The sports where women outperform men
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) From ultrarunning to shooting sports, in some competitions women have the edge. It’s been over 40 years, but Penny Lee…
Irn Bru hunting and celebrity spotting at COP26
BBC Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appealed on social media for a taste of Irn Bru Forget Tinseltown, Manhattan or London’s Primrose Hill, over the last two…
Phone ban helping young people from Hull get back to nature
BBC Abbie, 12, says her screen time has dropped by three hours a day A group that runs wild camps for young people has banned…
What Western medicine can learn from the ancient history of psychedelics
Alamy After more than 10,000 years of use, the ancient cultures and indigenous communities who use plant medicines may hold lessons for today’s psychedelic Renaissance.…
At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel
Damage and shock after the worst attack in Kismayo for years At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed…
The trick that turned seven bags of cocoa into 25
Olam Digital technology is helping to transform the lives – and profits – of farmers. From apps to the blockchain technology behind bitcoin, farmers and…
‘I want to stand up for every woman experiencing abuse’
Dworks When nude photos of leading Ugandan model Judith Heard were published without her consent last year she not only found herself under arrest, but…
Former Longbridge assembly line building to be used by community
Developers have unveiled plans for buildings on the site of the former MG works in Birmingham. Outline planning permission for up to 695 homes at…
Saltburn star Barry Keoghan plays single dad in Bafta-tipped film Bird
Getty Images Barry Keoghan, pictured last month, has previously starred in Saltburn and The Banshees of Inisherin A critically-acclaimed new film starring Barry Keoghan has…
Tom Kerridge brings mobile Pub in the Park event to St Albans
Katy Lewis/BBC Chef Tom Kerridge has brought his Pub in the Park event to St Albans A top chef has warned it is “quite a…