# [Home - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news) Home \- BBC NewsBBC Homepage * Skip to content * Accessibility Help * Your account * Home * News * Sport * Earth * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Culture * Future * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds * More menu More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Earth * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Culture * Future * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds Close menu BBC News Menu * Home * Israel\-Gaza war * War in Ukraine * Climate * Video * World * Asia * UK * Business * Tech More * Science * Entertainment \& Arts * Health * World News TV * In Pictures * BBC Verify * Newsbeat Sign In Banner## Discover your BBC Sign in or create an account to watch, listen and join in Sign in orRegister Close sign in banner# BBC News * ### Ex\-priest found guilty of 17 indecent assaults Chris Brain led a Sheffield\-based religious movement in the 1980s and 1990s. + AttributionSouth Yorkshire + Posted7 minutes ago7min![Breaking News](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/0f2c/live/60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png) * ### Air fares and food prices push up inflation to 3\.8% in July + AttributionBusiness + Posted1 hour ago1h + Comments3122![A busy airport concourse with a woman pushing a pushchair in the foreground and various other passengers pushing trolleys and cases. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a321/live/e9a9e950-7db3-11f0-88de-21c2f8cb127a.jpg) * ### More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling + AttributionUK + Posted3 hours ago3h![Large crowd of people waving Union Jack and St George flags outside council offices in Epping on 8 August 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dcb9/live/488df740-7dc8-11f0-ab3e-bd52082cd0ae.jpg) * ### Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive + AttributionMiddle East + Posted3 hours ago3h![Israeli tanks manoeuvre along the Israel-Gaza perimeter, in southern Israel (19 August 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b217/live/389e9e70-7db4-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Live. Images show temporary camp cleared as Israeli forces move vehicles near to Gaza City + AttributionBBC Verify![Satellite images showing a temporary camp in Gaza having been cleared in recent days](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3e95/live/76e237f0-7dcd-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.png) * ### Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? + AttributionBBC InDepth + Posted15 hours ago15h + Comments1315![A wide shot of a street of closed off houses](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/2274/live/ca4d4d50-7cf9-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Decision over Kneecap rapper terror charge delayed + AttributionUK + Posted44 minutes ago44min![Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (wearing a blue cap and sungalsses) arrives at court in them middle of a scrum of people](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/9d3f/live/b1af8550-7db8-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home. Video, 00:00:44Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home + AttributionEurope + Posted2 hours ago2h0:44![People watch as the Kiruna Church landmark is being moved](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6668/live/e67dfcc0-7dbe-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) * ### Live. Wales rugby bosses say cutting professional teams to two is best option + AttributionWales![Three people sat at a desk in front of WRU branding](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dd61/live/06322fe0-7dcf-11f0-88a2-b9725373e32e.jpg) * ### Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal + AttributionEurope + Posted10 minutes ago10min + Comments1390![Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump pictured side-by-side on the tarmac of an airbase with a large blue aircraft blurred in the background. The men are mid-conversation and leaning in towards one another. Both are wearing dark suits with white shirts. Putin wears a maroon tie while Trump's is bright red. Trump also wears a pin of the US flag on his lapel.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/1331/live/d2dbeab0-7d32-11f0-b6c9-e1728577c12d.jpg) * ### Is Bristol cooler than Berlin? Play BBC Weather’s new guessing game Cooler Than Me? + AttributionWeather + Posted10 hours ago10h![Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood points to BBC Weather logos for a new game](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/faf2/live/2501b7b0-7d84-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Actress Aubrey Plaza says grief is a 'giant ocean of awfulness' + AttributionCulture + Posted4 hours ago4h![US actress Aubrey Plaza poses for a picture at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3757/live/4377ce40-7dd0-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for Northern Ireland* ### Ex\-priest found guilty of 17 indecent assaults Chris Brain led a Sheffield\-based religious movement in the 1980s and 1990s. + AttributionSouth Yorkshire + Posted7 minutes ago7min![Breaking News](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/0f2c/live/60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png) * ### Air fares and food prices push up inflation to 3\.8% in July + AttributionBusiness + Posted1 hour ago1h + Comments3122![A busy airport concourse with a woman pushing a pushchair in the foreground and various other passengers pushing trolleys and cases. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a321/live/e9a9e950-7db3-11f0-88de-21c2f8cb127a.jpg) * ### More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling + AttributionUK + Posted3 hours ago3h![Large crowd of people waving Union Jack and St George flags outside council offices in Epping on 8 August 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dcb9/live/488df740-7dc8-11f0-ab3e-bd52082cd0ae.jpg) * ### Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive + AttributionMiddle East + Posted3 hours ago3h![Israeli tanks manoeuvre along the Israel-Gaza perimeter, in southern Israel (19 August 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b217/live/389e9e70-7db4-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Live. Images show temporary camp cleared as Israeli forces move vehicles near to Gaza City + AttributionBBC Verify![Satellite images showing a temporary camp in Gaza having been cleared in recent days](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3e95/live/76e237f0-7dcd-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.png) * ### Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? + AttributionBBC InDepth + Posted15 hours ago15h + Comments1315![A wide shot of a street of closed off houses](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/2274/live/ca4d4d50-7cf9-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Decision over Kneecap rapper terror charge delayed + AttributionUK + Posted44 minutes ago44min![Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (wearing a blue cap and sungalsses) arrives at court in them middle of a scrum of people](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/9d3f/live/b1af8550-7db8-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home. Video, 00:00:44Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home + AttributionEurope + Posted2 hours ago2h0:44![People watch as the Kiruna Church landmark is being moved](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6668/live/e67dfcc0-7dbe-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) * ### Live. Wales rugby bosses say cutting professional teams to two is best option + AttributionWales![Three people sat at a desk in front of WRU branding](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dd61/live/06322fe0-7dcf-11f0-88a2-b9725373e32e.jpg) * ### Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal + AttributionEurope + Posted10 minutes ago10min + Comments1390![Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump pictured side-by-side on the tarmac of an airbase with a large blue aircraft blurred in the background. The men are mid-conversation and leaning in towards one another. Both are wearing dark suits with white shirts. Putin wears a maroon tie while Trump's is bright red. Trump also wears a pin of the US flag on his lapel.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/1331/live/d2dbeab0-7d32-11f0-b6c9-e1728577c12d.jpg) * ### Is Bristol cooler than Berlin? Play BBC Weather’s new guessing game Cooler Than Me? + AttributionWeather + Posted10 hours ago10h![Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood points to BBC Weather logos for a new game](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/faf2/live/2501b7b0-7d84-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Actress Aubrey Plaza says grief is a 'giant ocean of awfulness' + AttributionCulture + Posted4 hours ago4h![US actress Aubrey Plaza poses for a picture at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3757/live/4377ce40-7dd0-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for Wales* ### Ex\-priest found guilty of 17 indecent assaults Chris Brain led a Sheffield\-based religious movement in the 1980s and 1990s. + AttributionSouth Yorkshire + Posted7 minutes ago7min![Breaking News](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/0f2c/live/60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png) * ### Air fares and food prices push up inflation to 3\.8% in July + AttributionBusiness + Posted1 hour ago1h + Comments3122![A busy airport concourse with a woman pushing a pushchair in the foreground and various other passengers pushing trolleys and cases. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a321/live/e9a9e950-7db3-11f0-88de-21c2f8cb127a.jpg) * ### More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling + AttributionUK + Posted3 hours ago3h![Large crowd of people waving Union Jack and St George flags outside council offices in Epping on 8 August 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dcb9/live/488df740-7dc8-11f0-ab3e-bd52082cd0ae.jpg) * ### Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive + AttributionMiddle East + Posted3 hours ago3h![Israeli tanks manoeuvre along the Israel-Gaza perimeter, in southern Israel (19 August 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b217/live/389e9e70-7db4-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Live. Images show temporary camp cleared as Israeli forces move vehicles near to Gaza City + AttributionBBC Verify![Satellite images showing a temporary camp in Gaza having been cleared in recent days](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3e95/live/76e237f0-7dcd-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.png) * ### Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? + AttributionBBC InDepth + Posted15 hours ago15h + Comments1315![A wide shot of a street of closed off houses](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/2274/live/ca4d4d50-7cf9-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Decision over Kneecap rapper terror charge delayed + AttributionUK + Posted44 minutes ago44min![Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (wearing a blue cap and sungalsses) arrives at court in them middle of a scrum of