The people cloning their pets
Alamy A woman posing with her cloned puppy (Credit: Alamy) From duplicate dogs to modern mammoths, cloning has come a long way since Dolly the sheep took her first tentative steps. On 5 July 1996, a sheep was born who would go on to inspire entire industries, provide scientists with a new way of helping […]
Is the formal ‘suited and booted’ office dress code extinct?
Getty Images Dress codes have been loosening for years, but the pandemic may have done in the more formalwear for good (Credit: Getty Images) We’ve been drifting away from formal office dress codes for years. The pandemic may have finished them off for good. If you didn’t buy any new clothes during the pandemic, you’re […]
Tense wait after day of attacks
Election officials say only votes verified by biometric devices will be counted People have voted in Afghanistan’s presidential poll amid heavy security and deadly bomb attacks from militants. Low turnout was widely reported, as many voters were worried about security following threats from the Taliban. The twice-delayed vote on Sunday took place after Taliban-US peace […]
Why some workers can’t discuss salaries
Getty (Credit: Getty) Transparency around salaries can arm marginalised workers and close the wage gap. But in the US, many workers still can’t talk about pay. When Naomi’s former boss called her in for a stern talking-to, she had no idea it was illegal to prevent workers from having salary discussions. At the time, Naomi, whose […]
What challenges will the new PM expect in NI?
Getty Images Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are competing for the votes of Conservative members Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are due to meet members of the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland as the Tory leadership hustings roadshow rolls in. There may be a relatively small number of votes at stake but the challenges the […]
The gender pay gap no-one talks about
Alamy It’s not just base pay that women earn less of compared to men in the workplace. Equity-based awards, like stock option grants, are offered more often to men, new research finds. This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a Creative Commons licence. That women are paid less than male colleagues […]
Tom Ford opens New York Fashion Week with Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner
Getty Images Tom Ford’s collection was full of soft pink hues and sharp tailoring Tom Ford has opened New York Fashion Week with 90s glamour, showcasing sequinned gowns, structured dinner jackets and shorts. Supermodels Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner walked the runway, while Cindy Crawford and Kim Kardashian West took prime spots on the front […]
How Imran Khan went from the Pakistan Army’s saviour to its nemesis
Getty Images Then-Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi watch Pakistan’s Air Force fighter jets perform during the Pakistan Day parade in 2022 For many years, Pakistan’s military establishment believed that in Imran Khan they had found a saviour for the country. But, writes author and journalist Mohammed Hanif, after only a year out […]
The sharp rise in egg freezing
Shara Seigel (Credit: Shara Seigel) The pandemic prompted a rise in women freezing their eggs. But fertility preservation is more than just a Covid craze. When Shara Seigel went through a break-up in the summer of 2020, she didn’t just have to deal with heartbreak. Finding herself single at 35, and in the height of […]
‘Strikers in saris’ mural unveiled in Birmingham
Network Rail The mural has been painted on to Soho bridge in Handsworth, Birmingham A mural depicting protesting South Asian factory workers in the 1970s has been unveiled. The colourful artwork was painted on Soho Bridge in Handsworth, Birmingham, to commemorate immigrants who fought for equal working conditions. In 1976, a group of women who […]