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April 6, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureSacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorcePublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Vicky Wong & Noor NanjiBBC NewsSacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced they are getting divorced after two decades together.In a social media post announcing the split, the actors said they jointly filed to end their marriage last year. The pair, who have three children, met in 2001 and got engaged in 2004.Sharing the news with a picture of themselves wearing tennis whites, they wrote: “After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down.”In the post, published on Baron Cohen and Fisher’s Instagram stories on Friday, they said: “We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change.”We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The pair were together for two decadesThe pair first met at a party in Sydney, Australia. Baron Cohen later told The New York Times about their first encounter, saying Fisher was “hilarious”.”We were at a very pretentious party, and me and her bonded over taking the mick out of the other people at the party. I knew instantly. I don’t know if she did.”Baron Cohen rose to fame in the 1990s with his Ali G character, the infamous spoof wannabe gangster who became a comedy star.He also starred as Borat, a journalist from Kazakhstan, and played the role of flamboyant Austrian fashionista Bruno. Fellow actor Fisher appeared as Shannon Reed in long-running Australian soap Home and Away before moving to the big screen.Her breakthrough role came in Wedding Crashers in 2005, and she also starred in Confessions of a Shopaholic. She has also had a series of children’s books published.Last month, Baron Cohen and Australian actress Rebel Wilson got involved in a dispute ahead of the release of her memoir.The book includes allegations against Baron Cohen, who is understood to have threatened legal action.Wilson wrote that she was asked to do some things that were “derogatory to women or to my size” while shooting Baron Cohen’s 2016 film Grimsby, and some scenes made her feel like she was “being humiliated” and “sexually harassed”.She likened the comedian to a “fourth-grade bully who teases the fat girl on the playground and tries to make her life a living hell”.Baron Cohen’s lawyers have said the evidence shows her allegations have “no basis in reality” and are part of a “cynical commercial ploy to promote her book”. They have supplied video footage of one scene in question, plus email exchanges, script excerpts and testimony from producers and crew members, which his lawyers say back up his case.The memoir was due to be released in the UK on Thursday, but the release date has now been moved to 25 April. It has already been released in the US.Related TopicsSacha Baron CohenMore on this storyRebel Wilson book delayed in UK and AustraliaPublished1 day agoSacha Baron Cohen plans Ali G comeback on tourPublished11 August 2023Sacha Baron Cohen hits back over Rebel Wilson bookPublished25 MarchTop StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished7 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published9 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished14 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?6I reported explicit messages to police, says MP7Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam8Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?9Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill six – officials10’Monster’ cut wife’s body into more than 200 pieces

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureSacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorcePublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Vicky Wong & Noor NanjiBBC NewsSacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced they are getting divorced after two decades together.In a social media post announcing the split, the actors said they jointly filed to end their marriage last year. The pair, who have three children, met in 2001 and got engaged in 2004.Sharing the news with a picture of themselves wearing tennis whites, they wrote: “After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down.”In the post, published on Baron Cohen and Fisher’s Instagram stories on Friday, they said: “We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change.”We forever share in our devotion and love for our children. We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family’s wish for privacy.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The pair were together for two decadesThe pair first met at a party in Sydney, Australia. Baron Cohen later told The New York Times about their first encounter, saying Fisher was “hilarious”.”We were at a very pretentious party, and me and her bonded over taking the mick out of the other people at the party. I knew instantly. I don’t know if she did.”Baron Cohen rose to fame in the 1990s with his Ali G character, the infamous spoof wannabe gangster who became a comedy star.He also starred as Borat, a journalist from Kazakhstan, and played the role of flamboyant Austrian fashionista Bruno. Fellow actor Fisher appeared as Shannon Reed in long-running Australian soap Home and Away before moving to the big screen.Her breakthrough role came in Wedding Crashers in 2005, and she also starred in Confessions of a Shopaholic. She has also had a series of children’s books published.Last month, Baron Cohen and Australian actress Rebel Wilson got involved in a dispute ahead of the release of her memoir.The book includes allegations against Baron Cohen, who is understood to have threatened legal action.Wilson wrote that she was asked to do some things that were “derogatory to women or to my size” while shooting Baron Cohen’s 2016 film Grimsby, and some scenes made her feel like she was “being humiliated” and “sexually harassed”.She likened the comedian to a “fourth-grade bully who teases the fat girl on the playground and tries to make her life a living hell”.Baron Cohen’s lawyers have said the evidence shows her allegations have “no basis in reality” and are part of a “cynical commercial ploy to promote her book”. They have supplied video footage of one scene in question, plus email exchanges, script excerpts and testimony