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Nick Cave and Matt Smith on Bunny Munro

Getty Images Smith said he immediately agreed to star in The Death of Bunny Munro after meeting Nick Cave When Nick Cave first saw Matt Smith playing Bunny Munro - the sex-obsessed door-to-door salesman from his 2009 novel The Death of Bunny Munro - he was taken aback. "In the book, Bunny's not good at

Trump $1bn BBC threat and Reeves tax warning

'Trump's $1bn BBC threat' and 'You will pay the price' warning for Reeves Donald's Trump's threat to sue the BBC over the editing of his speech in a documentary dominates Tuesday's papers. The Daily Telegraph reports that the US president is demanding an apology, retraction and payout by Friday if the broadcaster wants to avoid

Do UN climate talks still have a point?

COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point? Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor BBC There is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic. In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an

Tank interview: A hacking kingpin reveals all to the BBC

A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Vyacheslav Penchukov, aka "Tank", left thousands of victims across the world After years of reading about "Tank" and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the

Ten years of Met Office storm names: impact on the UK

Image source, BBC / Kris Miller By Elizabeth Rizzini Lead Weather Presenter Monday marks ten years since Storm Abigail became the first officially named UK storm. Abigail lashed north-west Scotland from 12 to 13 November 2015 bringing gusts of up to 84mph (135km/h). Since November 2015, the UK Met Office, in conjunction with Met Éireann

Flamingo missing from Cornwall park appears to be in France

Missing flamingo thought to be living in France Alice Beddows Paradise Park director Nick Reynolds said he hoped Frankie can find a colony of greater flamingos in southern France A flamingo that went missing from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall over a week ago appears to now be living in northern France. Two photographs show

Woman stabbed at Birmingham bus stop dies

Woman stabbed in Birmingham bus stop attack dies Chloe Hughes , Shannen Headley , Bridie Adams, West Midlands and Tania Sangha, at Birmingham Magistrates' Court Alamy A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed. Katie Fox, 34, was targeted in

Higgins leaves Áras on final day as president

Higgins leaves official residence on last day as Irish president PA Media Michael D Higgins says serving as Ireland's president was a privilege Well wishers gathered outside the official residence of the President of Ireland on Monday evening as Michael D Higgins left on his final day in office. The outgoing Irish president and his

Sarkozy Released From Prison After Three Weeks

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a criminal conspiracy. He will be subject to strict judicial supervision and barred from leaving France ahead of an appeal trial due to be held next year. On 21 October, the former centre-right president

Search continues for Bronze Age artefacts from St Fagans

First images of museum theft gold as hunt continues South Wales Police Two men accused were charged with burglary last month Police have released images of artefacts dating from the Bronze Age which were stolen from one of Wales' national museums last month, as a police investigation into the burglary continues. South Wales Police said
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