Japan’s huge army of under-employed ex-housewives
Yumiko Suzuki Yumiko Suzuki spent seven years at home raising her children before returning to work There are plenty of smart, educated women in Japan…
The rapper who never expected mainstream acceptance
Tracey Welch/ BBC Sliime says it’s “crazy” to hear his new track on the 1Xtra playlist Being featured next to artists including Kendrick Lamar, Skepta…
Ex-America’s Got Talent judge discusses ‘toxic’ environment
Getty Images Gabrielle Union also stars in LA’s Finest, an offshoot of the Bad Boys film franchise Former America’s Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union has…
‘Government must publish contact-tracing app data’
PA Media The NHS Covid-19 app is set to become available to everyone in England and Wales on Thursday A leading health charity is demanding…
Best Fifa Awards 2022: Sarina Wiegman and Alexia Putellas win major women’s honours
Earps, who plays for Manchester United in the Women’s Super League, started all six of England’s games at Euro 2022 as they won the competition.…
Can the UK’s race to space take off?
Spaceport Cornwall This rocket will deliver satellites into orbit – the first time this has happened from British soil The first-ever orbital rocket launch from…
France’s boom city Toulouse shaken by pandemic
Getty Images Toulouse is France’s fourth largest city and is synonymous with the aerospace industry As you head up the motorway from the Mediterranean to…
Will fingerprint data point Taliban to targets?
Getty Images A US solider collects biometric information from a villager in 2012 “We would go into villages and enrol people into this biometric data…
Iran lied about banned nuclear activity using stolen documents
EPA Iran has accused Israel of fabricating evidence Israel’s prime minister says Iran used documents stolen from the global atomic watchdog to help conceal that…
Strade Bianche: Mathieu van der Poel and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak claim Dutch double
Mathieu van der Poel completed a Netherlands double in Strade Bianche after Chantal van den Broek-Blaak had earlier won the women’s race in Siena. Van…