Taylor Swift criticises Netflix show for 'deeply sexist joke'

The pop star accuses the Ginny and Georgia series of "degrading" women in an angry tweet.

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Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear'

Writers may be self-censoring because they don't want to be "cancelled", author Kazuo Ishiguro says.

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Yemen: The nine-year-old war-zone school teacher

Ahmed, blind since birth, stands in for teachers who don't make it in to their ruined school in Yemen.

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Kooking with a Koori: How a Sydney father's simple meals have won hearts

Aboriginal man Nathan Lyons has found unexpected fame with videos inspired by "doing it tough".

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Why this teen set up a prize-winning fake cosmetics shop

Polish teenager Krystyna Paszko's idea won an EU prize - she tells the BBC the story behind it.

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The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia

A group of Afro-Colombian women use their skills to help women give birth in areas run by gangs.

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Afghanistan: A year of violence on the road to peace

On the anniversary of the US-Taliban deal, Afghanistan finds itself in a precarious state.

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