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Are employers hiring or firing this autumn?
September is typically a big month for new jobs. This year may be different, but there’s still good news. September is traditionally the time when the leaves turn brown, workers return refreshed from summer vacations and firms ramp up their hiring. The job market is generally slow during summer, and active in the autumn: as…
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Spicy curried mung bean sprouts
In her new cookbook, Ruta Kahate says that with just six spices anyone can master Indian recipes, including a spicy curry with sprouted mung beans and crunchy potato crisps. Ruta Kahate is a woman on a mission to demystify Indian cooking – particularly Indian spices – for an American audience. This cookbook author, chef and…
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Sebastian Kneipp: The wellness guru that few know
Most people outside of Germany will not have heard of Sebastian Kneipp. But this 19th-Century priest-turned-wellness-guru is the godfather of some of today’s hottest wellness trends. Knee-deep in a freezing-cold stream in alpine Slovenia, I was wobbling on one leg attempting to practise “stork walking”. Crystal-clear mountain water swirled around me making it hard to…
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Venice: Scuffles occur outside Woody Allen film premiere
Scuffles broke out at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Woody Allen’s film Coup De Chance. The protesters chanted “no rape culture” as they attempted to get on to the red carpet, before being led away from the event. The Venice Film Festival has given spots to new films by Woody Allen, Luc Besson and…
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Somalis with albinism: Pelted with stones and raw eggs
By Naciima Saed Salah Mogadishu Referring to the stigma he faces in Somalia because he has albinism, 25 year-old Elmi Bile Mohamed says: “People tell me I am a cannibal and that I will eat their children. They are terrified of me.” Mr Mohamed has struggled to find a place to live in the capital,…
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‘Wrong number’ couple fight India deportation
By Neyaz Farooquee BBC World Service, Delhi In 2011, Gulzar Khan from Pakistan entered India illegally, married his lover and hid his real identity from her for the next eight years, until he was arrested. Now he is waiting to hear if he will be deported back to Pakistan. Successful cross-border love stories between Indians…
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Kim Jong Un to visit Putin in Russia for arms talks
N Korea’s Kim Jong Un plans to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia for talks on supplying weapons to use in Ukraine, US official tells BBC US partner CBS This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News…
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UK weather: Heat-health alert in place as temperatures to hit 32C
By Oliver Slow BBC News A heat-health alert has been issued for most parts of England as temperatures could reach 32C (89.6F) midweek. The UK Health Security Agency’s yellow warning is in place across seven regions until 21:00 BST on Sunday. It means that the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions should take extra…
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Ukraine says Russian drones crashed in Romania
By Paul Adams, international affairs correspondent, & Robert Plummer BBC News Ukraine has alleged that Russian drones landed on Romanian territory during a series of strikes on a neighbouring Ukrainian city. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters after a news conference in Kyiv that Ukraine had photographic evidence supporting its claim. However, Romania has rejected…
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Priscilla review: Sofia Coppola has directed a ‘sympathetic tribute’ to Elvis’s wife
Sofia Coppola’s “understated, non-judgemental portrait” of Elvis’s wife Priscilla Presley is “quietly affecting”, writes Nicholas Barber from the Venice Film Festival. A year on from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, here’s the same story again from the perspective of Elvis’s wife. Adapted from Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Elvis and Me, it’s written and directed by Sofia…