The ability to afford basic needs and wants in line with living a “dignified life” in the U.S. is increasingly out of reach, new research finds, naming wage stagnation and soaring prices as factors driving unaffordability. According to an analysis released by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) last week, a “minimal quality...
Stephen McDonell China correspondent EPA Australian Matthew Radalj was held for five years in a Beijing detention centre, similar to the one pictured above in 2012 Sharing a dirty cell with a dozen others, constant sleep deprivation, cells with lights on 24-hours a day; poor hygiene and forced labour. These are some of what prisoners...
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Antonio, who previously explained he has no memory of the accident, crashed and was trapped in his car. He was freed by crew from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service who left him in the care of ambulance staff. West Ham, in an initial announcement about the crash, said their “thoughts and prayers” were with...
Kevin Hay BBC News, South West BBC Stephen Keighley swapped sharp suits for “tatty clothes” after walking away from the hustle and bustle of city life Flashy cars, a prestige job and plenty of money – high-flying estate Stephen Keighley had it all. Underneath, he knew “something was badly wrong”. “One morning I was driving...
The University of Exeter A mural to celebrate the trail has been painted on the side of The Strand Inn pub in Exmouth A new interactive art trail aims to tell the stories of Devon families with a strong connection to the sea. The Voices of the Exe Trail, created by the University of Exeter’s...
A new study has found that a mix of different types of tiny plastic particles (microplastics) is more harmful to a small marine creature than just one type of plastic. The creature, called Acartia tonsa, is important because it is part of the ocean’s food chain, said researchers from the universities of Exeter and Plymouth,...
A boy with an ultra-rare immune disease which can carry a “death sentence” is starting to live a normal life after taking part in a groundbreaking gene therapy trial. Eisa, from Reading, now enjoys playing football and can attend school – something his family never dreamed possible before the treatment. The four-year-old was born with...
The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been sworn in as “President of the Council of Ministers” – a new post which is the highest office in the government’s executive branch and has no official term limits. This follows constitutional reform that ended presidential elections, and introduced a parliamentary system. The opposition said the change was...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West BBC In an emotional reunion Gavin Bowden thanked Oscar for being “a guardian angel” A man who was seriously injured while paddleboarding has met the 14-year-old boy who saved his life. Oscar paddled to help Gavin Bowden, 60, after he was hit on the head by his board in...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Frameless/National Portrait Gallery/David Parry Jonangelo Molinari’s portrait of Ncuti Gatwa, the current star of Doctor Who, is projected onto the gallery’s wall From Winston Churchill to Amy Winehouse, Charles Darwin to Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, portraits of a host of British icons feature in the first immersive exhibition to use...
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Lisa Young BBC News, South West Neil Phillips Oscar, 14, said he had tried to keep the injured man calm until help came A 14-year-old boy who rescued a seriously injured paddleboarder in a rough sea has been praised for saving the man’s life with a “textbook rescue”. Oscar paddled to the aid of a...
Simona Foltyn BBC World Service Reporting fromIraqi Kurdistan Phil Caller For generations Sherwen Sergeli and his family have made a living from his village’s land, but that’s now under threat Nestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the picturesque village of Sergele. For generations villagers have made a living growing pomegranates, almonds and peaches...
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Watch: Disruption continues in Madrid as power resumes As life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what went wrong but how to prevent such a full-scale power failure from happening again. It was not until 11:15 (09:15 GMT) on Tuesday, almost 23...