Silvio Berlusconi obituary: Italy’s flamboyant bounce-back politician
Getty Images Berlusconi was a major public figure in Italian business, broadcasting, and politics In the labyrinthine world of Italian politics, Silvio Berlusconi was the supreme wheeler-dealer – a man who merged business and public life like no other. His flamboyant personality struck a chord with the Italian electorate, which continued to back him despite […]
Kamala Harris, Barack Obama and key convention takeaways
DNCC Barack Obama, Kamala Harris and Billie Eilish A star-studded night at the Democratic convention saw big names from Barack Obama to Billie Eilish take the stage and Kamala Harris become the party’s vice-presidential nominee. On day three of four, speaker after speaker warned of how high the stakes are this time, and how victory […]
A shrinking town with big ambitions
Doing business with an ageing population The rural town of Kamikatsu in western Japan is shrinking. Faced with a population that’s both ageing and declining, the community is having to come up with ways to keep its local economy running. Entrepreneur Tomoji Yokoishi came up with an idea. His plan was to sell leaves from […]
High and low-tech ways to tackle India’s water crisis
Balu Bhau It’s a four-hour round trip for Chaya to collect water Chaya Badushi lives in the village of Kerawadi, 120 miles (190km) from the bustling streets of India’s financial capital Mumbai, but in terms of lifestyle – a different world. With other women from the village Chaya makes a four-hour round trip to collect […]
The strange film history of Santa
Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection/Alamy (Credit: Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection/Alamy) You’d better watch out: Father Christmas has appeared in various guises in films over the years. Arwa Haider reveals some very bad Santas. ‘Tis the season for festive movies – and Father Christmas has seized the spotlight in countless films around the world. Santa’s […]
Gemma Grainger: Manager making mark in positive first year for Wales
Grainger joined the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the Wales women’s set-up in March 2021 at a time when there had been continuous growth and increased success on the field at all age levels, but much of the credit for that went to her predecessor, Jayne Ludlow. Ludlow, one of Wales’ greatest women’s players […]
UKIP should not become anti-Islam, party’s Welsh MEP warns
BBC Nathan Gill said he did not take part in the general election campaign and did not want to be associated with it UKIP’s main focus should not become anti-Islam, the party’s MEP in Wales has said. He said the move to announce it early in the campaign meant the party could not talk about […]
How Utopia shaped the world
iStock In the nearly-500 years since its publication, Thomas More’s Utopia has influenced everything from the thinking of Gandhi to the tech giants of Silicon Valley, writes Tom Hodgkinson. An English lawyer, statesman, writer and saint, Thomas More was a strange character. Born in 1478, he was progressive in some ways (he educated his daughters […]
How to be a female boss
Stephan Small Nikita Chauhan, Heidi Jacob, Harpz Kaur and Melody Kane shared their career success tips Women should support one another to succeed and challenge sexism in the workplace, a panel of music industry professionals said. BBC Radio 1Xtra producer Nikita Chauhan told of how a colleague questioned her on what she was wearing at […]
Louise Thompson becomes first female to referee Intermediate Cup final
Louise Thompson will become the first female to referee the Intermediate Cup final on Thursday evening. The FIFA referee will be in the middle as Dollingstown take on Newington in the decider at Annagh United’s Tandragee Road ground. She will be joined by female assistants in Vicky Finlay and Rachel Greer. The women became the […]