Google says Trump’s bias claims are ‘not true’
Getty Images Google says it did link to Trump’s January 2018 State of the Union address Google has disputed claims from President Donald Trump that it did not promote his State of the Union address. President Trump posted a video on Twitter he said provided evidence the search giant had not featured his 2017 speech. […]
North Korean troops killed fighting Ukraine, says US
North Korean troops have been killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, the US has said. These would be the first reported casualties since it emerged in October that North Korea had sent around 10,000 troops to reinforce Russia’s war effort. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, the GUR, said at least 30 North Korean […]
‘Integration? It’s about top exam grades’
BBC Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School is England’s top rated school in the league tables Where is the best secondary school in England? Blackburn – and, defying all stereotypes, the school that came third in this year’s national GCSE rankings is also in the Lancashire town. So why haven’t more people heard that this is […]
Belize’s sweet, sustainable “seaweed shakes”
Benedict Kim/Esoteric Vision Photography (Credit: Benedict Kim/Esoteric Vision Photography) In southern Belize, a sweet and creamy heritage drink made from seaweed has become a symbol of the country’s sustainable underwater farming initiatives. In Belize’s idyllic beach town of Placencia, the buzz of blenders has become something of a soundtrack. The once-quiet fishing village, which sits […]
Roma’s success shows there’s more to movies than Hollywood
Film companies Alfonso Cuaron’s Netflix epic Roma could become the first ever winner of both best picture and best foreign language film at the Oscars. Its success could change how the category is perceived – and shine a light on the four other worthy nominees. In the last decade, there have been changes almost annually […]
What are the military options?
KCNA North Korea’s official news agency distributed this photo, purportedly of the missile launch US President Donald Trump said “we’ll see” when asked if he was going to attack North Korea after the secretive state claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. So what could military action against Kim Jong-un’s regime actually look like? […]
World Cup 2019: How England success can have a big impact
It’s not just England games that people want to watch and success for Bronze and her team-mates could help increase interest in the entire domestic game – as was demonstrated after Euro 2017. The 2018 FA Women’s Cup final, in which Chelsea beat Arsenal, had a record attendance of 45,423 – a 29% increase from […]
Translating for Mum and Dad
BBC Rashani and her mother When a family arrives in a new country, often the children are first to pick up the new language – and inevitably, they become the family translators. Researcher Dr Humera Iqbal describes what it’s like to be a child responsible for dealing with doctors and landlords, bank staff or restaurant […]
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk to offer low-sugar version
Mondelez A staple of lunch boxes and peckish workers across the UK – Cadbury’s Dairy Milk – will come in a low-sugar version from next year. The new bar will contain 30% less sugar, a bigger reduction than the government had requested. However, the full-sugar version will continue to be sold as usual. Last year, […]
How the humble brick built the world
Getty Images Rome’s Colosseum is made of various materials including limestone, concrete and brick “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble,” the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus, is said to have boasted 2,000 years ago. If he did, he was exaggerating. As UCLA’s Prof Diane Favro and others […]