Man, 91, rejects retirement to work in Northampton chip shop
James Grant & Annabel Amos BBC News, Northamptonshire Annabel Amos/BBC John Panayis, 91, enjoys working five days a week at Nick’s Plaice fish bar A 91-year-old who still works in a fish and chip shop five days a week said he has continued in his role because he “didn’t like” being retired. John Panayis, from […]
Japan’s tennis star Kimiko Date on her comeback career
Getty Images Kimiko Date, one of this year’s BBC 100 Women, was the first Asian female tennis player to be ranked in the world’s top 10. But arguably her biggest achievement was to come out of retirement at the age of 37 to enjoy a 10-year swansong that only ended in September. She was called […]
How the Ethnicity Pay Gap Campaign is tackling salary inequity
Klawe Rzeczy Dianne Greyson, founder of the Ethnicity Pay Gap Campaign, talks to the BBC about staggering wage disparities for ethnic minority groups (Credit: Klawe Rzeczy) On Ethnicity Pay Gap Day, campaign founder Dianne Greyson enters the BBC’s Executive Lounge to talk about the savvy strategy to tackle salary disparity around the globe. A shifting […]
Tanya Scholtz: South Africa call-up for Guernsey-based accountant
But for the pandemic Scholtz could have made her debut for the Springboks already – she took part in a training camp with South Africa before the onset of Covid-19. Alongside players from famous South African club names such as the Sharks, Western Province and the Bulls, Guernsey’s Scholtz is the only Europe-based player to […]
A Bollywood marital drama that’s relevant even after 50 years
Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi SMM Ausaja archive As the 1973 Bollywood hit film Abhimaan, with superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya in the lead, turns 50 this year, the BBC examines the enduring charm and impact of this movie. Amitabh Bachchan is best-known for his role as the angry young man of Bollywood […]
US judge temporarily blocks Donald Trump’s order to change birthright citizenship – live updates
Judge blocks birthright citizenship order – Trump vows to appealpublished at 01:31 Greenwich Mean Time 01:31 GMT We can bring you more now on Thursday’s top stories. A judge ordered an immediate temporary block to one of Donald Trump’s executive orders which sought to deny birthright citizenship to children of undocumented migrants. Four states – […]
Unpaid internship access ‘unfair’ to working class, students say
Maia Davies & Alex Boyd BBC News BBC Erin, a student in Scotland, said she has had to turn down unpaid opportunities as they would’ve left her “worse off” financially Unpaid and low-paid internships are “unfair” to working-class graduates, students say, as a new study suggests that these opportunities increasingly favour those from a middle-class […]
Stack venue apologises to customers for £100 tab error
An entertainment venue in Lincoln has apologised after it accidentally emailed its entire customer database to say they had each won a £100 bar tab. STACK, which houses street food, bars and entertainment in the former Argos store in St Mark’s Shopping Centre, said it sent the message as a “mistake” following a genuine competition. […]
A lost song from Tina Turner’s Private Dancer has been rediscovered
Mark Savage Music Correspondent EPA Private Dancer was the biggest-selling album of Tina Turner’s career A song recorded for Tina Turner’s blockbuster album Private Dancer, that was presumed lost, has been rediscovered and will receive its first play on BBC Radio 2 later. Hot For You, Baby, was cut at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and […]
Monk Bretton nursery boss delighted after councillors back move
Simon Thake BBC News, Yorkshire supplied Nursery manager Katie Harris (left) and owner Amanda Goodier (right) are celebrating after Barnsley Council approved their application to move to a new site. A nursery owner has spoken of her “shock and delight” after councillors went against planning officers’ recommendation and approved plans to relocate her business. Shining […]