The legal battles changing the course of climate change
Getty Images The number of climate lawsuits globally has surged in recent years (Credit: Getty Images) Governments, fossil fuel firms and airlines are increasingly being met with climate lawsuits. Isabella Kaminski analyses what difference this legal action is making, and how much it is helping fight climate change. In 2013, a lawsuit of a kind […]
Getting patients home has become a ‘real challenge’
Gill Dummigan Health Correspondent, BBC North West BBC Staff at Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool work with patients to try and prepare them for discharge BBC research has revealed that in some hospitals in the North West, fewer than one in 10 patients who could go home are able to leave. It is mainly because of […]
‘Punjabi dance takes away our stress’
A dance group is celebrating success at an international competition. The Addi Tappa Giddha group in Derby teaches Giddha, a popular folk dance of women in the Punjab region. Two members of the group won Miss and Mrs Europe Punjaban at a competition in Denmark. Following the achievement, the group is now preparing for a […]
The star chef of Santiago de Compostela
Sofia Perez Features correspondent Mero Afonso The Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie named chef Lucía Freitas the “Chef of the Future” (Credit: Mero Afonso) Now that the Galician chef has glimpsed an existence that is about more than just work, she won’t go back. “To be happy in the kitchen, you have to be happy […]
A gourmet revival of Sierra Leone’s bold flavours
Amelia Martyn-Hemphill & Mariama Wurie Features correspondent Amelia Martyn-Hemphill Sierra Leone is grabbing attention for its bold flavours (Credit: Amelia Martyn-Hemphill) Sierra Leone recently got its first traditional fine-dining restaurant: a buzzing oasis where West African history and culture meet haute cuisine. Cooking, as well as intergenerational storytelling, is a deeply rooted part of Sierra […]
A heritage hotel run by princesses
Alex Outhwaite Features correspondent Joshua Paul Akers (Credit: Joshua Paul Akers) Not only has Odisha’s Belgadia Palace been transformed into an award-winning boutique hotel, but its princess owners are redefining the role of Indian royalty. As the bougainvillea-adorned gates opened and the smartly dressed footman greeted me, I was excited to see the palace for […]
Why bushcraft is booming again
Daniel Stables Features correspondent James Mahan/Getty Images (Credit: James Mahan/Getty Images) Increasing numbers of people around the world are taking to woodlands and wildernesses to learn ancient survival skills and rekindle a lost connection with the natural world. “So – what do you think’s going to kill you first?” said Original Outdoors instructor Richard Prideaux, […]
In Ireland, a taste of the underworld
Addison Nugent Features correspondent Isabella Ostelli/Alamy According to Sibery, Underworld Savage Ale’s flavour profile includes citrus, blackberry, currant and rosehip (Credit: Isabella Ostelli/Alamy) For millennia, warrior Queen Medb was the most intoxicating thing to come out of Oweynagat cave. However, things have changed, thanks to a new beer brewed from its wild yeast. Strange Brews […]
The women pushing boundaries on TV
Vibeke Venema, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Samantha Haque BBC World Service Actress Uhm Jung-hwa: “I feel happy to be able to tell women’s stories” Many Korean television series – or K-dramas – now feature complex and powerful female characters, reflecting momentous changes in society and media habits. K-dramas are now just as likely to have […]
Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival
Kylie McLaughlin Features correspondent The bloody procession pounds the pavement through Phuket Town. (Kylie McLaughlin) This annual event is a fascinating way to see a macabre slice of life in Thailand It may seem hard to maintain a ritual of cleansing in Phuket, Thailand’s centre of sin and decadence, but once a year it is […]