Failed arrest pushes South Korea into uncharted territory
Watch: President Yoon supporters rally outside residence The stand-off started long before dawn. By the time we arrived in the dark, an army of police had pushed back suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s angry supporters, who’d camped out overnight hoping to stop his arrest. Some of those I spoke to were crying, others wailing, at […]
The ‘carbon-negative’ foods that help reverse climate change
Getty Images Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere, leaving the climate in a better place. We all know that producing most foods creates greenhouse gas emissions, driving climate change. These emissions come from hundreds of different sources, including tractors burning fuel, manufacturing fertiliser and the bacteria in […]
Sex worker care kits to return in Birmingham after success
BBC More than 170 bags were donated to the scheme over the festive period A scheme that provided female street sex workers with care kits over the festive period has been so successful it will run again this year. The kits are discreetly handed to women across Birmingham inside handbags donated by the public. The […]
Court strikes down US net neutrality rules
Getty Images A US court has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to restore “net neutrality” rules, finding that the federal government does not have the authority to regulate internet providers like utilities. It marks a major defeat for so-called open internet advocates, who have long fought for protections that would require internet providers such as […]
New Orleans victims’ families seek answers in deadly New Years attack
New Orleans victim’s brother says family will have to deal with his death ‘every day’ Just hours before the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Jack Bech got on a phone call with his older brother Martin – an avid outdoorsman and former football star mostly known to friends and teammates as “Tiger”. Jack, […]
Why Apple is offering rare iPhone discounts in China
Getty Images The US tech giant cuts prices in China as it faces growing competition from local rivals Shoppers in China are getting rare discounts on iPhones as Apple faces growing competition from local brands. The four-day promotion, which starts this Saturday (4 January), includes discounts of as much as 500 yuan ($68.50, £55.30) on […]
Women in tech earn more but represent 21% of workforce
Women working in technology in Jersey are paid “fractionally more” but represent only 21% of the sector’s workforce, a report has found. Prosperity 24/7, a Jersey technology and business consulting practice, released its first gender pay gap report for the technology sector. Pay gap reporting is not a legal requirement in Jersey and in the […]
Officials suspend arrest of president Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean investigators have called off an attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol after a dramatic six-hour standoff with the security team outside his home. “We’ve determined that the arrest is practically impossible,” said the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO), which has been investigating Yoon’s short-lived martial law declaration. “Next steps will be decided […]
To conserve or cull? Life in Australia’s crocodile capital
BBC Saltwater crocodiles were almost hunted to extinction in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT). Now they’re thriving It’s dawn on Darwin Harbour and government ranger Kelly Ewin – whose job is to catch and remove crocodiles – is balancing precariously on a floating trap. Heavy rain clouds from the storm that has recently passed are overhead. […]
Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier and shot himself before blast
Watch: Las Vegas police say driver in Tesla Cybertruck explosion likely US soldier The man who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty US special forces soldier and shot himself dead before the blast, officials have said. Las Vegas police have identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, […]