
Singing can overcome teenage isolation, says Grammy-winner
Jacob Collier, speaking at the launch of BBC Get Singing, says music “embeds confidence” in young people.
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Jacob Collier, speaking at the launch of BBC Get Singing, says music “embeds confidence” in young people.

Three people share how one event in their lives reshaped and how they rebuilt their identity and confidence.

The plaintiffs said North Korea was marketed to them as “paradise on Earth”.

Fallout following the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming by-election has continued.

Several people have died as sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow disrupt roads and knock out power across a number of states.

Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee blocked the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election.

Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet and Wunmi Mosaku are among the actors who could be nominated later.

Menopause is linked to a loss of grey matter in regions involved with memory and emotion, study suggests.

The new rules will be introduced in October and are describe as the most significant reform of driver licensing for 70 years.

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

The drummer and producer played with everyone from Bob Marley to The Rolling Stones and Madonna.

Watch Premier League highlights as Everton’s Thierno Barry continues his good run of form with a second-half goal to earn the Toffees a 1-1 draw with Leeds United.

Lawyers have argued that the detention of Avtandil Kalandadze is unlawful under the European Convention of Human Rights.

President Trump’s youngest son told UK police he had seen a friend being attacked during a video call.

Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl says the German club are in talks with Harry Kane about extending the striker’s contract.

The White House has shifted how it talks about Alex Pretti’s killing as more Republicans express concern over the deadly encounter.
January’s reading list moves between reflection and escape, pairing books that sharpen focus and rethink our relationship with money with fiction that unsettles, absorbs and lingers. Together, they offer a considered way back into attention, feeling and pleasure at the start of the year.
In this richly researched biography, published by Maverick 451, Tim Cohen, one of South Africa’s most respected financial journalists and former Business Maverick editor, explores the life and ideas of Leon Louw, the firebrand libertarian who championed freedom and enterprise during South Africa’s transition to democracy.
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a jump in infections across the continent.