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Why more fashion retailers are charging return fees
Consumers are conditioned to free returns. But as retailers introduce fees, shoppers may need to start reaching into their wallets to send back purchases. Some of the biggest business winners of the Covid-19 pandemic were e-commerce retailers. In the US, Census Bureau data shows $571.2bn (£473bn) of goods were sold online in 2019. The next…
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Migrant crisis: Sunak to urge ‘Europe-wide solutions’ at summit in Granada
By James Landale BBC diplomatic correspondent, Granada Rishi Sunak will call on Thursday for more co-ordinated European action to tackle the rising numbers of irregular migrants arriving on the continent’s borders. At a special summit of European leaders in Spain, the prime minister will say the situation is “immoral and unsustainable”. He will demand “creative…
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Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
The finalists in this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced. Here is a selection of those that were whittled down from thousands of entries submitted from professional and amateur photographers from around the world, along with comment from the photographers. The winners will be announced on 23 November. Jason Moore, taken in Perth,…
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The Iliad: The ultimate story about war
A new translation of Homer’s Iliad has just been published by Emily Wilson, who was the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English. The classicist and author Natalie Haynes talks to her about what the epic poem can tell us today. One of two great epic poems by Homer to survive from ancient Greece,…
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The global consequences of the crisis in Congress
By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent A day after a historic vote unseated Speaker Kevin McCarthy and left the lower chamber of Congress in limbo, there is still no clear resolution to the crisis. The House of Representatives has gone into recess until at least next week, as a handful of Republican lawmakers are openly…
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India Canada tensions: Hip-hop stars hit by row over Sikh separatism
By Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Last month, popular Punjabi rapper Shubhneet Singh’s forthcoming India tour was cancelled after tensions erupted between India and Canada. The reason was a controversy that broke out over an old social media post where he had shared an incorrect map of India. The Canada-based singer (known to fans as…
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Fat Bear Week 2023: Can chubby cub 806 Jr beat the seasoned champions?
By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington His bodyweight has increased nearly 7,000% since the day he was born, which was less than a year ago. And now this 70lb (31kg) spring cub, known as 806 Jr, is taking on the champions of chonk in this year’s Fat Bear Week competition. The popular online event, founded…
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Police hunt suspect in murder of New York City activist
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Police are searching for an unidentified suspect in the murder of a social justice activist who was stabbed multiple times on a New York street while returning from a wedding. Ryan Carson, 32, was murdered near a bus station in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighbourhood early on 2 October.…
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How China is fighting in the grey zone against Taiwan
By Joel Guinto BBC News When Taiwan raised alarm last month over a record number of Chinese fighter jets crossing the unofficial border between them, Beijing said that line did not exist. The 103 fighter jets that China flew near Taiwan – 40 of which entered the island’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) – were…
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A deputy, an insider or Trump? The race for US House Speaker
By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have become the first two Republicans to join the race to replace Kevin McCarthy, who was voted out as Speaker in an unprecedented move on Tuesday. Other Republicans are also rumoured to be mounting a bid, and some have even floated Donald Trump as…