Capturing the scent of Palestinian life in a perfume bottle
Sebastian Usher Qassem Abu Khalaf and his wife Malak Hijaz have a library of hundreds of ingredients A young Palestinian couple in Jerusalem have produced a range of perfumes to embody the heritage of their people. Despite the horror of the war in Gaza, they hope their scents can still summon memories of a better […]
Derby County owner Mel Morris made CBE
Getty Images Mel Morris became Derby County’s sole owner in 2015 A football club owner who made a fortune from the video game Candy Crush Saga has been made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Computer tycoon Mel Morris was an early investor in King Digital Entertainment, the firm behind the smash-hit game. He […]
Sturgeon’s mid-term reboot
PA Things haven’t gone as anyone expected for the past few years. For Nicola Sturgeon, a rogue Westminster election knocked the momentum out of her party’s dominance and the independence movement. So 16 months out from her re-election to lead a minority administration, the Programme for Government has the look of a reboot. She’s switched […]
Elyanna on Palestinian identity, Coldplay and manifestation
Getty Images Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna has been performing around the world “When you are showing your identity, you shine all the time,” says Elyanna. The 22-year-old Palestinian-Chilean singer already has millions of views on YouTube and a collaboration with Coldplay under her belt. This year she’s also doing her first European tour and tells BBC […]
The high school dropout who banked £80m
PHA Media Mr Dolan sold his first business in a £100m deal Not many people can trace their success – and multi-millionaire status – to an advert they placed in a local paper. But for Simon Dolan, a £10 ad promoting his accountancy services turned his life around. Then aged 22, Mr Dolan had been […]
Rami Malek joins cast and Phoebe Waller-Bridge to co-write
The actor says the makers of the 25th Bond film will reflect changing attitudes. Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek is to play a villain in the 25th official James Bond film – but the movie still does not have a title. The cast and creative team have been unveiled at a launch event in Jamaica, with […]
London pilot will GPS tag stalkers on prison release
More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged by March 2026 under a pilot scheme from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. People who have served custodial sentences for stalking offences will be tagged with a tracking device under strict licence conditions, City Hall said, to “protect victims and help prevent […]
How one woman shook attitudes to rape in France
BBC Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Each morning, the queues began forming before dawn. Groups of women – always women – stood in the autumn chill on a pavement beside a busy ring road, outside Avignon’s glass and concrete courthouse. They came, day after day. Some brought flowers. All wanted to be […]
Life-saving ‘baby box’ plan to be put to council
Alamy The boxes are based on a 1930s Finnish idea A proposal to introduce potentially life-saving ‘baby boxes’ is to be put before Brighton and Hove City Council this week. The boxes, which contain essential items such as clothes, blankets and nappies, are designed to help new mothers and tackle cot death rates in the […]
Leadership threat to PM grows and England rules set to ease
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. We’ll have another update for you this evening. 1. PM’s leadership threat grows Watch how Boris Johnson reacts when asked if apologising to the Queen was a moment of shame 2. Rules set to ease in England Amid questions over […]