21+ hour, 45+ min ago (59+ words) Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. Radio Scotland,24 Nov 2025,28 mins "Derailed: what now for "50m public inquiry?...

21+ hour, 21+ min ago (413+ words) A BBC Africa Eye documentary has exposed the practice of selling body parts for magic rituals in Sierra Leone. We speak to the reporter who went back to the town where an 11-year-old boy was murdered ... Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone BBC Africa Eye investigates ritual killings in Sierra Leone; Why were two Zimbabwean students abducted and beaten? And African influencers argue the case for a visa free Africa. A BBC Africa Eye documentary has exposed the practice of selling body parts for magic rituals in Sierra Leone. We speak to the reporter who went back to the town where an 11-year-old boy was murdered as part of a suspected black magic killing four years ago. Why were two Zimbabwean university students, campaigning during elections for their Students Representative Council, abducted in broad daylight and beaten? And…...

21+ hour, 8+ min ago (128+ words) In Normandy, in north-west France, coastal erosion is a serious and growing problem because of rising sea levels. But there is a dispute about what to do about it. Coastal erosion has become a serious problem for many seaside communities, no more so than in Normandy, in north-west France, where rising sea levels, strong tides and stronger storms have swept away homes, sand dunes and beaches. Every year the sea here is reclaiming several metres of coastline. But there are arguments over what to do about it. Carolyn Lamboley speaks to those on both sides of the debate about what can be done to stem the tide. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from Assignment, investigations and journeys into the heart of global events....

21+ hour, 45+ min ago (1597+ words) From live worship, music, carols and spiritual contemplation, here's your guide to religious programmes across TV and radio this festive season The BBC will showcase a wide range of festive programming across television and radio this Christmas, including live worship, musical celebration, traditional carols and spiritual contemplation. On Television, in the fourth series of My Life at Christmas, Countryfile and Woman's Hour presenter Anita Rani will spend time with Sir Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster; Ade Adepitan; and Dame Floella Benjamin as they each explore how their festive memories reflect their lives, careers and faith. BBC One Christmas religion programming continues with Midnight Mass, broadcast live from Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, in Cambridge; and on Christmas Morning the wonder and joy of the Nativity will be celebrated live from the splendour of Bradford Cathedral. There…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago (744+ words) Children taking part in the event have been practising their opera singing More than 2,000 children have helped create a new opera to celebrate Rotherham, which will premiere later. The show, inspired by Mozart's The Magic Flute, is titled Tales Untapped: A Rotherham Opera and will be performed on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Magna Science Adventure Centre as part of the town's Children's Capital of Culture festival. It will feature storylines, songs, choreography, sets and performances created by local children alongside the Royal Ballet and Opera, Rotherham Music and the storytelling charity Grimm & Co. Liam O'Shea, community music manager at Rotherham Music, said: "It's a celebration of the imagination, talent, and artistry of young people across the borough." He said the production was the UK's largest community opera to date Since the start of the year, more than 45 schools from…...

19+ hour, 12+ min ago (56+ words) Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. News,24 Nov 2025,44 mins Another Trump Ukraine Peace Plan...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (618+ words) Great Bentley Youth chairman Alex Jones discovered the damage on Sunday morning Football matches on England's largest traditional village green were cancelled after it was damaged by a car. The criminal cruising in Great Bentley, Essex, left about 100 youngsters unable to play their games on Sunday. Alex Jones, chairman of Great Bentley Youth FC, said families were "absolutely gutted" by the act, which trashed two pitches. Police have been reviewing CCTV footage of the incident shared by people living nearby. The unique 43-acre (17-ha) village green is overlooked by a pub and is also used for cricket and community events. Mr Jones said he was "absolutely gutted" to see it had been damaged when he arrived for a pitch inspection at 06:45 GMT. Mr Jones said the "massive divots" were a safety risk to players "There were 100-odd kids who missed…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago (577+ words) Fairfield House in St John's is opposite Tynwald Hill Plans have been put forward for a major redevelopment of the Culture Vannin headquarters to create an enhanced cultural centre. The works, at Fairfield House on Main Road in St John's, would see an extension to allow for exhibitions, workshops and community use, an external exhibition space, and a transformation of the rear garden. The organisation said the "retrofitting" of the site, part of which served as a police station and lock-up for a time during the 19th Century, would also increase the building's energy efficiency. Money for the project would come from reserves, grants and ongoing fundraising, with the work phased to allow more funds to be brought in. The organisation moved to Fairfield House in 2016, opening its cultural centre to the public on Tynwald Day that year. The building had…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago (623+ words) Dr Javier Andreu-Perez is leading the research at the University of Essex One of the UK's most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers will be used by researchers in a "1.2m ($1.5m) eye study. Academics at the University of Essex are investigating if mental fatigue and lapses in concentration are reflected through the eye. They have been granted access to the government-funded technology, known as the Isambard-AI, for 10,000 hours. Research lead Dr Javier Andreu-Perez said the machine would "offer new insights" into human behaviour. It will be used to power and explore large-scale models that integrate data from people and their surroundings. Dr Andreu-Perez hoped it would then gain a detailed understanding of how the eye behaves, reacts and is influenced by cognition. "Our project involves collecting and analysing eye movements on natural settings," he said. "Thanks to the AI supercomputer, we will…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago (700+ words) A metal-pressing firm has called on the government to invest in manufacturing in the Budget. Gerry Dunne, a director at Pre-Met in Redditch, Worcestershire, said "the whole of industry" is worried about what could be in store. "We need to hear something positive because the costs of running any business have risen so much," he said. "Over the last two or three years we've seen a decline in the requirement for parts that we make." Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing having to make "tough choices" in her second Budget following reports plans to raise income tax have been abandoned. The decline for parts was not just domestically, but also from abroad, Mr Dunne said. "Then we see the rising prices for materials and energy costs, and that begins to make business uneconomical. "Not one 'thing' will fix everything - but the…...