people](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/9d3f/live/b1af8550-7db8-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home. Video, 00:00:44Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home + AttributionEurope + Posted2 hours ago2h0:44![People watch as the Kiruna Church landmark is being moved](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6668/live/e67dfcc0-7dbe-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) * ### Live. Wales rugby bosses say cutting professional teams to two is best option + AttributionWales![Three people sat at a desk in front of WRU branding](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dd61/live/06322fe0-7dcf-11f0-88a2-b9725373e32e.jpg) * ### Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal + AttributionEurope + Posted10 minutes ago10min + Comments1390![Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump pictured side-by-side on the tarmac of an airbase with a large blue aircraft blurred in the background. The men are mid-conversation and leaning in towards one another. Both are wearing dark suits with white shirts. Putin wears a maroon tie while Trump's is bright red. Trump also wears a pin of the US flag on his lapel.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/1331/live/d2dbeab0-7d32-11f0-b6c9-e1728577c12d.jpg) * ### Is Bristol cooler than Berlin? Play BBC Weather’s new guessing game Cooler Than Me? + AttributionWeather + Posted10 hours ago10h![Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood points to BBC Weather logos for a new game](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/faf2/live/2501b7b0-7d84-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Actress Aubrey Plaza says grief is a 'giant ocean of awfulness' + AttributionCulture + Posted4 hours ago4h![US actress Aubrey Plaza poses for a picture at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3757/live/4377ce40-7dd0-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for Scotland* ### Ex\-priest found guilty of 17 indecent assaults Chris Brain led a Sheffield\-based religious movement in the 1980s and 1990s. + AttributionSouth Yorkshire + Posted7 minutes ago7min![Breaking News](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/0f2c/live/60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png) * ### Air fares and food prices push up inflation to 3\.8% in July + AttributionBusiness + Posted1 hour ago1h + Comments3122![A busy airport concourse with a woman pushing a pushchair in the foreground and various other passengers pushing trolleys and cases. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a321/live/e9a9e950-7db3-11f0-88de-21c2f8cb127a.jpg) * ### More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling + AttributionUK + Posted3 hours ago3h![Large crowd of people waving Union Jack and St George flags outside council offices in Epping on 8 August 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dcb9/live/488df740-7dc8-11f0-ab3e-bd52082cd0ae.jpg) * ### Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive + AttributionMiddle East + Posted3 hours ago3h![Israeli tanks manoeuvre along the Israel-Gaza perimeter, in southern Israel (19 August 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b217/live/389e9e70-7db4-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Live. Images show temporary camp cleared as Israeli forces move vehicles near to Gaza City + AttributionBBC Verify![Satellite images showing a temporary camp in Gaza having been cleared in recent days](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3e95/live/76e237f0-7dcd-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.png) * ### Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? + AttributionBBC InDepth + Posted15 hours ago15h + Comments1315![A wide shot of a street of closed off houses](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/2274/live/ca4d4d50-7cf9-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Decision over Kneecap rapper terror charge delayed + AttributionUK + Posted44 minutes ago44min![Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (wearing a blue cap and sungalsses) arrives at court in them middle of a scrum of people](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/9d3f/live/b1af8550-7db8-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home. Video, 00:00:44Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home + AttributionEurope + Posted2 hours ago2h0:44![People watch as the Kiruna Church landmark is being moved](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6668/live/e67dfcc0-7dbe-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) * ### Live. Wales rugby bosses say cutting professional teams to two is best option + AttributionWales![Three people sat at a desk in front of WRU branding](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dd61/live/06322fe0-7dcf-11f0-88a2-b9725373e32e.jpg) * ### Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal + AttributionEurope + Posted10 minutes ago10min + Comments1390![Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump pictured side-by-side on the tarmac of an airbase with a large blue aircraft blurred in the background. The men are mid-conversation and leaning in towards one another. Both are wearing dark suits with white shirts. Putin wears a maroon tie while Trump's is bright red. Trump also wears a pin of the US flag on his lapel.