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| |  | Caroline McClatchey 27 July 2023 | | | This morning we're bringing you tributes to the one-and-only Sinéad O'Connor, whose death was announced last night. Our obituary tells you what shaped the artist and the activist, and we take an in-depth look at her most famous song. Elsewhere, there's talk of alien vehicles and bodies in the US, and a heart-warming story from Scotland about a man who went the extra mile or two for a Ukrainian family. | | | |
 Credit: Getty Images Tributes pour in for 'radical and incredible' Sinéad O'Connor With her elfin features and skinhead look, Sinéad O'Connor was instantly recognisable the world over. A beautiful voice and a rebel's heart were her other trademarks. The Irish singer, who has died at the age of 56, is best known for her song Nothing Compares 2 U and for ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on US television. The tributes have been flowing and glowing, but also not shying away from the controversy and her personal demons, rather like the singer herself. Singer Alison Moyet paid tribute to O'Connor's "astounding presence" and voice that "cracked stone with force by increment". British band Massive Attack said: “The fire in her eyes made you understand that her activism was a soulful reflex and not a political gesture." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fifth and Final test Australia may have already retained the Ashes but there is still plenty to play for. The fifth Test gets under way at the Kia Oval in London, from 11:00 BST - weather depending of course. Read why our cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew thinks a 2-2 draw would be an extraordinary turnaround for England. | | | |
| | Last year's heatwave 'a sign of things to come' The record-breaking heat experienced in the UK in 2022 will be regarded as a cool year by the end of this century, according to the Met Office. The UK’s national weather service says hot years like 2022 will be the average by 2060, if carbon emissions are as expected. By 2100, it would be a cooler-than-average year. Climate change is having an increasing impact on all parts of the UK, playing a key role in pushing last year's temperatures to record highs. | | | | | |
| Why did our daughters die after Caesareans? Kimberley Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy both died of herpes - a common, normally mild infection - just weeks apart in 2018 in hospitals run by the same NHS trust. Their mothers have spoken to the BBC about the inquest findings and why there are still unanswered questions. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | A look at the misinformation on Manipur being shared in the state and beyond. | | | | | | | |
|  Credit: Getty Images Claims of alien bodies and secret crash sites US lawmakers have been hearing first-hand accounts of UFO sightings from former members of the military. An ex-intelligence officer testified that the government was in possession of alien vehicles and non-human biologics. A retired Navy pilot also claimed to have seen a small white "Tic Tac" shaped object. It was a landmark panel but did the politicians get to the truth? | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds Matthew Syed looks at the merits of embracing our darker sides. | | | | |  | | BBC iPlaYER Panorama investigates the booming debt management industry. | | | | | | | |
| 'Nothing compared' to Sinéad O'Connor It is no surprise that Sinéad O'Connor’s face stares out from most of the front pages. The Irish singer’s death at the age of 56 was announced on Wednesday night. Many of the headlines draw inspiration from her most famous song - Nothing Compares 2 U.
The Metro calls her a superstar and poignantly highlights how her death came just 18 months after her teenage son Shane took his own life. In other news, the Guardian reports concerns that “political pressure” may have led to the resignation of the Nat West boss over the Nigel Farage row, and the Times considers the "generation of ghost children" who did not return to school after the pandemic. See what else is on the front pages. | | | |
| | If you need a little reminder that there is some good in the world, then read this story about a Scottish man who hosted a family fleeing the war in Ukraine. Danny Ralph took in a mother and her two daughters nine months ago but when they became too homesick to stay, he did something wonderful. Find out what. | | | |
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