Working for MI6 ‘more exciting than James Bond film’, says spy
EON Productions Working for MI6 can be more exciting than a James Bond film, a director for the agency has told the BBC. The officer,…
PM’s portrait taken down after Oxford student protests
Reuters Theresa May’s portrait has had to be taken down at Oxford University A picture of Theresa May has been taken down at the University…
The weird biology of the giant smelly ‘corpse plant’
RBGE It takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are still unravelling the baffling lifecycle…
US to borrow record $3tn as spending soars
Getty Images The US has said it wants to borrow a record $3tn (£2.4tn) in the second quarter, as coronavirus-related rescue packages blow up the…
Rihanna, Gates and Zuckerberg at India tycoon’s gala
Reuters Pop star Rihanna (third from left) with members of the Ambani family Five hundred dishes, more than a thousand guests and a multi-million dollar…
February’s African football news in brief
Ivorian forward Gervinho scored for Parma to secure a 1-0 win at Sassuolo in Italy’s Serie A on his return to action on Sunday. The…
Communication aid technology ‘opens doors’ for patients
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Jenny Boucher works with patients who may have Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease (MND), autism and cerebral palsy A clinician…
Could Channel Ports cope with no deal?
AFP With less than three months to go until the UK is due to leave the EU, attention is focused on how to keep vital…
Germany’s AfD: How right-wing is nationalist Alternative for Germany?
Yes. It may not have started out as a far-right party but it soon embraced far-right policies and many of its leaders have espoused far-right…
Peterborough Dad gets tattoo to help autistic son communicate
Tom Jackson/BBC Dan Harris said he felt “privileged” to be fighting with Joshie for autistic children who were non-speaking The father of a 10-year-old autistic…