from producers and crew members, which his lawyers say back up his case.The memoir was due to be released in the UK on Thursday, but the release date has now been moved to 25 April. It has already been released in the US.Related TopicsSacha Baron CohenMore on this storyRebel Wilson book delayed in UK and AustraliaPublished1 day agoSacha Baron Cohen plans Ali G comeback on tourPublished11 August 2023Sacha Baron Cohen hits back over Rebel Wilson bookPublished25 MarchTop StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished7 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published9 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished14 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?6I reported explicit messages to police, says MP7Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam8Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?9Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill six – officials10’Monster’ cut wife’s body into more than 200 pieces
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April 6, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after Jorge Glas arrestPublished22 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPABy Jemma CrewBBC NewsMexico is cutting ties with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said they had “forcibly entered” the embassy in a “flagrant violation of international law”.Glas took refuge in the embassy last December after Ecuador issued an arrest warrant against him for alleged corruption.Glas’s lawyer said he was innocent.Glas served as Ecuador’s vice-president between 2013 and 2017. He was relieved of his duties because of mounting corruption allegations against him. Later that year he was sentenced to six years in jail in connection with corruption at the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Prosecutors said he took $13.5m (£10.2m) in bribes.He was released from prison in November but Ecuadorian authorities then issued another arrest warrant alleging further allegations of corruption, triggering Glas to seek refuge in the Mexican embassy.On Friday, Mexico said it had granted Glas political asylum “after a thorough analysis” of the situation – an action Ecuador viewed as illegal.”Ecuador is a sovereign nation and we are not going to allow any criminal to stay free,” Ecuador’s Presidency said in a statement.It said Glas, who had been “sentenced to imprisonment by the Ecuadoran justice system”, had been arrested and “placed under the orders of the competent authorities”.Photographs from the scene show police scaling a wall and metal fence at the embassy’s closed entrance. Mexico’s Mr Obrador, writing on X, said he had ordered the immediate suspension of diplomatic ties as a result.”Police from Ecuador forcibly entered our embassy and detained the former vice-president of that country who was a refugee and processing asylum due to the persecution and harassment he faces.”This is a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico.” A number of diplomats were injured in the incident, according to Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s secretary of foreign relations. Tension between the two countries has been mounting in recent days. On Wednesday, Mr Obrador made remarks, considered “unfortunate” by Ecuador, about violence during last year’s election – won by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.The following day Ecuador declared the Mexican ambassador a persona non grata and said she should leave the country. Related TopicsMexicoEcuadorMore on this storyEcuador VP faces jail over bribesPublished13 December 2017Top StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished6 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published8 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished13 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5I reported explicit messages to police, says MP6Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?7Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam8Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?9Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill six – officials10Lionesses held by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifierAttributionSport

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after Jorge Glas arrestPublished22 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPABy Jemma CrewBBC NewsMexico is cutting ties with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said they had “forcibly entered” the embassy in a “flagrant violation of international law”.Glas took refuge in the embassy last December after Ecuador issued an arrest warrant against him for alleged corruption.Glas’s lawyer said he was innocent.Glas served as Ecuador’s vice-president between 2013 and 2017. He was relieved of his duties because of mounting corruption allegations against him. Later that year he was sentenced to six years in jail in connection with corruption at the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Prosecutors said he took $13.5m (£10.2m) in bribes.He was released from prison in November but Ecuadorian authorities then issued another arrest warrant alleging further allegations of corruption, triggering Glas to seek refuge in the Mexican embassy.On Friday, Mexico said it had granted Glas political asylum “after a thorough analysis” of the situation – an action Ecuador viewed as illegal.”Ecuador is a sovereign nation and we are not going to allow any criminal to stay free,” Ecuador’s Presidency said in a statement.It said Glas, who had been “sentenced to imprisonment by the Ecuadoran justice system”, had been arrested and “placed under the orders of the competent authorities”.Photographs from the scene show police scaling a wall and metal fence at the embassy’s closed entrance. Mexico’s Mr Obrador, writing on X, said he had ordered the immediate suspension of diplomatic ties as a result.”Police from Ecuador forcibly entered our embassy and detained the former vice-president of that country who was a refugee and processing asylum due to the persecution and harassment he faces.”This is a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico.” A number of diplomats were injured in the incident, according to Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s secretary of foreign relations. Tension between the two countries