The Gulf Cooperation Council is a political and economic alliance of six countries in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Established in 1981, the GCC promotes economic, security, cultural and social cooperation between the six states and holds a summit every year to discuss cooperation and regional…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mrs May will meet Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels later Theresa May is set to meet key EU figures for talks on Brexit which could determine whether the UK is able to move on to negotiations on trade. BBC Europe editor Katya Adler says deals were reached this weekend on the…

Enlarge / Solar panels visible over the roof of a community kitchen in Humacao, PR. SonnenGerman battery company Sonnen and its Puerto Rican solar-installing partner, Pura Energía, announced that they’ve installed six solar-plus-storage systems around Puerto Rico, and have plans for nine more. The initial six systems were donated, according to a press release from…

When a Hollywood producer offered Natalie Portman a lift on his private jet with the rest of his company, she saw no reason to hesitate. By the time she was on board and ­realised it was just her, him, one big bed and a suffocating weight of expectation, it was too late to leave. The…

Carlo Ancelotti confirms he was contacted by the Italian Football Federation, but leaving club football for international “would be a whole other job.” He became the hot favourite after Giampiero Ventura was fired for failing to reach the 2018 World Cup. “Yes, the Federation contacted me, I spoke to them. I told them what I…

1. Pulling on a new pair of tights and immediately laddering them. 2. Running to the bathroom while on your period because you think you’ve leaked, and realising your butt was just sweating. 3. But then getting complacent and thinking it’s just butt sweat when you really HAVE leaked. 4. Checking to see if your…