Gisèle Pelicot lifts her sunglasses and chooses to fight back
EPA Warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged sexual offences. There was a moment, a few weeks into the trial, when Gisèle Pelicot decided it was time to remove her…
Bank accounts locked and cash withdrawn after elderly gave power to law firm partner
BBC Elderly and vulnerable people in south-east England have told the BBC how they lost control of their money and property after dealing with a law firm based in Essex.…
Landslide residents want to leave their homes
BBC Dianne Morgan’s home backs on to a coal tip in Cwmtillery which caused a landslide following heavy rain during Storm Bert in November. Residents who saw a coal tip…
Melbourne synagogue fire ‘likely’ terror act, police say
A fire which ripped through Melbourne’s Adass Israel synagogue is being treated as a likely terror attack, Australian police say. Three suspects are being hunted over Friday’s early-morning blaze, which…
Government to set out £100m plan to make state ‘like a start-up’
The state needs to become “more like a start-up”, a senior minister will say as the government seeks to change how public services are delivered. Pat McFadden, who oversees the…
India’s Hong Kong-like port may wipe out ancient tribe
India Shipping Ministry/X A 3D modelling of the proposed port to be built on the remote Great Nicobar island “The forest is our supermarket,” says Anice Justin. “We get almost…
How Troy Baker became hero
Heirlume Troy Baker has more than 400 acting credits to his name You might not expect one of the world’s best-known video game actors to suffer from imposter syndrome. But,…
Gynaecology patients going private to escape NHS waiting lists
PA Some women have described waiting in “agony” for gynaecological treatment When the BBC reported that waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK had more than doubled since February…
Can a drug trial solve the big debate?
Getty Images It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine – how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh…
How Syria rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani reinvented himself
AFP Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani spoke to supporters at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus hours after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani has dropped that nom…