Transgender people in India were granted legal status in 2014 but many face discrimination and struggle to find work. According to activist Dr Santosh Kumar from the transgender rights group Rista, there are an estimated five million transgender people in India, commonly known as hijra – a definition that also includes transsexuals, cross-dressers, eunuchs and …
Image copyright Getty Images Airbnb says it will remove from its listings all homes in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The US firm said it made the decision because settlements were at the “core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians”. The move has been welcomed by Palestinians but Israel has called it …
The prime minster was urged to think again, not to sign her withdrawal agreement, and not listen to the CBI which was branded the “Confederation of European Industry”. Theresa May was clapped as she told Roger Kendrick that his portrayal was “a little inaccurate” and that it made sense for the UK to continue to …
Image copyright Getty Images Banks are being accused of giving wrong information to customers looking to get compensation for mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). The accusation has been made by the Alliance of Claims Companies – a trade body for claims management companies. It said a number of customers had been incorrectly told by their …
Image copyright Getty Images Shares in some of the world’s largest technology stocks plunged on Monday, dragging the Nasdaq down almost 3% to drive a wider market sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.75% in mid-afternoon trading while the S&P 500 index dropped 1.7%. The declines were driven by Apple and Facebook. Investors dumped …
Image copyright Phil Coomes Sainsbury’s says it is the first UK supermarket to stock edible insects, and packets of Eat Grub’s smoky BBQ crunchy roasted crickets will be sold in 250 stores across the country from this week. BBC News’ Becky Morton drew the short straw… As I put my hand into a packet of …
Image copyright Getty Images The value of Bitcoin has fallen below $5,000 (£3,889) for the first time since October 2017. The fall brought the total value of all Bitcoin in existence to below $87bn. On Thursday, 15 November, Bitcoin Cash – an offshoot of Bitcoin – split into two different crypto-currencies, which are now in …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Two Staffordshire men admitted charges after an attack on the TalkTalk website Two friends who took part in a £77 million hack on the TalkTalk website have been jailed. Matthew Hanley, 23, and Connor Allsopp, 21, both from Tamworth in Staffordshire, admitted their roles in the massive 2015 data …
Image copyright PA It is 10 years since former UK High Street favourite Woolworths closed its stores for good. Woolworths sold many goods, including toys, kitchen and dining equipment, gardening supplies and pick-and-mix sweets, and was one of the country’s oldest and most ubiquitous chains. However, it had become laden with debt, and at the …
Image copyright AFP In Japan, Carlos Ghosn’s hero status was so big that his life was serialised in one of the country’s famous cartoon comic books. That was in 2001, when his revival of the ailing Nissan had barely begun and when the idea of a foreigner running one of Japan’s venerable companies was met …