Image copyright Getty Images Chinese exports saw the steepest fall in three years in February, adding to worries about growth in the world’s second largest economy. Official data show exports from China plunged 20.7% from a year earlier, as its trade war with the US took a toll. Imports fell 5.2% and the figures sent …
They’re some of the UK’s most influential women, but they still face abuse online. Writer Chidera Eggerue, model and activist Charli Howard, and Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes, along with other attendees at Stylist’s Remarkable Women Awards, share some of the worst comments they’ve received – and some tips on how to deal with it. …
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Image copyright Getty Images Train operator Northern’s six-carriage long services in and out of Leeds station have been delayed by two years, BBC News has learned. The longer trains were to be introduced at the end of this year but will now not enter service until late 2021. The delay is because longer platforms at …
Image copyright AFP New summer train timetables will come into force on 19 May, with 1,000 services added to relieve overcrowding. Rail bosses will be hoping that the introduction will be more successful than last year’s fiasco, when a similar exercise caused severe disruption on the country’s train network. The Rail Delivery Group said the …
UK efforts to tackle money-laundering are “highly fragmented”, says an influential committee of MPs. Source by [author_name]
Aditi Gupta created a comic book to help girls in India better understand their periods. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Glasgow University Image caption Quantum sensors are are set to make the invisible visible Imagine a world where you can find out exactly what lies under your feet, get advanced warning of volcanic eruptions, look around corners or into rooms, and detect initial signs of multiple sclerosis. Welcome to quantum sensing, a technology …
Image copyright Getty Images The UK economy could be given a £250bn boost if women entrepreneurs were given the opportunity to develop new businesses on the same scale as men, a government-commissioned report said. It estimates there are 1.1 million “missing” female-run firms and sets out eight ways of boosting the number of female entrepreneurs. …
Starting out at work can be hard, so what’s the best way to impress and what should you avoid? This week is National Apprenticeship Week and according to the latest statistics from the House of Commons Library there are 814,800 people participating in an apprenticeship in England. So we spoke to apprentices from the BBC, …