Craig Taylor

The Bulgarian-born artist, known for his monumental projects, dies at his home in New York.
BBC News – Europe

Classes resume for some pupils in England after 10 weeks but a number of schools will stay shut.
BBC News – UK

Violence erupts in Philadelphia as protests continue over the death of a black man in custody.
BBC News – US & Canada

The hashtag #JusticeForUwa is trending after the killing of the 22-year-old woman.
BBC News – Africa

Cork: Five Minute Spares Guide To Ireland's Second City Ever wanted to know all about The City of Cork? Well, now you can! Cork, the gem of Munster, is the second biggest city in the Republic […]

Private renters are struggling with housing costs more than mortgage-payers, new research suggests.
BBC News – Business

Cannabis residues have been found on an altar in an ancient desert temple in Israel.
BBC News – Middle East

A new deadline to restructure the country’s debt is just days away.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Tourists from 29 countries will be able to visit Greece from 15 June, but not travellers from the UK.
BBC News – Europe

The UK government approves the return of domestic competitive sport behind closed doors from Monday, 1 June.
BBC News – UK

Crowds rally at the White House among other places over the death in police custody of George Floyd.
BBC News – US & Canada

The US pushes for new inquiry into allegations of corruption against the African Development Bank boss.
BBC News – Africa

The French carmaker announces a €2bn cost-cutting plan after seeing a collapse in sales.
BBC News – Business

Romina Ashrafi, 14, was allegedly killed by her father after she ran away with her older boyfriend.
BBC News – Middle East

Juana Zúñiga contracted the virus at her care home near Santiago, where she is the oldest resident.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Officials now say 1,561 people died from the disease in April – not 639 as initially announced.
BBC News – Europe

People in Scotland can meet friends and family again as the country begins to ease its lockdown after 66 days.
BBC News – UK

The US president’s move follows a decision by Twitter to add a “fact-check” notice to his tweets.
BBC News – US & Canada

Athletics superstars Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei and Geoffrey Kamworor will take part in a worldwide virtual team relay marathon next month.
BBC News – Africa

Dublin’s Fair City, with Five Minutes Spare!
“Why is Dublin the biggest city in the world? Because it keeps Dublin’”

And on that inward groan, we wanted to take the Five Minutes Spare tour of this never-e […]