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‘Stardust’ ousts experience in New Zealand
Getty Images On Jacinda Ardern’s first day as New Zealand’s opposition Labour leader, she was thrown a question it’s hard to believe is still being…
International Women’s Day: Illustrating the Covid-19 pandemic
Dr Radhika Patnala/Sci Illustrate/BBC Illustrators like Dr Radhika Patnala have spent the past year visualising the pandemic. There’s barely any country in the world that…
China’s tech giants fall under regulator’s pressure
Getty Images China’s tech giants are coming under increasing pressure from regulators worried about their growing influence. By Monday, Tencent had shed more than $60bn…
The gravity-defying physics of breakdancing
Getty Images Breaking celebrates athleticism and creativity, along with some pretty impressive displays of physics (Credit: Getty Images) The world’s best breakdancers will be spinning…
Why Iranian women are wearing white on Wednesdays
My Stealthy Freedom Women are wearing white and discarding headscarves in protest against Iran’s dress code A new social media campaign against a law which…
How social media algorithms shape speech
BBC Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds…
Zayn Malik postpones US tour after ‘heartbreaking’ loss of Liam Payne
Zayn Malik has postponed the US leg of his upcoming tour after the “heart-breaking loss” of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Payne died,…
Unfinished business for the next first minister
PA Media Nicola Sturgeon leaves Bute House with work still to be done on Scotland economy The next first minister will have a full in-tray…
Australia rebukes Google for blocking local content
Getty Images Google logos on screens The Australian government has urged Google to focus on paying for Australian content instead of blocking it. After media…
Sleaford businesses frustrated over town’s pedestrianisation work
Ellis Karan/LDRS Fran Rawden, manager of The Solo, said the pedestrianisation plan “doesn’t make sense” Businesses in Sleaford have said they are frustrated at the…