10 of the best films to watch in August
Lionsgate (Credit: Lionsgate) Including Alien: Romulus, The Crow and the latest from M Night Shyamalan – this month’s unmissable movies to watch and stream. Netflix…
How Covid-19 is threatening Central America’s economic lifeline
BBC Rural Guatemala is feeling the strain most as remittances dry up During the 20 years that Alejandro Carrillo has worked in the United States,…
Tyne & Wear Fire Service fastest responders to home fires
A fire brigade has praised the “staff and technology” that has made it the fastest service for responding to fires in homes. On average, Tyne…
Why are we so obsessed with the flavour and scent?
Getty Pumpkin spice lattes trigger pleasure-seeking pathways in our brains The pumpkin spice latte is back. With temperatures dropping, nights closing in and Halloween around…
Parties stress core messages as election nears
Reuters / PA Media Party leaders are reinforcing their core messages to voters, as they prepare to enter the last full day of general election…
The apps promising to improve your sex life
Sam Strickland Sachin Raoul, founder of Blueheart, wanted to create “safe spaces” This article discusses adult issues involving sex and relationships. When Sachin Raoul, 27,…
Instagram removes 63,000 ‘sextortion’ accounts in Nigeria
Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose…
Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, Canada from the late 1980s to 2005.…
How Paris got a taste for second-hand style from Africa
Alexandre Bancharel Unloved cast-offs sent to Togo’s markets by charity shops in Europe are given a second life by a canny vintage dealer in Paris.…
Cheshire police chief claims Ukraine war link to GPS thefts
BBC Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price has called for forensic marking and immobilisation technology on farming equipment A rise in the theft of…