has been mounting in recent days. On Wednesday, Mr Obrador made remarks, considered “unfortunate” by Ecuador, about violence during last year’s election – won by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.The following day Ecuador declared the Mexican ambassador a persona non grata and said she should leave the country. Related TopicsMexicoEcuadorMore on this storyEcuador VP faces jail over bribesPublished13 December 2017Top StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished6 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published8 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished13 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5I reported explicit messages to police, says MP6Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?7Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam8Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?9Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill six – officials10Lionesses held by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifierAttributionSport
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April 6, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSolar Eclipse 2024: The world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Kate RussoImage caption, Australian psychologist Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses since 1999By Nadine YousifBBC NewsIt was 25 years ago when Kate Russo saw her very first total solar eclipse. The Australian psychologist was living in Northern Ireland at the time and had always wanted to witness the spectacle in person.She was in between her Masters and PhD studies in her 20s when, in 1999, the path of totality happened to cross nearby over the southern coast of France. “I thought it was going to be just my first – my only – experience of an eclipse,” Ms Russo said. “Something you haven’t experienced and then you do and you’re like, ‘that’s pretty cool.’”Instead, what she saw that day changed her life forever, sparking a life-long journey of studying and chasing solar eclipses around the globe. When is the 2024 solar eclipse and how can I watch it?On Monday, Ms Russo will watch her 14th total solar eclipse, this time in Uvalde, Texas. She is one of many eclipse chasers who have arrived in North America in recent days. Experts estimate that more than a million people from inside and outside North America will travel towards the path of totality. Many are individuals who have combined their love of astronomy, exploration, science and travel into a mission to see as many eclipses in their lifetime as possible. Some are driven by their love of space and desire to understand the universe around them. Others, like Ms Russo, pursue the indescribable feeling that comes with seeing a total solar eclipse in person. The 51-year-old recalled how standing in the shadow of the moon for the first time was an “immersive and emotional” experience.A total solar eclipse, by definition, occurs when the moon’s shadow covers the sun’s rays entirely, plunging those in the shadow’s path into darkness for a few minutes. But Ms Russo said experiencing it was much more than that.She described feeling a drop in temperature and the wind picking up around her, as if a storm was approaching. She also noticed the colours of her surroundings being drained in the absence of the sun’s rays, except for an orange, reddish glow around the horizon and a thin ring of light in the sky – also known as the corona. “Moments before you’re looking at the sun,” she said of the moment the eclipse begins. “Now, there’s just a hole in the sky where the sun should be. It’s like everything is turned upside down.”Ms Russo said the experience inspired her to study people’s emotional response to witnessing a total solar eclipse.Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance. Then comes the euphoria, and the desire to repeat those feelings all over again. Even those who are more scientifically-minded, she noticed, can’t help but stare at an eclipse with awe. “Regardless of culture or your language, people have that same experience and it makes them feel part of something greater.” It is a feeling that David Makepeace, another eclipse chaser from Toronto, Canada, knows very well. Mr Makepeace, 61, who is about to catch his 19th solar eclipse, said the experience evokes existential questions for him. “How could we possibly live in a solar system that is that beautiful? That has that much of an emotional punch to it?” he’s wondered. “How could that possibly be?” Paul Maley, a 76-year-old retired data analyst and flight control specialist who worked at NASA for 41 years, said the desire to chase an eclipse is akin to an addiction of sorts.”Once you get to see something that is this unique, you want more of it,” he said. Image source, Patrick PoitevinImage caption, A photo captured by Patrick Poitevin during a total solar eclipse in Indonesia in March 2016Mr Maley, who lives in Arizona, has seen 83 eclipses since 1970 – including annual, partial and total solar eclipses – across 42 countries. His love of chasing them inspired him to launch a tourism company which takes dozens of people on trips to see eclipses around the world. Some of his guests are seasoned, he said. Others are catching their very first eclipse. To mark the 8 April event, Mr Maley launched a boat cruise off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico with nearly 200 passengers. Being on the water gives him mobility should the cloud cover change, he said, offering him the best possible chance of capturing a spectacular eclipse. Also en route to Mexico is British eclipse chaser and retired material scientist Patrick Poitevin, who is on a quest to catch his 26th total solar eclipse. Mr Poitevin, who lives in Derbyshire, said he often tries to combine his love of scientific innovation and astronomy when chasing eclipses – challenging himself with different projects or views for each one he catches. But for this upcoming eclipse, he said he intends to sit back and watch with only a pair of binoculars in hand. Mr Poitevin noted how this particular eclipse is slated to last four and a half minutes in Mexico. This, he said, will give him and others the chance to take in the view – maybe spot a few planets, stars, and even a comet. For those catching their first-ever solar eclipse this year, the