Susanne Kirlew, for example, experienced a microaggression when she asked a colleague where another team member was. “She was in a car accident,” a colleague replied. “Somebody ran into the back of her at the lights, and they were black. And you know how they never have insurance.”’

EPA By George Wright BBC News Corfu has become the latest Greek island to issue an evacuation order, as the country grapples with wildfires. Photos uploaded to social media show flames engulfing Corfu. A fire broke out on the northern part of the island which is popular with British tourists. It comes after some 19,000…

From Eau De Vie’s speakeasy vibe to HER Bar’s classy cocktails, Melbourne’s laneway bars are perfect for those who like their watering holes quirky, eclectic and hard to find. Melbourne is the OG of Australian bar culture. A confluence of factors in the 1990s – a recession, a liberalisation of licensing laws, boredom with traditional…

Tasmania’s wukalina Walk is much more than a tourism product. It’s a vehicle for Aboriginal empowerment, cultural strength and reconnection – and a chance for visitors to learn. “Go and pick a piece of kelp that speaks to you,” said Janice, a palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) woman and cultural storyteller on our tour. She pointed to…

The pandemic changed nearly everything about work. Why are we still stuck with performative long hours? For many workers, Covid-19 altered our attitudes towards our jobs and how we do them. The conditions of the past three years catalysed a full re-evaluation of careers and values, and subsequently dislodged some staid traditions that have bogged…

By Divya Arya BBC World Service, Manipur New allegations of violence against women are emerging in the north-east Indian state of Manipur, as the response to a viral video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob encourages others to speak. Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. For more than…

Getty Images By Faarea Masud Business reporter The Barbie film has become the US and Canada’s biggest film of the year so far, said distributor Warner Bros. An estimated $155m (£120m) was made in its opening weekend, the company said. Meanwhile, new release Oppenheimer – also out on Friday – made $93.7m (£72m) in the…

The BBC has been speaking to people returning to Manchester Airport from Rhodes, where wildfires have been forcing tourists to leave their hotels. Some said the smell of smoke from the fires was still clinging to their clothes, and others described people being covered in ash.

By Jonathan Head, South East Asia correspondent Bangkok Undeterred by the pouring rain, a long convoy of motorbikes carrying cheering, flag-waving supporters of Cambodia’s ruling party revved their engines in preparation for their triumphant final rally in downtown Phnom Penh. People dutifully lined the road as far as you could see, party stickers on their…

A building has collapsed in Cameroon’s biggest city, Douala, killing at least 12 people and injuring five others. It is not known how many people were inside the four-storey building when it fell onto another residential block in the early hours of Sunday morning. The rubble is being searched for survivors. Distressed neighbours have described…