Talks between government and opposition representatives aimed at resolving Venezuela’s political crisis have ended without agreement. The talks in Norway were the first between the two sides since National Assembly Speaker Juan Guaidó declared himself interim leader in January, arguing…
French Open 2019: Karolina Pliskova joins Sloane Stephens and Garbine Muguruza in third round (BBC)
World number two Karolina Pliskova continued her bid for a first Grand Slam with a routine win over Kristina Kucova in the French Open second round. The big-serving Czech beat the world number 203 6-2 6-2 in just 56 minutes.…
Ramadan keeps Sudan protesters hungry for change (BBC)
In our series of letters from African journalists, Zeinab Mohammed Salih explains how Sudan’s protesters are managing to keep going during the Muslim fasting month. More than a month since Sudan’s long-time leader Omar al-Bashir was arrested by the military,…
The 83-year-old who has been a football manager since 1953 (BBC)
It is Sunday lunchtime, and match day for Chaplins against Belleaire in the Greenock and District Welfare League. Larry Barilli is in the Chaplins dressing room, dishing out the strips to his players. He is pretty angry – his only…
Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over alleged data misuse (BBC)
Facebook is suing a South Korean firm it accuses of unlawfully using data to sell marketing and advertising. The social network is asking a judge to force Rankwave to allow it to audit the firm’s activities to see if user…
Alyssa Milano urges sex strike in protest against Georgia abortion law (BBC)
Actress and #MeToo activist Alyssa Milano has urged women to take part in a “sex strike” to protest against a new abortion law in the state of Georgia. “Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot…
Have we fallen out of love with safe sex? (BBC)
Hayley* was enjoying a typical post-break-up night out when she bumped into a guy she’d known at secondary school. She hadn’t seen Aaron*, who’d been away in the army, for years but soon they were chatting like no time had…
Pope Francis makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse (BBC)
Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which is set to become Church law, he makes clear that any sexual advance…
CES 2019: Sex toy reawarded robotics prize (BBC)
A sex toy that was banned from this year’s CES tech show after winning an innovation award has been given the prize again, four months later. The Ose robotic vibrator by Lora DiCarlo was originally given the prize by the…
Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó’s deputy arrested in Caracas (BBC)
The deputy of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has been detained by the country’s intelligence services. Edgar Zambrano, vice-president of the National Assembly, refused to leave his car when approached, and as a result he and his car were towed…