Call for higher animal welfare standards for Parma ham pigs
Tawintaew Animal welfare campaigners want all crates banned from pig farming Animal welfare campaigners say it is time supermarkets stopped selling premium ham produced by…
Inside Israel’s combat zone in southern Lebanon
BBC Israeli army vehicles had already pounded the dirt road into dust where we crossed into Lebanon, breaking through a hole in the fence that…
The great women artists that history forgot
Rockoxhuis Museums and galleries around the world are unearthing the work of great female artists who have been neglected or marginalised, writes Cath Pound. “Why…
Harrogate Station Gateway travel scheme images revealed
North Yorkshire Council Two lanes of Station Parade in Harrogate will continue to be open to traffic as part of the revised plan New images…
Wicked stars take to the green carpet for European premiere
London’s South Bank has been transformed into the Emerald City for the European premiere of Wicked. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldbum were among…
Curbing MP abuse ‘not high priority’ for leaders, says watchdog
UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor MPs are facing calls to moderate their language Tackling the growing abuse and intimidation of MPs does not appear to be a…
Period pain in teenagers subject of landmark Oxford study
BBC 17 year old Eliza has to regularly take time off from college due to severe period pain A new study will seek to identify…
Why the funniest books are also the most serious
The fiction that makes us laugh the most is, paradoxically, often the most profound and intelligent, argues John Self. So why isn’t it being rewarded?…
Wizard of Oz ruby slippers go on display in London
Heritage Auctions The slippers going on display in London are thought to be one of only four surviving pairs worn by Judy Garland in the…
Should organ donors be paid? The heavy toll of US kidney shortage
BBC Duane Oates spends four mornings a week on a dialysis machine Time is not on Duane Oates’ side. His body is being slowly poisoned.…