High drama in Seoul as investigators try to arrest South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol
What to know about Yoon Suk Yeolpublished at 23:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 23:51 GMT 2 January Image source, Getty Images In 2022, Yoon Suk Yeol, then a political novice, won the presidential election by the narrowest margin South Korea’s democracy had ever seen. But he soon found himself mired in scandal. Much of […]
How a home-made snack brand empowered thousands of women in India
Getty Images The co-operative has more than 45,000 women members On a chilly December morning, a group of women wrapped in colourful saris, warm shawls and woollen caps huddled outside a three-storey building in a busy neighbourhood in Delhi. Within the walls of the building ran a unit of one of India’s oldest social enterprises, […]
Kemi Badenoch calls for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
PA Media Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a full national public inquiry into the UK’s “rape gangs scandal”. It comes after Home Office minister Jess Phillips rejected Oldham Council’s request for a government-led inquiry into historical child sexual exploitation – saying the council should lead it instead. Her decision, taken in October, was […]
Premiership Women’s Rugby: Abbie Ward wants Red Roses to emulate Lionesses in 2025
Bristol Bears lock Abbie Ward is full of optimism for 2025 and hopes England can create a legacy by winning the World Cup on home soil. Success on the European stage is becoming a common trend, with England winning the last six editions of the Six Nations, however, transferring that onto the world stage has […]
The tech turning thoughts into speech
Cognixion As the potential for surgically installed brain implants hots up, could a new type of non-invasive wearable technology, which turns thoughts into speech, be a more simple way to support people with communication challenges? Gus Alexiou finds out. Chris Benedict, 41, DJs at clubs and events across Santa Barbara, USA, under the name DJ […]
The mega trade deal that has French farmers in uproar
Lisa Louis French farmer Alix Heurtault worries that the trade deal could make it difficult for her to continue As the ink was drying on one of the world’s biggest trade deals, signed in Uruguay this month, and hailed as a milestone for the global economy, anger was brewing thousands of miles away in France. […]
The invention that inspired a New York tradition
Ramin Talaie/Getty Images The ball drop was originally created to help ships navigate the globe (Credit: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images) A British Royal Navy officer named Robert Wauchope is credited with creating the time ball, an ingenious Victorian-era contraption that inspired New York’s New Year’s Eve ball drop. When the final hours of the year arrive, […]
New Orleans latest updates: Joe Biden says attacker had ‘desire to kill’ as death toll rises to 15
Unease in New Orleans as investigation expands to Texaspublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 07:13 GMT Carl NasmanReporting from New Orleans Image source, Reuters The French Quarter behind me is still an active crime scene. Authorities are looking to address some open questions, particularly whether or not the suspect acted alone. The suggestion of co-conspirators […]
Spectacular firework displays will mark the start of the New Year, but air quality will plummet
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Millions of fireworks are set off around the world each year to mark New Year’s Eve, causing air pollution to spike. Should you be worried? As clocks around the world toll midnight on 31 December 2024, spectacular firework displays will fill the skies to mark the dawn of a new […]
Thousands more Somerset households to have soft plastics recycled
BBC A trial in Frome saw 27 tonnes of soft plastics collected in its first year About 25,000 more households are now able to recycle plastic bags and wrapping through kerbside collections. It comes after Somerset Council expanded a small trial involving 3,500 homes in Frome, which started in May 2023. The scheme has now […]