Why Kamala Harris embraces her biracial roots
Getty Images US Senator Kamala Harris – chosen by Joe Biden as his Democratic vice-presidential candidate – is known as a prominent black politician. But…
Why the next wave of leaders is African
Getty Images A Ghanaian entrepreneur wants to establish his “leadership university” all over the continent. It’s all part of his ambitions to transform the world’s…
Tech and the US election
AFP/Getty Will a Trump administration or one led by Joe Biden be more likely to break up Google? Will disinformation, spread on Facebook, change the…
Black Ops 6 and other Summer Game Fest highlights
Microsoft Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be the first game in the series to appear on Xbox Game Pass Gaming’s annual preview marathon…
UK to close last coal power station after 142 years
PA Media The UK’s last coal plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station near Nottingham, ends operations on Monday The UK is about to stop producing any electricity…
‘He’ll be dead by then’
A pancreatic cancer patient says he is “living day-to-day”, as he struggles to get hold of medication which keeps him out of hospital. RAF veteran…
Who joins them these days?
BBC Reality Check investigates what’s been happening inside both the Labour and Conservative parties. In an age of disillusionment with mainstream politics, you could be…
Looking for your dream job? Swipe right
iStock / Getty Images Plus For a generation used to swiping right for love, these networking apps are a natural fit. It can be tough…
Help us get more than 100,000 young Londoners into work, boroughs urge
BBC Young women put together a machine As the chancellor sets out his Budget, London Councils has urged Rishi Sunak to upgrade support for the…
The brave nurses at the centre of D-Day memorial
Dawid Wojtowicz The 8ft (2.5m) silhouettes of Sister Mollie Evershed and Sister Dorothy Field are at the centre of the Standing With Giants installation High…