Ambassador row and fruit juice cancer risk
Getty Images Many of the papers focus on the resignation of Sir Kim Darroch as UK ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch’s resignation from his ambassadorial role in Washington dominates the front pages. This view is shared by the Guardian, which says the episode demonstrates that Mr Johnson has no “concept of loyalty” and […]
LA Fashion trucks: Style on the move
(Monique Cruz – Selvedge) Mobile boutiques are all the rage in southern California – and they’re spreading across the US. Joanne Griffith takes a closer look at the phenomenon. Take a clapped out, almost fit-for-scrap van. Scrub the insides well. Add some shelves, good lighting, hardwood floors and a brightly coloured exterior. Now you have […]
US election 2020: Democratic candidates on attack
Getty Images From left to right: former Vice President Joe Biden and Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders at an MLK Day rally Until recently, the biggest disputes among the candidates have been policy-related. But now, the attacks are getting personal. Even a casual observer of the string of Democratic debates in 2019 could […]
Euro 2022: A summer like no other for the town of Leigh
“I have to be honest and say I had not really heard of Leigh before Euro 2022,” said Daan Schippers of the Dutch Football Association before the Greater Manchester town hosted the Netherlands last week. “I know about Wigan next door because they used to have some good Dutch players in the Premier League, but […]
Council cash reserve crisis, and Bercow ‘staying’
Councils ‘running out’ of reserve cash BBC analysis has identified 11 English councils that risk using up their entire funding reserves – the cash usually saved for emergencies – within four years, if they don’t top up the funds. The Local Government Association says “chronic underfunding” from Westminster has presented authorities with “a choice between […]
The Iranian immigrant who conquered online video tech
Getty Images Shahrzad Rafati arrived in Canada with just one suitcase and little English The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Shahrzad Rafati, founder and boss of internet video technology firm BroadbandTV (BBTV). Shahrzad Rafati was only 13 when she decided she would […]
CES chief defends invite for Ivanka Trump
Getty Images The man in charge of next week’s giant CES tech expo has said that Ivanka Trump has done “great work” and will help it focus attendees’ minds on job-related issues for the future. A decision to offer the US president’s daughter one of the show’s “keynote” sessions has caused controversy. Critics have said […]
Blue plaque for Princess Dinubolu unveiled in Southend
Anne Odeke Little is known of the woman, said to be from Senegal, other than newspaper reports with no pictures in 1908 A blue plaque in honour of the first black woman said to have entered a UK beauty pageant has been unveiled. The plaque for Princess Dinubolu at Southend Victoria Station is the latest […]
Jeremy Corbyn and Labour’s anti-Semitism row explained
WATCH: Jeremy Corbyn is pressed over his handling of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire for not saying he is sorry for anti-Semitism in the Labour Party in a BBC interview. But when asked, four times, for an apology this week, Mr Corbyn didn’t offer one. He described racism as […]
5 things leaked documents reveal
Getty Images This week, Facebook has faced a series of accusations about its internal workings, based on revelations in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. Much of the information comes from Facebook’s own internal documents, suggesting the company now has some whistle-blowers in its ranks. The documents will provide governments and regulators with plenty to […]