Station Starbucks applies for alcohol licence
Starbucks has submitted a licensing application to sell alcohol at its outlet in Hull’s Paragon railway station.The American coffee chain is seeking permission to
Man appears in court over crossbow incident
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a crossbow was allegedly fired at a house in Hull.Humberside Police said officers
Premiere for Blitz film which shot scenes in Hull
A World War Two film shot at locations in Hull is having its premiere in London later.Blitz, directed by Sir Steve McQueen, used parts
Pinewood offers new facilities for low budget films
A new indie film hub is set to open at Pinewood Studios to encourage more low budget UK films.Independent film makers will be able
Rejected film studio welcomes government review
The decision to reject plans for a new multi-million pound film studio will be looked into by the government.Buckinghamshire Council rejected proposals for Marlow
Taiwan’s president vows to resist ‘annexation’
President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year.In a thinly-veiled
Sum 41 singer alleges abuse by ex-manager in new memoir
Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has alleged in a new memoir that he was abused for years by the Canadian rock band’s former manager.In
Google introduces new way to search by filming video
Google has released a new feature which will allow people to search the internet by taking a video.Video search will let people point their
YouTube’s former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56
Susan Wojcicki, the former boss of YouTube and one of Google’s earliest employees, has died aged 56.Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichai announced that Ms
US judge orders Google to open app store to rivals
A US federal judge has ruled that Google must allow Android apps made by rival technology firms onto its Google Play app store for
eBay to ban private e-bike sales over fire fears
EBay will clamp down on the sale of e-bikes and e-bike batteries in the UK from 31 October, the BBC has learned.The firm says
7-Eleven shares jump as rival makes new buyout offer
Shares in the owner of convenience store giant 7-Eleven jumped on Wednesday after it received a new takeover offer from Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard.Japan’s
Google threatened with break-up by US
The US government says it is considering whether to ask a judge to break up search engine giant Google, in a move that could
Why has America failed to broker a Middle East ceasefire?
A year ago, after the October 7 attacks and the start of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Joe Biden became the first US president to
Brazil lifts ban on Musk’s X after it pays $5m fine
Brazil’s Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.In his decision, Justice Alexandre
Storage or on show? What now for Queen’s portraits?
Official portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth II have been hanging in public buildings for 70 years, but what should happen to them now
Cissy Houston, legendary singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91
Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in
Boy, 15, hospitalised after Sloane Square stabbing
A 15-year-old boy has been hospitalised after he was stabbed near a London Underground station in central London.The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service
Schools close again due to recycling plant fire
Several schools in south-west London have been forced to close again due to a fire that has been burning through rubbish at a waste
AFC Wimbledon stadium flood ‘was a matter of time’
The flooding of AFC Wimbledon’s football ground was “totally predictable”, a campaign group has said.More than 100,000 litres of water was pumped from the