says the festival could have been the “Black Woodstock” and the fact is was forgotten is part of “the all-too-common erasure

On the 20th anniversary of The Office, its star and co-creator Ricky Gervais reflects on why the show is regarded as one of the greatest British comedies of all time. The Office premiered on BBC Two at 21:30 on 9 July – a Monday night during the summer of 2001. In this unseen footage from

Eurovision fans have been hoping for Turkey’s return since 2013, when it left the competition claiming the voting system was “unfair”. But now Turkish state broadcaster TRT and Eurovision organisers, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), say they are discussing Turkey’s possible return to the competition. BBC Monitoring’s Ilgin Karlidag reports. Video produced by Suniti Singh

We’ve all heard England fans singing Three Lions throughout the Euros, but there’s another song that’s being sung – an updated version of Atomic Kitten’s 2001 number one hit Whole Again, in tribute to manager Gareth Southgate. A video of the girl group singing the unofficial anthem at a London venue went viral – and

After it’s 2020 cancellation due to Covid, the Cannes Film Festival is back – and so are the stars on its red carpet. With glamorous gowns and swarms of photographers, it might look like business as usual for the world’s biggest film festival, set in the south of France. But, despite attendees appearing without face

Artwork which was kept secret by a painter and were discovered posthumously by his family are to go on show. Eric Tucker, a boxer and building labourer from Warrington, created more than 400 paintings over six decades before he died in 2018. Inspiration for the art came from Mr Tucker strolling the streets of the

Conal happened to be watching the England game on Tuesday at the same place as Stormzy. He bet Stormzy – if England beat Germany, the rapper would go to his house to celebrate. “I think everyone was a bit surprised when he turned up,” he told us. And now – they’ve got another bet for

The last thing you want to do with a Pablo Picasso painting is to drop it – especially one that’s been recovered after nine years. Picasso’s Head of a Woman was stolen from Greece’s National Gallery in 2012, along with Piet Mondrian’s Stammer Windmill. The retrieved artworks were being shown off at a news conference

Costumes used in the Oscar-winning Black Panther have gone on display in a museum exhibition that represents a “little bit of Hollywood coming to Ipswich”. The outfits worn by T’Challa, Shuri and Okoye in the superhero film sit alongside Marvel comics in a Power of Stories exhibition. “There’s a little bit of Hollywood coming to

Iconic anchor Katty Kay had her last day at the BBC on Thursday, marking nearly 30 years of service at the broadcaster She tweeted: Big day for me today. I first reported for the BBC in Zimbabwe in 1990. Today I’m saying good bye. @BBCWorld has been a fantastic place to call home, which is

A professional choreographer has produced a dance-led performance to celebrate Caribbean culture and to tell the story of her family heritage. Rosy May, 23, who is based in Ipswich, researched the roots of Caribbean dance dating back to the 1400s. “Coming from a Caribbean heritage, specifically Jamaican, I felt like my culture wasn’t represented where