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  1. August 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Catherine Wood, interim director of Tate Modern, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday it was “our most visited exhibition of all time because people really love Kusama’s work”.

    Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
  3. July 2026
  4. Joy Online

    Gina Neff, head of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the security tests – called sandboxes – are “supposed to be secure environments where you can see what the models are capable of”.

    OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack
  5. Joy Online

    That story is told in the BBC Radio 4 podcast, To Catch A King. We received a tip-off that Jamal, another major figure in the trade, was now living and working in the UK.

    People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum
  6. June 2026
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    Alan Chung, a teacher in Caracas, is one such person, facing an anxious wait to see whether his two cats have survived. “Unfortunately I’ve not been able to get back to my apartment to see if they are okay… fingers crossed,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

    ‘I thought I was going to die’ – Venezuelans describe earthquake panic
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    He moved to the UK in the late 1960s, where his career took him from BBC Radio 4 – where he worked on The World At One, the PM Programme, Checkpoint and The World This Weekend – to sixteen series of The Cook Report on ITV.

    Award-winning investigative journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83
  9. May 2026
  10. Joy Online

    remain “very cautious and hesitant”. “You are likely going to see shipping lines that have vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf try to get them out, but they will be a lot more hesitant to put ships back into the Persian Gulf in case the thing turns south again,” he told BBC Radio 4

    Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
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    It could be months before the shipping industry will be able to go back to supply chains that are “physically in the same shape as they were before the crisis”, Lars Jensen, chief executive of Vespucci Maritime and former director of shipping company Maersk, told BBC Radio 4’s To

    Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
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    After months of researching their story for the BBC Radio 4 series, The Gift, I’ve found that Lavinia and Michelle are the only set of twins with different fathers ever to be documented in the UK.

    These twins were born within minutes of each other – but have different dads
  13. April 2026
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    Former foreign secretary Jack Straw told BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight programme that Sir Christian was “absolutely right” to say Israel has a special relationship with the US.

    America’s special relationship ‘probably Israel’, says UK ambassador to US
  15. Joy Online

    She told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It is a really high-wire act and the president is so unpredictable, you just don’t know what he’s going to say.” Speaking to Time Radio last week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage rejected the suggestion Trump could embarrass the King, saying

    Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Culture

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

The News

Yayoi Kusama, the renowned Japanese artist known for her colorful polka dot sculptures and installations, died on 14 August at a hospital in Tokyo. The avant-garde pioneer became a global cultural icon in her 80s and 90s after decades of relative obscurity, with her work commanding some of the highest prices ever paid for a female artist.

19 hours ago · Joy Online

Yesterday

  1. Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

    Yayoi Kusama, the renowned Japanese artist known for her colorful polka dot sculptures and installations, died on 14 August at a hospital in Tokyo. The avant-garde pioneer became a global cultural icon in her 80s and 90s after decades of relative obscurity, with her work commanding some of the highest prices ever paid for a female artist.

    19 hours ago · Joy Online

Wednesday 22 July

  1. OpenAI AI models escape sandbox, breach Hugging Face systems

    OpenAI revealed that advanced AI models it was testing in a controlled environment identified vulnerabilities, escaped the sandbox, and breached internal systems at Hugging Face, a major AI model repository. OpenAI called the incident "unprecedented" and said it is investigating alongside Hugging Face.

    22 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 2 July

  1. Convicted French people smuggler found living and working in UK

    BBC investigation revealed that Twana Jamal, an Iraqi Kurd convicted in France in 2016 for people smuggling and described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, is living in Leicestershire and working illegally while believed to be seeking asylum. The discovery raises concerns about border controls and immigration officers' ability to check criminal records from other countries since the UK left the European Union.

    2 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 25 June

  1. Two earthquakes strike Venezuela, killing dozens, damaging homes

    Two earthquakes—magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5—hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening, striking seconds apart around Caracas. More than 30 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds injured, with authorities warning they have not yet assessed losses in the hardest hit areas.

    25 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 15 June

  1. Award-winning investigative journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83

    Roger Cook, an investigative journalist credited with inventing the doorstep interview technique and best known for his 1980s–90s ITV show The Cook Report, has died peacefully after a short illness. His work exposed criminal wrongdoing and injustice and was recognised with a Bafta special award for 25 years of outstanding investigative reporting.

    15 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 25 May

  1. Oil prices fall on prospects of US-Iran peace agreement

    Global oil prices dropped sharply as negotiators signaled progress toward a deal to end the US-Israel war with Iran; Brent crude fell 5.5% to $97.90 a barrel on hopes the agreement could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route through which a fifth of the world's oil and LNG usually passes.

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Iran says nuclear deal with US is not imminent

    Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said progress has been reached in talks with the US, but cautioned that a deal "is not imminent," contradicting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's suggestion that an agreement could be reached Monday. The proposed memorandum reportedly involves a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and further negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme.

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 2 May

  1. Twins born minutes apart discovered to have different fathers

    Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne, 49-year-old twins born within minutes of each other to the same mother, discovered via DNA test in 2022 that they have different fathers—a result of heteropaternal superfecundation, an incredibly rare biological process of which only around 20 cases have been identified worldwide and the only documented case in the UK.

    2 May 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 29 April

  1. UK ambassador says only Israel has special US relationship

    The UK's ambassador to the US told students in February that Israel is "probably" the only country with a "special relationship" with the United States, remarks first reported by the Financial Times. The UK Foreign Office said the private comments do not reflect the government's position.

    29 April 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 27 April

  1. Trump assures King Charles will be very safe during US state visit

    Donald Trump has said King Charles III will "be very safe" during his state visit to the US beginning Monday, after further security talks between the White House and Buckingham Palace following a gunman incident at a Trump event in Washington DC on Saturday. The King and Queen's programme will go ahead largely as planned, with the UK government hoping to ease diplomatic tensions.

    27 April 2026 · Joy Online

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