Dozens of #kidnapped school #boys arrived back home on Friday a day after security forces rescued them in northwest #Nigeria. Gunmen raided the boys’ secondary school in Kankara town, Katsina state, on Friday last...
Brexit negotiations: Trade talks are at a ‘moment of truth’, EU’s Barnier says
The European Union said on Friday there were just hours left to strike a #Brexit trade deal while Britain called on the bloc to see sense as the two sides race to prevent a turbulent finale to the Brexit #crisis at the...
Loud and clear: The new voices of feminism
In a special edition to mark the show’s seventh birthday, Annette Young is joined by her fellow presenters from our sister shows in French, Arabic and Spanish. They take a look at the new voices of #feminism...
EU says EU-UK face weekend ‘last attempt’ to get trade deal, fisheries still an issue
The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt” to clinch a post-#Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid...
Dakar Fashion Week 2020: A catwalk among the baobab trees
The 18th edition of Dakar Fashion Week almost didn’t happen. Due to coronavirus restrictions, the event’s second catwalk show was cancelled outright, meaning organiser Adama Ndiaye had to think quickly. The...
US transition: Biden taps Deb Haaland as first Native American to run Interior
#US President-elect Joe #Biden has chosen congresswoman Deb #Haaland to serve as the first #NativeAmerican#interior secretary, US media reported Thursday, in a move that could recast the department’s often...
Covid: Will the UK live under some form of lockdown until mass vaccination? – BBC Newsnight
With two thirds of England entering tier three and tough new coronavirus restrictions in Wales and Northern Ireland, will the UK be living with a form of lockdown until mass vaccination?