When rockets go wrong – protecting the environment from catastrophe
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Space launches are increasing and the rockets are getting bigger. What’s the environmental impact on the surrounding areas, particularly when…
Sir Salman stabbed and drought ‘will shrink crops’
Reuters Author Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage in New York after decades of death threats over his novel The Satanic Verses Many of the papers…
Tasmania elects majority of women in Australia state first
TASMANIA LABOR Tasmania’s opposition leader Rebecca White (left) and her deputy, Michelle O’Byrne Tasmania has become the first state in Australian history to elect a…
‘I was raped at 14, and the video ended up on a porn site’
Rose Kalemba Last year Rose Kalemba wrote a blog post explaining how hard it had been – when she was raped as a 14-year-old girl…
Shergar Cup, Ascot: Napravnik seeks win with female jockeys
“It’s a very risky business and a dangerous sport, but we love it,” said the 31-year-old Dubliner, speaking just days after jockey Simone Montgomerie died…
Isle of Man’s native language added to Google Translate
Manx Scenes It is estimated there are 2,200 speakers of Manx on the Isle of Man The native language of the Isle of Man has…
McDonald’s pig policy fight escalates with board nominations
Getty Images Billionaire Carl Icahn has stepped up his fight with McDonald’s over the welfare of pigs used in its food chain. Mr Icahn, whose…
Who’s running and what’s at stake?
BBC Len McCluskey has been a major force in Labour politics for a decade Unite is beginning the contest to elect its new leader. So…
‘Flirty secretary’ smart assistant taken offline in China
IQiyi One of China’s largest tech companies has taken its “flirtatious secretary” virtual assistant offline, following a suggestion that it objectified women. The avatar, called…
Leeds Rhinos: ‘The three Geordies’ making their mark in Women’s Super League
Rugby league is tough – so to make a three-hour round trip, three times a week, to be battered, bruised and roughed up, has to…