Relatives of missing Syrians ‘suspended between hope and despair’
A Syrian woman whose grandfather, father and two brothers were detained by the military nearly 12 years ago has told the BBC it is “devastating” that her loved ones remain missing, despite the country’s most notorious prison being emptied. “Now, miles away from that most brutal prison, we are huddling around screens, our hearts suspended […]
The decades-old feud that still divides communities
PA In Nottinghamshire, the majority of miners carried on working “Even now people ignore me if I say hello,” says Yvonne Woodhead, 35 years since her husband decided to join miners across the UK in going on strike. Between March 1984 and March 1985, more than half the country’s 187,000 miners left work in what […]
Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso unleashes social tsunami in Spain
Watch: The Rubiales World Cup kiss row… in 75 seconds A kiss on the lips, a growing backlash and mass resignations among coaching staff: BBC Sport’s Spanish football expert Guillem Balague reflects on a tumultuous week for the sport and for Spain’s society as a whole. This is the Spanish MeToo moment. It’s an opportunity […]
Jamie Foxx reveals he had a stroke in 2023
Getty Images Hollywood star Jamie Foxx has revealed the cause of his hospital admission in April last year. Speaking during a Netflix special, the Django Unchained star told the audience he’d suffered a “brain bleed that led to a stroke”. He said he had a bad headache one day and asked for an aspirin but […]
New NI fishing boat rules ‘create hard border’
Getty Images The new rules came into effect at the end of the Brexit implementation period Post-Brexit restrictions on where Northern Ireland boats can land their catch in the Republic of Ireland have “created a hard border on the island”, fishermen in the north-west say. NI-registered vessels can now land at just two Irish ports […]
Why is there still no male contraceptive pill?
Thinkstock (Copyright: Thinkstock) Our pick of the week’s science and tech stories, including male contraception, whether we could create an interstellar starship using available science and confessions of a Google Glass explorer. Don’t ever take anything from Goldman Michael Lewis | Vanity Fair | 1 August 2013 Sergei Aleynikov was arrested in 2009 and sentenced […]
The six key takeaways in maps and charts
BBC As the dust settles on a bumper crop of elections, a chance to sit back and try and work out exactly what happened. From fresh questions about Scottish independence to the lingering impact of the Brexit vote, what do we know now that we didn’t on Thursday? 1. Majority for independence in Scottish Parliament […]
Gurgaon: The global tech hub with no public transport
India’s so-called “millennium city” Gurgaon has been transformed from an economic wasteland to a thriving technology hub, thanks to the call centre and outsourcing industries. However, its success has come with little support from government and the city remains an oasis in an area lacking in sanitation and transport infrastructure. Shilpa Kannan asks whether Gurgaon […]
Food exemption scheme delayed until Monday
Getty Images New Covid daily contact testing sites for workers at supermarket depots and food manufacturers won’t begin operating until next week. Supermarket depot workers and food manufacturers in England will be exempt from quarantine rules as the government tries to prevent food supply problems. The government had initially promised to begin testing at 15 […]
DUP leader resigns after rape charge
Getty/Charles McQuillan The DUP party officers have suspended Sir Jeffrey from the party Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has been charged with rape and other historical sexual offences and has resigned as Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader. A 57-year-old woman has also been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. They were […]