Baidu shares flat on its Hong Kong ‘homecoming’
Getty Images Baidu logo Shares of Chinese internet search giant Baidu saw modest gains following the company’s secondary listing in Hong Kong. Baidu shares edged up just 0.8% above their list price of HK$252 ($32, £23). Its secondary listing is one of 15 so-called “homecomings” by Chinese firms who are also listed on US stock […]
Women’s cycling: New-rider numbers up by 723,000 since 2013
Nearly three quarters of a million more UK women have taken up cycling since 2013, according to British Cycling. Three times as many men rode bikes regularly as women in 2013, leading to the #WeRide initiative to get one million more women cycling by 2020. “Four years on, I am pleased to say that the […]
Sainsbury’s sorry for trouser description linked to racist slur
Sainsbury’s has issued an apology after a term used by racists online was discovered in an online listing for school trousers. The trousers feature a reinforced knee and a grow hem, handy features for childrenswear. However when the two details were put side-by-side in the listing’s title, it spelled out a phrase used by racists […]
Steps promise to ‘blow fans away’ with supermarket musical on tour
A new musical set in a supermarket produced by 1990s pop band Steps and featuring many of their hits is set to be taken on tour of the UK and Ireland. Here and Now has been showing in Birmingham, but Steps have now announced the production will visit cities including Manchester in summer 2025. The […]
Toronto lockdown – one of the world’s longest?
LightRocket via Getty Images Toronto restaurants have been closed to diners for over 360 days since the start of the pandemic, giving the city one of the longest indoor-dining bans in the world. Why? This week, millions of Brits joyfully tucked into a meal in a dining room that wasn’t their own. They asked for […]
From trauma to training – new lives for North Korea’s defectors
Unification Ministry The Hanawon facility in South Korea offers classes for North Korean refugees, including cookery About two hours’ drive from the South Korean capital, Seoul, in a rural setting of wooded hills and rice paddies, is a complex of buildings that look out of place. Towering over the surrounding countryside, these multi-storey structures are […]
Kate Cross: ‘This is the biggest time for women’s cricket’
And with the international calendar looking sparser than some would like, and certainly more frugal than that of their male counterparts, the chance to spend more time on the pitch is certainly welcomed. But more than that, it is the hype the Super League is raising and the appetite to be involved in big events […]
UCB lab event held for STEM students
BBC Student Alishba said the event was “really interesting” A-level students from underrepresented backgrounds studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects were given a chance to do work experience at a laboratory. About 40 students aged between 16 and 18 visited biopharmaceutical company UCB in Slough, Berkshire, as part of the 12th annual Work […]
James Bond theme tune guitarist Vic Flick dies aged 87
Getty Images Session guitarist Vic Flick, known for playing the guitar riff in the James Bond theme tune, has died The musician best known for playing the guitar riff in the James Bond theme tune has died. Vic Flick, who was the lead guitarist on the famous track, is said to have been paid £6 […]
What are the UK and EU doing to prepare for no deal?
BBC The UK has been in a transition period with the EU since last January, during which rules and trade have stayed the same. But all of this will come to an end on 1 January 2021. With just a few weeks left for the UK and the EU to negotiate a trade agreement, both […]