[ad_1] Gemma HandyReporter, St John's, AntiguaCourtesy of Patricia JosephHyacinth Gage, 74, disappeared six years agoThe worst part is the mental torture, Patricia Joseph says. The "gut-wrenching" flashes of wondering what her mother's last moments were. The infinite state of limbo.Six years after her mother's mysterious disappearance, Patricia still catches herself looking out for the distinctive orange-lined raincoat that Hyacinth Gage, 74, was wearing the day she vanished, in the hope
[ad_1] Andrew RogersBBC NewsbeatRLCSFans at last year's RLCS competition in LondonConventional wisdom tells us professional athletes perform best in front of a home crowd.Great Britain's Olympic team won a record medal haul at London 2012 and England's Lionesses won the Euros at Wembley in 2022, 56 years after the men's national football team won the World Cup at home.Does that same home advantage apply in esports?BBC Newsbeat asked four competitors
[ad_1] Lewis Adams & Stuart WoodwardBBC News, EssexStuart Woodward/BBCJackie Thacker says her heart has been broken by plans for the Lower Thames CrossingThe Lower Thames Crossing will become the largest road tunnel in the UK and is described by National Highways as "the most significant road project in a generation". But what about the people whose lives it will disrupt?Surrounded by rolling fields and a close-knit network of neighbours, Jackie
[ad_1] Elon Musk says that his AI venture xAI has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.In an X post Friday, Musk said the all-stock transaction values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion.Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter in 2022."xAI and X's futures are intertwined," Musk wrote on X Friday. "Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and
[ad_1] Andrew Tate, the controversial social media figure, is facing a new lawsuit by his ex-girlfriend, accusing him of sexual assault, battery and gender violence.The lawsuit filed by Brianna Stern in Los Angeles details their relationship and how Tate initially seemed like a "dream come true" but then she claims he became emotionally and physically abusive.It details a violent encounter that allegedly took place on 11 March at The Beverly
[ad_1] Chloe AslettBBC News, YorkshireJames BalstonMs Clark lived in the converted toilets for a while, but has had tenants since she moved to Scotland.Of all the bizarre items up for sale on Facebook marketplace, a "townhouse" with a price of £70,000 stands out as a particularly unusual listing - not least because the property is an old public toilet.A creative with a vision might see a bright future for the
[ad_1] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologised on Friday after hundreds of its members criticised it for not supporting Oscar-winner Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian who was recently detained by Israeli settlers. The academy apologised for not "directly [acknowledging] Mr Ballal and the film by name", after nearly 700 voting members, including multiple A-list actors, signed a letter critiquing them.Mr Ballal is one of the co-directors of the
[ad_1] The holiday park company Center Parcs has removed links to its old X account from its website after a man who took over the account was contacted by genuine customers.Center Parcs deleted its X account in January, which meant the @CenterParcsUK handle became available.Carl Lennon, an IT consultant, registered an X account with this name when he noticed it was available, and said he started getting messages from customers
[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology ReporterWikipedia/Georges Biard/Frank SunThe actress Laetitia Dosch is one of those to benefit from an improved picture.Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites in the world but, by the admission of some of its own volunteer editors, it suffers from a persistent problem - terrible pictures, particularly of celebrities.It is so full of notable people with very old or unflattering photographs that there are even Instagram accounts
[ad_1] Getty Images / JohnnyGreigClearer advice is needed on how to make campuses inclusive without falling foul of free speech regulations, the National Union of Students (NUS) has said.The body representing university students has expressed concern after the University of Sussex was fined £585,000 by the Office for Students (OfS) this week for failing to uphold free speech - the first case of its kind.The higher education regulator launched an
