Ryan Adams: FBI investigates sexually-explicit texts
Getty Images The star’s latest album has been “put on hold” in light of the allegations The FBI is examining whether singer-songwriter Ryan Adams committed…
The hidden kingdom of viruses living in your gut
Getty Images Human innards are teeming with viruses that infect bacteria. What are they up to? You’ve probably heard of the microbiome – the hordes…
‘No-one asks new dads how they’re feeling at work’
Dave Edwards Dave Edwards holds his young son Dave Edwards says his son was born screaming and didn’t stop for 12 months. It was a…
The Indian who became the first female doctor in the UAE
BBC Zulekha Daud began practising medicine in the UAE when the city had barely any infrastructure Indian national Zulekha Daud is widely understood to be…
The divisive debate over California’s anti-caste bill
Prem Pariyar Senator Aisha Wahab authored and introduced the SB-403 bill in March A bill introduced to make caste discrimination illegal in California is set…
Director says 2017 ‘wasn’t a turning point’ for Hollywood
Getty Images Lili Fini Zanuck has directed a new documentary about rock legend Eric Clapton Last year wasn’t a turning point for women in Hollywood,…
Why dyeing clothes has a big environmental impact
Getty Images Some textile dyeing is still done by hand In a small corner of rural Taiwan, set amongst other dye houses and small factories,…
Falmouth RNLI crew to get ‘cutting-edge’ lifeboat
One of Cornwall’s busiest RNLI stations is set to receive a new lifeboat featuring state-of-the-art technology. The charity said the crew, based in Falmouth, would…
Masterchef 2019 winner has no plans to open own restaurant
The Masterchef 2019 winner on her show highlights. Retired banker Irini Tzortzoglou has won this year’s MasterChef – and quickly said she has no plans…
‘I don’t want “Daddy’s little princess” on my T-shirt’
SINEAD – I live in a world that as a little person, as somebody with dwarfism, so much of the physical environment is just not…