UK manufacturers have renewed calls on the government to urgently draft an industrial strategy that will bring in investment and fix the “terrible” damage caused by the Brexit deal. The trade body Make UK is reiterating its demands for Labour to come up with a joined-up industrial vision, or else risk losing billions of pounds … Read more
Natalia Alberto José Duval Mata’s mother, Marcela Alvarado, has not heard from him since he was detained more than two years ago If he is still alive, José Duval Mata is trapped in a living nightmare. For more than two years, the 26-year-old tractor driver has been in prison in El Salvador, accused of “gang … Read more
One hundred years ago, if you were a white middle-class housewife living in Iowa’s gold-domed capital city, you were probably a member of the Des Moines Women’s Club. It was founded in 1885 by a group that included Calista Halsey Patchin, the first female reporter at the Washington Post, as part of a national movement … Read more
There was one thing design consultant Andreas Bloy was certain about when he started the renovation of his one-bedroom flat four years ago: there would be no white walls. Or white ceilings, come to that. “I couldn’t live with those,” he says, with a slight grimace. “I am a colourful person. Using colour in different … Read more
From the sandy beaches of Thitu Island, blue waters stretch for as far as the eye can see. It feels like a tranquil paradise: there’s no noisy road traffic, air pollution or crowds. But Thitu is not a luxury retreat, it’s a tiny island in the remote Spratly chain and one of the world’s most … Read more
Netflix Devi would never profess her love for a boy over the phone, she’d only ever text him Hi, you’ve reached the voicemail of Yasmin Rufo. Please don’t leave a message as I won’t listen to it or call you back. Unfortunately that isn’t my answerphone message but do I, along with most Gen Z … Read more
Abhilasha Chaudhary Sheetal Devi, 17, is determined to win a gold for India at the Paralympics Archer Sheetal Devi picks up her bow, loads an arrow and carefully aims at her target, about 50m (164ft) away, with a look of immense focus on her face. So does her opponent, who is playing a practice game … Read more
Max Kennedy, the brother of Robert F Kennedy Jr, has implored the public to ignore his sibling’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election and endorse Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House. In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Max Kennedy said “Trump was exactly the kind of arrogant, … Read more
Glody Murhabazi All of Nzigire Kanigo’s children have contracted mpox, including two-year-old Ansima With mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization because of its rapid spread, all eyes have been on the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and … Read more