What we learned from BBC Leicester’s election debate
General election candidates from across Leicestershire have faced off in a debate hosted by BBC Radio Leicester. The NHS, the economy, the cost of living…
How the sex trade preys on Ukraine’s refugees
BBC Refugees are forced to put their trust in strangers Five weeks into Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, imagine for a moment what it’s like…
Woman who overcame poverty wants to ‘inspire girls to dream’
Eleanor Bentall Victoria Azubuike estimates her project has reached at least 600 teenage girls A woman who sold cakes as a child to buy herself…
Disability-led ensemble to play BBC Proms
James Rose uses a baton attached to his head as he cannot control his arms Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Resound ensemble will become the first disability-led…
CrowdStrike boss apologises before US Congress for global IT outage
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike faced its biggest grilling yet over its role in July’s mass global IT outage in Congress on Tuesday. Adam Meyers, a senior…
Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?
Getty Images There was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise…
Trump was insensitive in call to widow
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson: “How insensitive can you be?” The mother of a US soldier who was killed in action has backed a congresswoman’s claim that…
Africa’s richest woman eyes presidency
Reuters Isabel dos Santos is one of the wealthiest women in the world Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is embroiled in a huge financial…
Why Indian firms don’t want workers to have two jobs
Getty Images Many young Indians are opting for a side-gig When Sahil (name changed on request), a software engineer based in India’s capital Delhi, decided…
Compost factory smell ‘affecting our children’s lives’
BBC Conor Holland said the smell was so bad one day, they thought there was a dead animal in the house “It can smell like…