Image copyright Getty Images Image caption E-voting machines are in use across 14 US states A judge in the US state of Georgia has approved the use of electronic voting machines – despite being “gravely concerned” that they could be hacked. There wasn’t enough time before November’s mid-term elections to switch to a secure paper-based …
Image copyright EPA Labour would force all large firms to give shares to their workers worth up to £500 a year each, John McDonnell will say later. In his main party conference speech, the shadow chancellor will set out planned “inclusive ownership funds”. Firms would have to put 1% of their shares into the fund …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The latest raft of trade tariffs mark an escalation in the trade war between the US and China A new round of US tariffs on Chinese goods are due to come into effect, the largest yet in the trade war. The US is due to start imposing tariffs on …
In 2016, Sikkim, a small state in India’s northeast, was declared the country’s first fully organic state. Since then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been trying to promote chemical-free farming across the country. It’s been nearly half a century since the “Green Revolution” introduced modern farming techniques that included the use of pesticides, to …
Image copyright Thomas Paris Image caption Thomas Paris says that shared ownership suited his circumstances Thomas Paris was fed up. He was living in a “horrible ground floor flat” in Bristol and paying rent to a landlord with little inclination to spruce up the one-bedroom home. “I was sick of asking for things to be …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is India’s richest self-made woman The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Indian pharmaceutical company Biocon. When Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wanted to get a job at a brewery, they all said “no” because …
Fashion brand Nubian Skin was borne out of frustration – Ade Hassan’s frustration that she couldn’t find nude tights to match her skin tone. By creating lingerie and hosiery for a range of skin tones, and using Instagram and Twitter to spread the word, she was one of the pioneers of the “inclusive nude” fashion …
Image copyright Getty Images/Nintendo Image caption Stormy Daniels used Toad from the Mario series to describe something about President Trump He’s the lovable mushroom-headed character from the Super Mario games. But thanks to excerpts from porn star Stormy Daniels’ tell-all book, Toad has become associated with US President Donald Trump. In it, she compares Trump’s …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVideo raises awareness of online grooming A film telling the “absolutely horrific” story of how a 14-year-old boy was lured to his death by a man he met online has been launched. Breck Bednar was murdered by Lewis Daynes in Grays, Essex, in 2014. Four police forces …
Image copyright Al-Qabas News A 3D printing shop in Kuwait has reportedly been shut down by authorities following pressure from an Islamist cleric. The shop, which specialises in producing figurines that bear a life-like resemblance to real people, was accused of creating “idols” by Sheikh Othman al-Khamis. The Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper reported that the shop …