Weapons expert cut from government event due to Twitter posts
Dan Kaszeta Dan Kaszeta will no longer be speaking at tomorrow’s Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference, despite being invited to do so four months ago A global expert on nerve agents, stood down from speaking at a government-backed conference, says he believes it is because he is outspoken on a range of issues including asylum policy. […]
Taylor Swift makes history as she takes over the entire US top 10
Reuters Swift announced her 10th album in August Taylor Swift has become the first artist in history to claim every slot in the top 10 of the US singles chart. She overtakes Drake, who held the previous record of nine top 10 singles in September 2021. Before him, the Beatles scored eight top 10s in […]
Generation Z actress ‘didn’t recognise’ famous co-stars
Channel 4 Buket Komur plays Kelly in zombie drama Generation Z An actress who received a big break working alongside household names in a new TV drama has confessed she did not recognise them when filming first started. Buket Komur appears in the Channel 4 Zombie drama Generation Z with Robert Lindsay and Anita Dobson, […]
Pesticides linked to bee deaths found in most honey samples
Simon Rowell Three quarters of the honey samples in this study showed traces of neonicotinoids A new study has found traces of neonicotinoid chemicals in 75% of honey samples from across the world. The scientists say that the levels of the widely used pesticide are far below the maximum permitted levels in food for humans. […]
Four SNP MPs in new roles in Westminster reshuffle
PA Media Stephen Flynn made his first appearance at PMQs as the SNP Westminster leader this week The SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has announced a front bench reshuffle following the resignation of three prominent MPs. Pete Wishart, Chris Law and Stewart McDonald stepped down after the 34-year-old took over from Ian Blackford. Stewart Hosie, […]
Kenya’s Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai dies aged 71
“It is with great sadness that the family of Professor Wangari Maathai announces her passing away on 25 September, 2011, at the Nairobi Hospital, after a prolonged and bravely borne struggle with cancer,” the Green Belt Movement said in a statement., external “Her loved ones were with her at the time. “Professor Maathai’s departure is […]
Elinor Snowsill believes Wales women will benefit from Bristol link-up
There has been a long history of Welsh players in Bristol – Non Evans, Mel Berry, Clare Flowers all plied their trade at Clifton. These are faces Wales fly-half Elinor Snowsill remembers well when she was embarking on her career. After eight seasons in the West Country, Snowsill now finds herself a senior squad member […]
The tactics behind President Xi Jinping’s red-carpet welcome
Getty Images With pomp and splendour, China has welcomed Africans leaders to Beijing this week for a summit to strengthen ties at a time of increasing political and economic turmoil around the world. “It appeals to their vanities,” Macharia Munene, a Kenya-based professor of international relations tells the BBC, referring to the red carpet welcome […]
Poppies and a cathedral in colour
BBC There are more than 3,000 markers at the Field of Remembrance at Lydiard Park, Swindon With Remembrance Sunday approaching, Wiltshire – which has thousands of military personnel and the huge Salisbury Plain training area – has seen lots of poppies on display. Every year the Royal British Legion opens a Field of Remembrance at […]
How rude service inspired a multi-million euro firm
Ossi Ahola Heikki Vaananen (left), pictured here with co-founder Ville Levaniemi, was inspired by the bad customer service he received in his local computer shop when he was 15 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Heikki Vaananen and Ville Levaniemi, founders of […]