Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all
Alamy Ishirō Honda’s momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity that goes…
We’ve done all we can to stop queues
BBC Gearing up: Coaches and lorries queue at the Port of Dover ahead of the bank holiday weekend The Port of Dover’s boss has said…
May bidding farewell before new PM takes office
Theresa May: “You achieve nothing alone and so my final words are of sincere thanks” Theresa May has delivered a farewell speech in Downing Street…
Video selfies trial to verify age of teens
Getty Images Instagram is exploring new ways for teenagers to verify their age and comply with platform rules. The Meta-owned app is testing video selfies…
The year that changed a continent
Getty Images Five years ago, more than one million people crossed into Europe. Many of them took huge risks and embarked on dangerous journeys in…
Band Aid recordings combined to mark charity single’s 40th birthday
Getty Images Harry Styles, pictured last year, featured on the 2014 recording of Do They Know It’s Christmas? Harry Styles, George Michael, Sinead O’Connor and…
From school truant to pizza multi-millionaire
Shutterstock David Page (bottom right) started out washing dishes at Pizza Express before rising to become chief executive David Page didn’t quite bring pizza to…
Being single doesn’t mean I am ‘available’
BBC I was staring at the advertisement on the matrimonial page of a newspaper, seeking a bride for my younger brother. One of my relatives…
The race to make the Paralympics safer for athletes
Getty Images A Brazil-Argentina football 5-a-side match at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Credit: Getty Images) Shoulder injuries, concussions and the “big red flag” of…
Fashion industry ‘should be concerned’ by return to skinny models, Vogue boss Chioma Nnadi says
The fashion industry “should be concerned” by a trend back to using more skinny models, the editorial director of British Vogue has said. Chioma Nnadi…