Five Minutes Spare

The British singer kisses a fan on the lips during a gig in the UAE, where homosexuality is illegal.
BBC News – Middle East

Evidence from the sole survivor of a Brazil torture centre could see a former sergeant jailed.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least 74 seek medical treatment after the landing in a cornfield near Moscow, officials say.
BBC News – Europe

The ship carrying Iranian oil was stopped by Royal Marines in July, triggering a standoff with Iran.
BBC News – UK

Donald Trump had said Israel should stop Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting.
BBC News – US & Canada

Onome Ebi is a Nigerian footballer. She tells the BBC how she manages her finances and plans ahead.
BBC News – Africa

A brief history behind the British celebration of Bonfire Night!

On 5 November every year, people across the UK and many parts of the Commonwealth light fires, let off fireworks and burn the ‘guy’. But, what […]

We are mostly a nation of crime obsessives if you look at statistics on many crime series etc. The being on edge feeling and detective work that is involved has people gripped to crime shows. 

From BBC’s Line […]

Figures show that drug deaths rose sharply in England and Wales to reach record numbers last year.

There were 2,917 deaths from illicit drugs in 2018, the Office of National Statistics said, a rise of 17%. Most […]