The road less travelled to the Serengeti
Anthony Ham (Credit: Anthony Ham) The main road to the Serengeti is busy with endless safari vehicles. But there is a little-known back route that takes in Maasai herders, ancient fossils and volcanic craters. The road less travelled isn’t always easy. First of all, you need a road – or at least a track. Then […]
Tortured interpreter pleads for UK to save family
PA Media Former interpreter Mohamad fled Afghanistan after being threatened by the Taliban in 2014 A former interpreter tortured by the Taliban while working for British forces has pleaded for help to save family still trapped in Afghanistan. Mohamad – whose second name is omitted to help protect his loved ones – said he feared […]
Helping the deaf to ‘see’ and ‘feel’ sound
Why have so few innovations for deaf people actually made it to market? Jonathan Kalan discovers why and finds hope on the horizon. Earlier this summer in a packed and freezing-cold auditorium in Doha, the all-female team of students from Qatar University burst into cheers and tears as they were pronounced winners of the country’s […]
Why Barbie is being caked in Moon dust
Ian Wells/WSU HYPER Lab Barbie closeup in space suit (Credit: Ian Wells/WSU HYPER Lab) Barbie dolls dressed in space suits have been helping scientists solve the problem of lunar dust, writes Grace Tyrrell. Barbie can do it all. In Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film, she appears as a US president, a Nobel Prize winning physicist, a […]
Ursula von der Leyen, nominee to head EU, ‘hopes UK abandons Brexit’
Reuters A vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination to run the EU commission is due next week Ursula von der Leyen, the nominee to become the next European Commission chief, has told MEPs she hopes the UK abandons its plans for Brexit. “I still hope you remain,” she said, warning the British authorities to […]
The ethical Indian designers determined to make a difference
Akaaro (Credit: Akaaro) How can the retail industry be fairer for the craftspeople that work in it? Phyllida Jay meets some of the artisans and designers bringing social change. Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle for independence made wearing khadi (hand spun and hand woven cloth) in India central to recovering the nation’s identity, and a vivid symbol […]
Drugs, abortion, voting rights and chickens on the ballot
AFP Americans voted on many issues – and in many places, including this motorbike showroom in California While the focus of the US mid-terms has been on elections to both houses of Congress, as well as governor posts and state legislatures, Americans were also voting on a number of other issues hugely important to their […]
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Getty Images Singers Cheryl and Liam Payne announced they were splitting up after more than two years together. The former Girls Aloud star, 35, and One Direction member, 24, have a son, Bear, who was born in March last year. They confirmed the split on social media, saying they were “sad” and it had been […]
India election 2019: The week that was
Getty Images India has entered full election mode: voting is due to begin on 11 April, with the final ballot cast more than five weeks later on 19 May. Every day, the BBC will be bringing you all the latest updates on the twists and turns of the world’s largest democracy. The latest from the […]
A wave of independent shops in Dublin
Irish duo Barbara Nolan and Jennie Flynn opened boutique shop Designist in a former pharmacy. (Barbara Flynn) Collapsing rents and surplus commercial space have enticed many Irish designers to open galleries and boutiques in the emerging “Creative Quarter”. Few Irish eyes are smiling during the country’s brutal recession. Yet in Dublin, some artisans and clothing […]