seasoned chasers had one piece of advice: put away the camera and enjoy the moment. Fiddling with something, like a camera or a phone, lessens the experience, Mr Makepeace said.”You’re busy with something else while the best thing in the world is happening over your head.”More on the solar eclipseEXPLAINER: All you need to know for the 2024 solar eclipseWATCH: How to see it without injuring your eyesPATH OF DARKNESS: Scroll the route of total eclipseSCIENCE: Rare experiments will study Sun’s atmosphereFANATICS: How much it costs to chase the eclipseAWE: How it affects the brain and brings people together Related TopicsAstronomyEclipsesMore on this storyWhen is the solar eclipse and how can I watch it?Published17 hours agoSolar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againPublished22 MarchTop StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished5 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published6 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished12 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5I reported explicit messages to police, says MP6Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?7Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam8Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?9Lionesses held by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifierAttributionSport10Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill six – officials

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSolar Eclipse 2024: The world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Kate RussoImage caption, Australian psychologist Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses since 1999By Nadine YousifBBC NewsIt was 25 years ago when Kate Russo saw her very first total solar eclipse. The Australian psychologist was living in Northern Ireland at the time and had always wanted to witness the spectacle in person.She was in between her Masters and PhD studies in her 20s when, in 1999, the path of totality happened to cross nearby over the southern coast of France. “I thought it was going to be just my first – my only – experience of an eclipse,” Ms Russo said. “Something you haven’t experienced and then you do and you’re like, ‘that’s pretty cool.’”Instead, what she saw that day changed her life forever, sparking a life-long journey of studying and chasing solar eclipses around the globe. When is the 2024 solar eclipse and how can I watch it?On Monday, Ms Russo will watch her 14th total solar eclipse, this time in Uvalde, Texas. She is one of many eclipse chasers who have arrived in North America in recent days. Experts estimate that more than a million people from inside and outside North America will travel towards the path of totality. Many are individuals who have combined their love of astronomy, exploration, science and travel into a mission to see as many eclipses in their lifetime as possible. Some are driven by their love of space and desire to understand the universe around them. Others, like Ms Russo, pursue the indescribable feeling that comes with seeing a total solar eclipse in person. The 51-year-old recalled how standing in the shadow of the moon for the first time was an “immersive and emotional” experience.A total solar eclipse, by definition, occurs when the moon’s shadow covers the sun’s rays entirely, plunging those in the shadow’s path into darkness for a few minutes. But Ms Russo said experiencing it was much more than that.She described feeling a drop in temperature and the wind picking up around her, as if a storm was approaching. She also noticed the colours of her surroundings being drained in the absence of the sun’s rays, except for an orange, reddish glow around the horizon and a thin ring of light in the sky – also known as the corona. “Moments before you’re looking at the sun,” she said of the moment the eclipse begins. “Now, there’s just a hole in the sky where the sun should be. It’s like everything is turned upside down.”Ms Russo said the experience inspired her to study people’s emotional response to witnessing a total solar eclipse.Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance. Then comes the euphoria, and the desire to repeat those feelings all over again. Even those who are more scientifically-minded, she noticed, can’t help but stare at an eclipse with awe. “Regardless of culture or your language, people have that same experience and it makes them feel part of something greater.” It is a feeling that David Makepeace, another eclipse chaser from Toronto, Canada, knows very well. Mr Makepeace, 61, who is about to catch his 19th solar eclipse, said the experience evokes existential questions for him. “How could we possibly live in a solar system that is that beautiful? That has that much of an emotional punch to it?” he’s wondered. “How could that possibly be?” Paul Maley, a 76-year-old retired data analyst and flight control specialist who worked at NASA for 41 years, said the desire to chase an eclipse is akin to an addiction of sorts.”Once you get to see something that is this unique, you want more of it,” he said. Image source, Patrick PoitevinImage caption, A photo captured by Patrick Poitevin during a total solar eclipse in Indonesia in March 2016Mr Maley, who lives in Arizona, has seen 83 eclipses since 1970 – including annual, partial and total solar eclipses – across 42 countries. His love of chasing them inspired him to launch a tourism company which takes dozens of people on trips to see eclipses around the world. Some of his guests are seasoned, he said. Others are catching their very first eclipse. To mark the 8 April event, Mr Maley launched a boat cruise off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico with nearly 200 passengers. Being on the water gives him mobility should the cloud cover change, he said, offering him the best possible chance of capturing a spectacular eclipse. Also en route to Mexico is British eclipse chaser and retired material scientist Patrick Poitevin, who is on a quest to catch his 26th total solar eclipse. Mr Poitevin, who lives in Derbyshire, said he often tries to combine his love of scientific innovation and astronomy when chasing eclipses – challenging himself with different projects or views for each one he catches. But for this upcoming eclipse, he said he intends to sit back and watch with only