1+ day, 47+ min ago  (281+ words) I started throat singing in the shower and found fame'bbc.com I started throat singing in the shower and found fame Available for over a year Tanya Tagaq was born and raised in the remote Arctic community of Cambridge Bay,…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (646+ words) For more than 50 years, France's brown motorway signs have done far more than point the way: they've sold the country's history, culture and identity in seconds. Most visitors to France notice the food, the villages and the landscapes. Fewer clock…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1271+ words) Back in 2021 and following two years of planning, Erica Cirino started building her dream home in rural Connecticut. She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget. For her there was a professional as well as…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (567+ words) When actor Charlie Cooper offered to teach a friend metal detecting, he did not expect his pupil to find gold on his first attempt. Cooper jumped at the chance to go detecting with Matt Bell, who had secured permission to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (118+ words) People are being invited to "express themselves" through painting at a street art display. The Street Art Showcase, organised by Jersey Eisteddfod, takes pace at the skate park at Quennevais Sports Centre between 10:00 and 16:00 GMT. Jersey Eisteddfod said the event…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (244+ words) An Essex town's history and heritage is to be celebrated with new signs welcoming visitors. Harlow District Council is planning to put up 13 signs on entry points to the town over the coming weeks. They will feature depictions of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (400+ words) Public artworks inspired by Castleford's heritage, geography and sporting achievements will be installed in a subway near the town's railway station. Twenty-two pieces created by artist Ellie Way will be installed along the 40metre Beancroft Subway, reflecting themes raised during sessions…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (777+ words) A vote on President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom has been postponed after a commission overseeing changes received more than 32,000 comments, mostly in opposition, from the public. They included accusations Trump is seeking a "gaudy, personalized palace", undertaking "personal…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (1060+ words) Screams filled the laboratory " screams, thankfully, of joy. Akib Zaman, a PhD candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had just made a mini chair appear, seemingly out of nowhere. He had pulled a thread attached to a flat, rectangular…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (640+ words) Outlook Mixtape: Heavy Metal'BBC Outlook Mixtape: Heavy Metal Available for over a year Today, Joe Straczynski is an award-winning comic book writer and filmmaker. He's created TV shows like Babylon 5, Sense8 and the movie Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring…...