China rocked by cooking oil contamination scandal
The Chinese government says it will investigate allegations that fuel tankers have been used to transport cooking oil after carrying toxic chemicals without being cleaned…
Carlaw drops Tory leadership rival Ballantyne in reshuffle
Getty Images Jackson Carlaw comfortably defeated Michelle Ballantyne in the Scottish Tory leadership contest Jackson Carlaw has dropped his former leadership rival Michelle Ballantyne from…
Elizabeth Holmes has gone to prison. Will she ever pay victims too?
Watch: Holmes walks into Texas prison After several failed attempts to delay her time behind bars, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has reported to federal prison.…
India v England: Hosts win women’s one-day international series
England’s women were thrashed by India, who sealed a series victory with a seven-wicket win in the second one-day international in Mumbai. The tourists slumped…
Farmers ‘cautiously hopeful’ for new government
BBC Farmers at the Great Yorkshire Show are generally optimistic about the new Labour government Farmers visiting the Great Yorkshire Show said they felt optimistic…
Facebook donation gives museum a boost
PA A donation from Facebook has helped save some jobs at the Bletchley Park wartime coding centre in Milton Keynes. During World War Two, Bletchley…
‘My mum was a courtesan
Manish Gaekwad A photo of Rekhabai, taken in the 1990s in Kolkata “I danced in the dark. I used to light up the room with…
AI software a ‘game changer’ for Swindon social workers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software cut the hours that social workers spent on admin tasks by more than 60% in a recent pilot scheme. Magic Notes,…
How new thriller Conclave is lifting the lid on the Pope’s election
Focus Features Based on a bestselling novel by Robert Harris, the Oscar-tipped film imagines what goes on behind the scenes of the secretive process –…
Farmers’ union says fallen stock charges ‘unfair and unrealistic’
Farmers on the Isle of Man should not be “penalised for the misfortune of losing stock”, a union representing the industry has said. The Department…