Chelsea Coates

A recent US study suggested that the synthetic hair used for braids could be bad for your health. It’s one of the most popular hairstyles worn by black women (including myself!) so I went to find out if new research is raising concerns: ⬇️ Read here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Pope Crave stuns in @Coates9Chelsea BBC segment

@haminscheeks Hi HAO - Chelsea from the @bbcworldservice's What in the World podcast here. Could you please follow me back? We'd like to speak to you for an upcoming episode!

food for thought. i hope everyone reads this and reconsiders why defending VLAST every time is NOT it. i translated this because WV's translation machine sucks. it's long so there r two parts. if you'd like to read the full post in Korean please go here weverse.io/plave/fanpost/…

Excellent analysis by BBC’s Jeremy Bowen, he himself denied access to Gaza as all international independent journalists: bbc.com/news/articles/…

Welcome to the 'Roland-Garros champions' club, @CocoGauff 🏆 #RolandGarros

Held at gunpoint: BBC team detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria bbc.in/4krz2yb

One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth bbc.in/3SwRCsw

Nearly 40 years before their use in the Holocaust, concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill people in what is now Namibia. The country is marking what is known as "Germany's forgotten genocide". bbc.in/43lowTm

New: We've traced guns sent illegally from the US to Haiti, showing how lax laws, absent checks and suspected corruption is fuelling gang violence in the Caribbean nation. Report w/ @Jacqui_wak @ChrisSGiles bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BREAKING: Friedrich Merz has failed to achieve a majority in the first round of the election to become Germany's next chancellor. He fell short of the required number of votes with 310 out of the required 316.

Abuse victims question if Pope Francis did enough to stop predators bbc.in/4d2LHFb

🇰🇪 In 2024, a protest at Kenya’s legislature was ended by the gunfire of security forces. To this day, those shooters’ faces have remained hidden. But now, #BBCAfricaEye can expose the men who spilled blood on the grounds of Kenya’s parliament. 📽️ youtu.be/qz0f1yyf_eA

Are you Gen Z and living in the US? We're looking to speak to people who have dated someone with opposing political views, for an upcoming episode of the BBC's What in the World podcast. Email me on chelsea.coates@bbc.co.uk #journorequest #dating

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

Some synthetic hair used by many black women to achieve popular hairstyles including braids have been found to contain carcinogens and, in some cases, lead. @bbcnuala is joined by author of Don’t Touch My Hair @EmmaDabiri & the BBC’s Chelsea Coates @Coates9Chelsea to discuss ⬇️

BBC's Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests bbc.in/3RncTUR

Michelle Arthur is campaigning for more support for people with severe symptoms of OCD, after her son took his own life after struggling with the condition. Here is his story: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BREAKING: Exit polls in the German election put the conservative CDU/CSU bloc with 29% of the vote, followed by the far-right AfD in second place with 19.5%.

Bowen: Long-overdue ceasefire may stop the killing but won't end the conflict bbc.in/40jBf5X