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/1331/live/d2dbeab0-7d32-11f0-b6c9-e1728577c12d.jpg) * ### Is Bristol cooler than Berlin? Play BBC Weather’s new guessing game Cooler Than Me? + AttributionWeather + Posted10 hours ago10h![Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood points to BBC Weather logos for a new game](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/faf2/live/2501b7b0-7d84-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Actress Aubrey Plaza says grief is a 'giant ocean of awfulness' + AttributionCulture + Posted4 hours ago4h![US actress Aubrey Plaza poses for a picture at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3757/live/4377ce40-7dd0-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for England* ### Ex\-priest found guilty of 17 indecent assaults Chris Brain led a Sheffield\-based religious movement in the 1980s and 1990s. + AttributionSouth Yorkshire + Posted7 minutes ago7min![Breaking News](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/0f2c/live/60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png) * ### Air fares and food prices push up inflation to 3\.8% in July + AttributionBusiness + Posted1 hour ago1h + Comments3122![A busy airport concourse with a woman pushing a pushchair in the foreground and various other passengers pushing trolleys and cases. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a321/live/e9a9e950-7db3-11f0-88de-21c2f8cb127a.jpg) * ### More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling + AttributionUK + Posted3 hours ago3h![Large crowd of people waving Union Jack and St George flags outside council offices in Epping on 8 August 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dcb9/live/488df740-7dc8-11f0-ab3e-bd52082cd0ae.jpg) * ### Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive + AttributionMiddle East + Posted3 hours ago3h![Israeli tanks manoeuvre along the Israel-Gaza perimeter, in southern Israel (19 August 2025)](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b217/live/389e9e70-7db4-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Live. Images show temporary camp cleared as Israeli forces move vehicles near to Gaza City + AttributionBBC Verify![Satellite images showing a temporary camp in Gaza having been cleared in recent days](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3e95/live/76e237f0-7dcd-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.png) * ### Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? + AttributionBBC InDepth + Posted15 hours ago15h + Comments1315![A wide shot of a street of closed off houses](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/2274/live/ca4d4d50-7cf9-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Decision over Kneecap rapper terror charge delayed + AttributionUK + Posted44 minutes ago44min![Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (wearing a blue cap and sungalsses) arrives at court in them middle of a scrum of people](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/9d3f/live/b1af8550-7db8-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * ### Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home. Video, 00:00:44Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church's move to new home + AttributionEurope + Posted2 hours ago2h0:44![People watch as the Kiruna Church landmark is being moved](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6668/live/e67dfcc0-7dbe-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) * ### Live. Wales rugby bosses say cutting professional teams to two is best option + AttributionWales![Three people sat at a desk in front of WRU branding](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/dd61/live/06322fe0-7dcf-11f0-88a2-b9725373e32e.jpg) * ### Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal + AttributionEurope + Posted10 minutes ago10min + Comments1390![Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump pictured side-by-side on the tarmac of an airbase with a large blue aircraft blurred in the background. The men are mid-conversation and leaning in towards one another. Both are wearing dark suits with white shirts. Putin wears a maroon tie while Trump's is bright red. Trump also wears a pin of the US flag on his lapel.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/1331/live/d2dbeab0-7d32-11f0-b6c9-e1728577c12d.jpg) * ### Is Bristol cooler than Berlin? Play BBC Weather’s new guessing game Cooler Than Me? + AttributionWeather + Posted10 hours ago10h![Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood points to BBC Weather logos for a new game](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/faf2/live/2501b7b0-7d84-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.png) * ### Actress Aubrey Plaza says grief is a 'giant ocean of awfulness' + AttributionCulture + Posted4 hours ago4h![US actress Aubrey Plaza poses for a picture at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2025](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/3757/live/4377ce40-7dd0-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for the UK## The video playlist Watch our pick of standout clips from across the BBC Scroll to previous itemScroll to next item* 0:50Tackling stereotypes in women's rugby. 00:00:50, play videoTackling stereotypes in women's rugby![A women wearing a black cap holds microphones while sitting on a red sofa. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/400/cpsprodpb/8d42/live/5fe46030-7dcf-11f0-83cc-c5da98c419b8.jpg) * 1:02How many wars has President Trump really ended? 00:01:02, play videoHow many wars has President Trump really ended?![President Trump wears a dark suit and red tie and sits on a cream coloured sofa](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/400/cpsprodpb/d8de/live/59dc3910-7db6-11f0-a34f-318be3fb0481.jpg) * 1:02How does Louis Theroux feel about being a sex symbol? 00:01:02, play videoHow does Louis Theroux feel about being a sex symbol?![Louis Theroux sits with his hand on his pace looking confused. 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