a pair of binoculars in hand. Mr Poitevin noted how this particular eclipse is slated to last four and a half minutes in Mexico. This, he said, will give him and others the chance to take in the view – maybe spot a few planets, stars, and even a comet. For those catching their first-ever solar eclipse this year, the seasoned chasers had one piece of advice: put away the camera and enjoy the moment. Fiddling with something, like a camera or a phone, lessens the experience, Mr Makepeace said.”You’re busy with something else while the best thing in the world is happening over your head.”More on the solar eclipseEXPLAINER: All you need to know for the 2024 solar eclipseWATCH: How to see it without injuring your eyesPATH OF DARKNESS: Scroll the route of total eclipseSCIENCE: Rare experiments will study Sun’s atmosphereFANATICS: How much it costs to chase the eclipseAWE: How it affects the brain and brings people together Related TopicsAstronomyEclipsesMore on this storyWhen is the solar eclipse and how can I watch it?Published17 hours agoSolar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againPublished22 MarchTop StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished5 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published6 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaGuatemala ex-general on trial accused of genocidePublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Benedicto Lucas Garcia followed proceedings via video linkBy Leonardo Rocha & Ido VockBBC NewsA former general accused of ordering the murder of more than 1,200 indigenous Ixil Maya people during Guatemala’s civil war has gone on trial.Benedicto Lucas Garcia, 91, has been indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity – including widespread rape – and forced disappearances. Survivors from one village say Garcia’s troops killed children, babies and the elderly. He denies the charges. The alleged crimes occurred between 1978 and 1982, when Garcia’s brother Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia was president of Guatemala. Benedicto Lucas Garcia is accused of planning and executing over 30 massacres in the western region of Quiche. Lawyer Nery Rodenas, director of the Human Rights Office of the Archbishopric of Guatemala, told the AFP news agency that survivors had waited “more than 40 years” for justice. Ex-general Garcia followed proceedings by video link from a military hospital, where he is already serving a prior sentence for forced disappearance, rape and torture. One co-defendant died in 2020, while another was found unfit to stand trial and will face separate proceedings. Many Ixil Maya people were targeted by the military, accused of providing support to Marxist rebels.Some 200,000 people died in the conflict, which lasted almost 40 years. Most were ethnic Maya. Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice ruled in 2018 that acts of genocide had been committed against the Ixil people. But only a small number of low-ranking soldiers have been convicted of war crimes.Related TopicsGuatemalaMore on this storyReuniting families with the remains of the disappearedPublished23 May 2021Was there genocide in Guatemala?Published24 May 2013Top StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished4 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published5 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished11 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5I reported explicit messages to police, says MP6Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?7Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?8Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam9Lionesses held by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifierAttributionSport10Great-grandad, 111, is world’s oldest living man

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaGuatemala ex-general on trial accused of genocidePublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Benedicto Lucas Garcia followed proceedings via video linkBy Leonardo Rocha & Ido VockBBC NewsA former general accused of ordering the murder of more than 1,200 indigenous Ixil Maya people during Guatemala’s civil war has gone on trial.Benedicto Lucas Garcia, 91, has been indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity – including widespread rape – and forced disappearances. Survivors from one village say Garcia’s troops killed children, babies and the elderly. He denies the charges. The alleged crimes occurred between 1978 and 1982, when Garcia’s brother Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia was president of Guatemala. Benedicto Lucas Garcia is accused of planning and executing over 30 massacres in the western region of Quiche. Lawyer Nery Rodenas, director of the Human Rights Office of the Archbishopric of Guatemala, told the AFP news agency that survivors had waited “more than 40 years” for justice. Ex-general Garcia followed proceedings by video link from a military hospital, where he is already serving a prior sentence for forced disappearance, rape and torture. One co-defendant died in 2020, while another was found unfit to stand trial and will face separate proceedings. Many Ixil Maya people were targeted by the military, accused of providing support to Marxist rebels.Some 200,000 people died in the conflict, which lasted almost 40 years. Most were ethnic Maya. Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice ruled in 2018 that acts of genocide had been committed against the Ixil people. But only a small number of low-ranking soldiers have been convicted of war crimes.Related TopicsGuatemalaMore on this storyReuniting families with the remains of the disappearedPublished23 May 2021Was there genocide in Guatemala?Published24 May 2013Top StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished4 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published5 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished11 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5I reported explicit messages to police, says MP6Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?7Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?8Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam9Lionesses held by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifierAttributionSport10Great-grandad, 111, is world’s oldest living man