Lucy Clarke-Billings

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Senior Journalist at BBC

Senior journalist @bbcnews. Freelance travel writer. On here only when I have to be.

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Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother's Day post

3 days ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

Amber Heard has announced the arrival of twins in an Instagram post shared on Mother's Day in the United States. The American actor revealed that she had welcomed daughter Agnes and son Ocean and was "elated beyond words" to celebrate the "completion" of her family. Heard, 39, welcomed her first daughter, Oonagh, in 2021.
Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother's Day post

3 days ago | bbc.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

The actor said she had chosen motherhood "responsibly and thoughtfully" and "couldn't possibly burst with more joy". She described her family as one she had "strived to build for years". "To all the moms, wherever you are today and however you got here, my dream family and I are celebrating with you," she added. When Heard announced the birth of her first daughter in 2021, she spoke about her desire for it to be "normalised to not want a ring in order to have a crib".
Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother's Day post

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

NowAmber Heard is now a mother of three. The actor on Sunday wrote on Instagram that she has welcomed twins into the family, a son named Ocean and a daughter named Agnes. She shared the news along with a photo of their tiny feet. “Becoming a mother by myself and on my own terms despite my own fertility …
El complejo proceso para crear humo negro o blanco durante el cónclave y por qué el Vaticano no quiere simplificarlo

1 week ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

Cuando la Iglesia católica elige a un nuevo Papa, el mundo no está pendiente de una rueda de prensa o de una publicación en las redes sociales, sino del humo que sale de una pequeña chimenea en lo alto de la Capilla Sixtina. Si el humo es negro, no se ha elegido nuevo Papa. Si es blanco, se ha tomado una decisión: Habemus Papam - tenemos un Papa. Es un gran acontecimiento, retransmitido en directo a millones de personas.
How the Vatican makes its smoke signal

1 week ago | bbc.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

Custom fireworks and standby firefighters: How the Vatican makes its smoke signalLucy Clarke-BillingsChimney installed on Sistine Chapel ahead of papal electionWhen the Catholic Church elects a new pope, the world watches not for a press conference or social media post, but for rising smoke from a small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. If the smoke is black, no new pope has been chosen. If it is white, a decision has been made: Habemus Papam - we have a pope.
Post Details - Kritik News

3 weeks ago | kritik.com.my | Lucy Clarke-Billings |Jaroslav Lukiv

By Lucy Clarke-Billings & Jaroslav LukivUkraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching a 30-hour "Easter truce" announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, which has now expired. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops had violated the ceasefire nearly 3,000 times since the start of Sunday. Russia's defence ministry said it had "repelled" assaults by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of launching hundreds of drones and shells.
Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breaking 'Easter truce'

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Lucy Clarke-Billings

There were mixed reactions about the 30-hour truce from Ukrainians attending Easter morning services in Kyiv and the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk on Sunday. "I do not think this man [Putin] has anything to do with humanity," 45-year-old lawyer Olena Poprych told Reuters news agency. Meanwhile in Donetsk, where much of the city has been under Russian control since 2014, residents expressed similar distrust that Zelensky will stick to the terms of the ceasefire.
Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breaking 'Easter truce'

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an 'impression of a ceasefire' as attacks continueKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of creating a false appearance of honoring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued to launch attacks after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce. “As of Easter morning, we can …
British couple's death probed as murder-suicide

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

UK couple's death in New Zealand probed as murder-suicideLucy Clarke-BillingsGettyFile photo of Roseneath, a suburb of Wellington, where officers were called to a home on 31 MarchThe deaths of a British couple in New Zealand are being investigated as a murder-suicide, police have said. Police said a man and a woman, who have not been named, were found after officers were asked to conduct a welfare check in Roseneath, a suburb of the capital Wellington, on Monday.
Israeli tourist one of two women gang-raped in India, police say

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings

Two women were gang-raped and a man was killed in an attack near a popular Unesco World Heritage site in southern India, according to police. The two women - an Israeli tourist and an Indian homestay operator - were stargazing with three male tourists near a lake in Hampi, Karnataka, when they were attacked by a group of men on Thursday night, police superintendent Ram Arasiddi told Reuters. Arasiddi said the assailants pushed the men into the Tungabhadra River canal before raping the women.