Chelsea: Sophie Ingle signs contract extension until 2025
Wales captain Sophie Ingle has signed a contract extension until 2025 with defending Women’s Super League champions Chelsea. There was interest for Ingle’s signature from other clubs, including title rivals Manchester City. Midfielder Ingle, 31, was at Chelsea from 2012 to 2014 before rejoining in 2018. Her current deal was due to expire at the […]
China hits Jack Ma’s Ant Group with nearly $1bn fine
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Getty Images China has announced more than $1bn (£778m) in fines against financial companies including Jack Ma’s tech giant, Ant Group. Regulators cited violations of consumer protection laws and corporate governance. The firm, operator of payments firm Alipay, had been one of the most high profile targets as officials […]
‘It amazes me how much I spend on my children’
Hazel Shearing Education correspondent Getty Images The education secretary says uniforms “should be a real source of pride” and not “a burden for parents or a barrier to pupils accessing education” Parents in England must be allowed to buy some uniform from High Street shops as well as school suppliers, according to new government rules. […]
Is Nordic humour too dark for the rest of the world?
Emma Jones Features correspondent Cohen Media Group Rams is on course to become one of the most critically successful Nordic films ever – after winning the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes (Credit: Cohen Media Group ) Scandinavian noir is a global phenomenon but Nordic comedies often fail to translate. Emma Jones finds out why. […]
‘It made it okay to laugh at death’
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Features correspondent Netflix (Credit: Netflix) The US TV programme mixed serious drama with a macabre sense of humour – and pioneered an influential kind of dark humour, writes Jennifer Armstrong. The funeral home’s makeup artist has bad news for his bosses. Their niece is upstairs crying and won’t come down. The funeral […]
‘Clothes should float in and out of our lives’
Katherine Latham Business reporter For Days Fashion firm For Days recycles customers’ old clothes The coronavirus pandemic has badly damaged economies across the world. Could an increased move towards a “circular economy” model aid the recovery? “Products float seamlessly in and out of our lives as needed, without creating waste,” says Kristy Caylor, founder of […]
The Amazon reef that may be threatened by oil drilling
Jamille Ribeiro Bastos do Carno BBC World Service OceanX The reef is mostly made of hard red algae, providing an attractive habitat for marine life such as this moray eel Scientists say a unique reef habitat near the mouth of the Amazon river is under threat from plans to drill for oil. The reef was […]
Why children are not immune to Covid-19
Michelle Fernandes Features correspondent Getty Images Children are certainly not immune to Covid-19 but cases studied so far suggest they get far less severe symptoms (Credit: Getty Images) The evidence so far suggests that children are less vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus, but they can still be infected. Why does the virus seem […]
How getting rid of dustbins helped Taiwan clean up its cities
Hope Ngo Features correspondent Getty Images Landfills, like this one outside Taipei, were full to bursting in the 1990s, leading to public concern about environmental contaminants (Credit: Getty Images) From landfills that were bursting at the seams to remarkably clean streets, Taiwan’s changing attitude to waste has transformed how the island deals with waste. Waste […]
How dating app algorithms predict romantic desire
Javier Hirschfeld/ Getty Images “It’s something that single people want to exist – it’s the romantic equivalent of an easy weight-loss plan” (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld/ Getty Images) Online dating might not help you to find the one. But the data from dating apps offers some tantalising insights. In one night, Matt Taylor finished Tinder. He […]