The number one song that promoted safe sex
Getty Images US girl group TLC The pop hooks and wry rhymes of TLC’s 1995 hit Waterfalls belie its weighty subject. On World Aids Day and as a new documentary about the group is released, Arwa Haider looks back at a song that reached audiences when politicians couldn’t. In the mid-1990s, one of the world’s […]
Spiralling inflation and refugee host cash plea
“How will millions cope?” asks the front page headline of the Daily Express reflecting on the prediction that inflation in the UK could hit 18% next year. Financial experts are quoted in the Mirror as saying a “winter of woe is looming” as prices rise. The projection “heaps more pressure” on the Conservative leadership candidates […]
UK government to back recommendations of Karen Carney-led women’s football review
The UK government will launch an implementation group of key stakeholders to deliver the Carney review plans and will also establish a separate board of women’s sports to highlight themes and challenges faced by different sports, share best practices and research and accelerate growth. Carney, 36, won 144 caps for England, retiring from playing after […]
Trump is not a lawyer
The 86-year-old justice gives her verdict on the president’s legal tweets Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has responded to Donald Trump’s call for the top US court to stop impeachment. “The president is not a lawyer,” she told the BBC in an exclusive interview, adding: “He’s not law trained.” In a wide-ranging conversation, she […]
A teenage murderer with far-right links
Met Police Danyal Hussein promised to “sacrifice” women in exchange for winning the lottery Danyal Hussein had just turned 18 when he launched a ferocious knife attack on strangers Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman as the sisters celebrated Ms Henry’s 46th birthday last summer. What prompted the teenager to commit such a horrific crime? Shortly […]
Australian Open 2023 results: Iga Swiatek loses to Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff out to Jelena Ostapenko
Poland’s Swiatek rose to the top of the world rankings last year following the retirement of Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, going on to win the French Open and US Open titles as she dominated the WTA Tour. She reached the Melbourne semi-finals last year and, after a remarkable 2022, returned aiming to be the first women […]
Welsh Labour leadership: the latest
I start many of my broadcasts from Cardiff Bay at the moment talking about the intense levels of whatsapp activity behind the scenes between Labour AMs. That is not in doubt but there have also been plenty of elephant-in-the-room conversations at the assembly about anything but the forthcoming leadership contest. I am told it was […]
Tinder to introduce in-app background checks
Getty Images Swipe right for safety One of the world’s most popular dating apps is adding a background check feature to its platform in the US. Later this year, Tinder will allow users to view public records information of prospective dates using their name or mobile number. The move comes as user safety for digital […]
Managers need to adapt for home working, boss says
Moneypenny Joanna Swash said managers who had struggled to adapt were ones who had micromanaged Managers need to adapt if staff continue to work from home, a Welsh businesswoman says. Joanna Swash said those working from home couldn’t leave their private lives at the office door, and bosses should admit to having bad days too. […]
All Quiet on the Western Front dominates ceremony
Watch: Bafta bits you may have missed World War One epic All Quiet on the Western Front has dominated at the Baftas, taking home seven awards, including best film. It also won best adapted screenplay, best film not in the English language and best director for Edward Berger. The German-language drama’s seven wins broke the […]