How Somali women are breaking tradition to write novels
Kate Stanworth In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe considers how Somalia’s story-telling tradition has changed since the civil war. I recently met the award-winning writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah at a literary festival on the Italian island of Sicily. She is a member of a handful of globally acclaimed Somali female […]
Dominic Raab reaches over 55s on Facebook
Facebook Raab’s ad have mostly reached older Facebook users Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has spent more than £50,000 on Facebook ads in the last week – far more than any other candidate. A BBC analysis of Facebook data shows most of Mr Raab’s ads have been seen by people over the age of 55. […]
How to improve your life in 2024 according to science
Getty Images A winter walk while it is cold is a good way to get some exercise that brings extra bonuses to your health (Credit: Getty Images) The start of a new year is a time for making changes and resolutions to improve your health and wellbeing. We look at some of the best tips […]
Scotland’s finance secretary Kate Forbes to take maternity leave
Kate Forbes: “I will definitely be taking maternity leave and trying to figure out how on earth to be a mother.” Scotland’s finance secretary Kate Forbes is pregnant and will be taking maternity leave in the summer, it has been announced. It will be the first time a serving Scottish cabinet secretary has taken maternity […]
Uber chief Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence
ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Uber boss Travis Kalanick plans to take time away from the company, and could return in a diminished role. It comes after a review of management and practices at the firm, which is facing a number of scandals including complaints of sexual harassment. Uber’s board on Sunday voted in favour of the recommendations […]
What’s really holding women back in the workplace?
(Thinkstock) A New York Times magazine story about women who’ve left the workforce to raise children — and are now struggling to get back into their professions — set off a new round of debate on the gender pay gap, work success for women and the career-home balancing act. That piece — which detailed the […]
Ed Davey promises ‘to be the voice of carers’
Ed Davey tells the UK’s nine million carers: “I will be your voice.” Sir Ed Davey has promised to be “the voice of nine million carers” in his first speech to the Liberal Democrat conference as party leader. Speaking via video link, he drew on his experience of looking after his mother and later his […]
Tech giants targeted in harmful content crackdown
Getty Images Sending “genuinely threatening” or “knowingly false” messages are among new criminal offences being added to proposed online safety laws. If passed, the government’s online safety bill could see social networks fined 10% of their global turnover if they fail to remove harmful content. The changes mean they will also have to proactively remove […]
Is this the capital of kimchi?
4kodiak/Getty Images Is this the capital of kimchi? (Credit: 4kodiak/Getty Images) In a nation known for its amazing food, in a province known for the top-quality ingredients, Gwangju has become almost a city-scale distillation of essential Korean cuisine. On a recent trip to Gwangju in South Korea, I was invited to a barbecue by my […]
Google ‘drops everything’ to fix burger emoji
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has tasked employees returning to work on Monday morning with one key objective: fix the burger emoji. The tech giant’s big cheese (sorry) stepped in after a tweet from author Thomas Baekdal highlighted inconsistencies in different tech companies’ burger construction. Amid the cheesy puns (sorrier) and breathless bewilderment, it was the […]