Derby school to launch challenge over VAT increase
BBC The head teacher at Emmanuel School, Ben Snowdon, fears parents may not be able to afford the increase A school in Derby is launching a court challenge against the…
Revolut customers say e-money firm failed them after being scammed
BBC A man who had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by fraudsters has told BBC Panorama he believes the company’s security measures failed to prevent the theft. He…
A politician who loved creating headlines
Getty Images Alex Salmond loved creating headlines. He would be disappointed if he gave an interview that was not sufficiently interesting to make the news. As a young radio journalist,…
Bristol families are recording school run ads for research
Anna Bryher Anna Bryher took part in the project with her children on their way to school Families have been asked to record the different kinds of adverts they see…
Flood defences ‘in worst state on record’
BBC Phoenix Graham is still living in a caravan, a year after her home flooding during Storm Babet Flood defences are in the lowest state of repair since records began…
Children must not pay price of council cuts says Rachel de Souza
Getty Images Schools, youth services and early help provision have been hard-hit by council cuts The wellbeing of children and young people is at risk from cuts to local services,…
Hunt for treasure in India’s diamond town in Madhya Pradesh
BBC Hindi Prakash Sharma has been mining diamonds for 50 years “I feel sick if I don’t search for diamonds. It’s like a drug.” Prakash Sharma, 67, speaks about diamonds…
Canary Islands migrants: ‘Try or die’
BBC Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is about to embark on a perilous sea journey – one that has turned the Atlantic Ocean into…
What the stabbing of a schoolboy tells us about the dangers of Chinese nationalism
BBC On a Tuesday morning in September, a 10-year-old boy was approaching the gates of a Japanese school in Shenzhen in southern China, when a stranger walked up and stabbed…
Thousands of cars that crash in US are ending up in Russia
BBC Georgia has become a hub for international used cars The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a multi-billion dollar hub for the international used car market. The…