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Megalodon: the superpredator that ate its siblings in the womb
Extinct megalodon sharks were the top marine predators of their day and arguably more terrifying than anything Hollywood has dreamed up. The giant shark is back. Five years after The Meg, in which action star Jason Statham battled a huge prehistoric shark, the follow-up Meg 2: The Trench is upon us. Once again, Statham will…
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‘We hand-ice millions of biscuits’
Harriet Hastings is the co-founder of Biscuiteers, a gifting retailer specialising in hand-iced biscuits. We visited the company’s ‘Ministry of Biscuits’ where Harriet shares her business advice for our CEO Secrets series. Produced by Samantha Everett & Larissa Kennelly
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X Corp sues anti-hate campaigners over Twitter research
Getty Images By Chris Vallance Technology reporter, BBC News The firm that owns Twitter, now called X, is suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform. X Corp has accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which has offices in the US and the UK, of “unlawful acts” to “improperly gain access” to…
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‘It’s like playing with death’ – Ukraine’s female front line soldiers
By Olga Malchevska BBC News Ukrainian women have been signing up in growing numbers to serve as combat troops against Russia. The BBC spoke to three of the 5,000 female front-line soldiers who are fighting both the enemy and sexist attitudes within their own ranks. A slim, blue-eyed, brunette woman is working out in a…
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Fitch downgrades US credit rating from AAA to AA+
EPA The US government’s credit rating has been downgraded following concerns over the state of the country’s finances and its debt burden. Fitch, one of three major independent agencies that assess creditworthiness, downgraded it from the top rating of AAA to AA+. Fitch said it had noted a “steady deterioration” in governance over the last…
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Sturgeon Moon: Supermoon pictures from around the world
Reuters Stargazers across the world were treated to a bigger and brighter full Moon than usual on Tuesday night. This month’s full Moon, dubbed the Sturgeon Moon, lit up the night’s sky as it rose above the horizon shortly after sunset. It’s the first of two supermoons this month – the next full moon on…
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Donald Trump indictment: Ex-president charged for efforts to overturn 2020 election
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally charged in a federal investigation into efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. He is accused of conspiracy to defraud the…
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Kohutapu Lodge: A model for regenerative tourism in New Zealand
New Zealand is emerging as a global leader in regenerative tourism, thanks in part to Māori tour operators such as the Bay of Plenty’s Kohutapu Lodge. First-time tourists to New Zealand often perceive Māori culture as an itinerary item to be ticked-off in an afternoon, usually in Rotorua. The North Island city has been considered…
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The fury in Pakistan sparked by a misogynist minister
Getty Images By Saher Baloch BBC Urdu When Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stood up in parliament last week and labelled female opposition leaders in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party as “trash and leftovers” of its chairman Imran Khan, he probably wasn’t expecting the strength of the backlash that was to follow. After all, Pakistani…
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Why India’s rice ban could trigger global food crisis
Getty Images By Soutik Biswas India correspondent What happens when India bans exports of a food staple that is essential to the diets of billions around the world? On 20 July, India banned exports of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to calm rising domestic prices at home. This was followed by reports and videos…