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‘Why I quit as a barrister to follow my dream job’
Mowgli Street Food Nisha Katona was a barrister before she became a restaurateur The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles business leaders from around the…
UK and Kenya step up child protection co-operation
PA Theresa May arrives at the State House to meet Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Theresa May has announced a tie-up with the Kenyan authorities to…
Women Who Walk founders ‘shocked’ at success of first event
Lisa Collins Both friends have a passion for walking, an activity which Lisa Collins (left) says is so “accessible” A pair of university friends say…
Publishers try skinnier books to cut CO2
Getty Images Making books slimmer and lighter could mean significant CO2 savings A typical paperback book accounts for around 1kg of carbon dioxide, according to…
Tesco using electric lorries in ‘UK first’
Trucker “never thought I’d be plugging my HGV in” “The challenge for this is huge,” said John Steventon of Tesco. What are supermarkets doing to…
Was 2017 the year British sport lost its way?
Getty Images Track cyclist Jess Varnish says she was “thrown under the bus” by British Cycling It never ceases to amaze me just how quickly…
UK tech talent shortage threatens to stifle growth in the industry
Getty Images The UK technology sector has a talent shortage which could “stifle growth”, an industry body has warned. Liz Scott, from TechNation, said it…
Search for meteorite as fireball lights up skies over East Midlands
Space Park Leicester New technology tracked the fireball passing the East Midlands on Saturday The search for a suspected meteorite has started after a bright…
Gender equality charity Chwarae Teg closure ‘terrible news’
Getty Images Chwarae Teg have worked to get women’s equality spoken about in policy making The closure of a leading gender equality charity was described…
10 toughest places for girls to go to school
Unicef South Sudan has been named as the worst place in the world for education for girls Debates about schools in richer countries are often…