India’s cheap data is about to get more expensive
Getty Images India’s mobile data is currently the cheapest in the world Indian consumers, who enjoy the cheapest mobile data rates in the world, will now have to pay more, as two telecoms companies announced that they would increase tariffs. This comes after the two – Vodafone Idea and Airtel – declared second quarter losses […]
UK and EU on ‘verge’ of Brexit trade deal
“Hallelujah! It’s a Merry Brexmas” cries the headline in the Daily Mail – whose front page like most others is dominated by the expected announcement this morning of a trade deal between the UK and EU. It is accompanied by a photograph of Boris Johnson, smiling and giving a thumbs-up, with the Mail saying the […]
The silent epidemic of America’s problem with guns
Mass shootings dominate the national conversation on gun control, but two thirds of gun deaths are suicides. How do you solve a problem hardly anyone talks about? Don Bartletti/BBC Kase Dietrich lost his closest friend to suicide The night Brayden died was a cold, clear night in Helena, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains […]
West Midlands iPad scheme boosting children’s learning
BBC Every child at Slade Primary School has been given an iPad, funded by the academy trust An academy chain in the West Midlands that has invested heavily in iPads for children says it is paying dividends. And it is not just in terms of children’s learning now, but for their employment chances in the […]
Spice sales boom as home cooks get more adventurous
Getty Images The global spices sector is estimated to be worth $126bn this year What are you planning to cook when you next make something from scratch in the kitchen? A nice bit of salmon? Lamb chops? Or maybe a vegan pasta dish? Whatever you have in mind, it will probably involve using some form […]
Infrared shines new light on work
Some of the techniques used by Leonardo da Vinci are exposed in a new exhibition at the Louvre in Paris that uses infrared technology to dig a little deeper into the artist’s mind. The exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, which opens on Thursday, has already reached ticket sales of 200,000. Its […]
Meg Lanning: Australia’s captain desperate for World Cup success
And yet, even those who have played in the same team as Lanning admit to knowing little about her. The biggest revelation from a near-forensic trawl of the internet is that she doesn’t like eating coriander. Watching Lanning in action paints a picture of an ice-cold winning machine. Automatic, unflappable and almost emotionless. A conversation […]
MI6 chief ‘perplexed’ over Matthew Hedges case
Daniela Tejada says she is “elated” at the news Matthew Hedges has been pardoned The leader of the UK’s MI6 intelligence service has said he is “perplexed” over why the United Arab Emirates jailed British academic Matthew Hedges. Alex Younger said he “genuinely can’t understand how our Emirati partners came to the conclusions they came […]
America’s influence in the world is ‘dwindling’
Getty Images A mural of Lupe Fiasco in his home city of Chicago Lupe Fiasco has never been one to hold his tongue. It’s why he jokes he’s “already dead”, having been cancelled – way before we ever called it that – for calling President Barack Obama the “biggest terrorist” in an interview in 2011. […]
Trump offers bipartisanship with caveat
Trump hopes for “beautiful bi-partisan situation” US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to work with Democrats after they won control of the House of Representatives in mid-term elections. But during a testy news conference, he vowed to adopt a “warlike posture” if Democrats investigated him. The Republican president also clashed repeatedly with […]