![US maternal deaths doubled in last 20 years, study finds](/i/c/e5bc0b2d-e51e-3c2f-ef1a-1bb2e3c52a65.webp)
US maternal deaths doubled in last 20 years, study finds
American Indian and Alaska Native women see the greatest increase, new research finds.
2023-07-04 06:25
![India's spirited rum revolution](/i/c/a322214f-e9f9-3bc8-8f90-117b4c95c596.webp)
India's spirited rum revolution
A host of homegrown brands are innovating with the spirit, creating new markets.
2023-07-02 07:56
![New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds](/i/c/2a75a21c-6b78-42e2-8bdb-7a5615639efa.webp)
New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds
New Zealand plans to wipe out every last rat, possum and stoat. Can the plan work?
2023-06-27 05:25
![Derby bus man completes three-day journey to Poland](/i/c/90a8a33c-53c3-c7a1-426e-c2661fcf4f33.webp)
Derby bus man completes three-day journey to Poland
Andrew Cowell said the journey was seamless but he might have been a bit ambitious with the distance.
2023-06-24 18:28
![Temu: Risk fast-fashion website uses forced labour](/i/c/8c80a0dd-c9e6-4735-8ad8-f7d4d2b4e7b4.webp)
Temu: Risk fast-fashion website uses forced labour
The claims arise from an investigation into a US law barring imports made with Uyghur labour.
2023-06-23 05:49
![She helped kill Roe v Wade - what does she want now?](/i/c/d432f82e-1b9c-dd8d-2887-26ab9e0ece46.webp)
She helped kill Roe v Wade - what does she want now?
Kristin Hawkins has relentlessly pursued one goal - to make abortion unthinkable and unavailable.
2023-06-22 07:48
![Andrew Cowell: £2 bus man sets off on journey to Poland](/i/c/cf359cb9-36c7-2b86-1a19-79a364aa6ba7.webp)
Andrew Cowell: £2 bus man sets off on journey to Poland
Andrew Cowell says the trip will be a different experience and help to reduce his carbon footprint.
2023-06-21 23:49
![Iceland Ireland owner placed into examinership](/i/c/d34ba4ca-1985-b5cb-018d-10a80545b55d.webp)
Iceland Ireland owner placed into examinership
Last week the firm was ordered to withdraw all imported frozen food of animal origin.
2023-06-21 02:48
![Iceland Ireland told to recall UK products 'of animal origin'](/i/c/77e68070-f12f-5998-753f-a0b25f9d513d.webp)
Iceland Ireland told to recall UK products 'of animal origin'
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has directed the withdrawal of frozen foods of an animal nature.
2023-06-16 05:20
![North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death](/i/c/876e264e-fcf1-cb78-964f-27f0a49dbb3d.webp)
North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death
Rare interviews with ordinary people inside the secretive state reveal chronic food shortages and starvation.
2023-06-15 00:20
![Ethiopia: US agency suspends food as drought grips country](/i/c/65239778-9a8e-460e-71b4-63673f404b5d.webp)
Ethiopia: US agency suspends food as drought grips country
USAID says a coordinated campaign to divert food from those in need has forced it to stop donations.
2023-06-09 01:21
![Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth in a warzone](/i/c/ad657880-94f2-2acc-0b6e-624c97cabd9d.webp)
Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth in a warzone
Women in Sudan's few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire.
2023-06-04 07:25