If someone had told you before competition began that Team GB would win three gold medals at the Winter Olympics, would you have believed it? Perhaps not - but it happened. On Sunday night, flagbearers Matt Weston and Charlotte Bankes led Team GB into the closing ceremony in Verona as …

Bafta-winning actress Wunmi Mosaku says she found parts of herself "I thought I had lost or tried to dim as an immigrant trying to fit in" as she took the best supporting actress prize for her role in the film Sinners. The 39-year-old, who was born in Nigeria and grew …

The winners of the Bafta Film Awards, which celebrate the best on the big screen from the past 12 months, have been revealed. One Battle After Another won the most awards with six, followed by I Swear, Sinners and Frankenstein, which got three each, while Hamnet won two. Here are …

Is this London's ultimate Christmas walk? A dazzling route is hailed as London’s top Christmas walk and goes viral on social media. London Oxford Street Christmas lights are switched on Oxford Street kicked-off London's festive season as The Devil Wears Prada star Vanessa Williams flipped the switch to light up …

Stars descended on London for this year's Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall, to celebrate the best of the big screen. A host of famous names gathered for the UK film calendar's most celebrated night; some of the women favoured ruffled dresses, while others opted for opulent colours …

Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle have become the latest Premier League players to be sent racist abuse on social media. It came on what was described as an "appalling weekend" when four footballers from the top tier of the English game are known to have been …

Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says 12 hours ago Jaroslav Lukivand Ghoncheh Habibiazad ,BBC Persian US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not yet "capitulated" in the face of Washington's military build-up in the Middle East, the US president's special envoy Steve Witkoff …

Last surviving teacher of Aberfan disaster still remembers faces of the children who died 8 hours ago Huw ThomasBBC Wales correspondent This story contains upsetting details that some may find distressing Even after 60 years, Mair Morgan can still remember the face of the little girl with "beautiful black curly …

Powerful winter storm slams US northeast as NYC issues travel ban 4 hours ago Nardine Saad A historic winter storm has started lashing the northeast US, placing 59 million people under weather warnings and causing power outages and a travel ban in New York City. States of emergency have been …

An armed man has been shot dead after entering the secure perimeter of US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Secret Service has said. The man was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was stopped and shot by Secret Service agents and a Sheriff's deputy, authorities …