Image copyright Claire O’Leary Image caption Sean and Claire O’Leary run a plumbing and heating business together Two of the winners of this year’s Nobel prize for economics are married to each other. So – what’s it like to work to be partners at work with your partner in life? Sean O’Leary, 34, from Southampton […]
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A photograph taken this week on a Caribbean cruise ship quickly gained widespread attention but it wasn’t of a pink-sand beach, a zip-lining adventure or an onboard skydiving simulator. It was of a woman standing on a balcony railing of her stateroom on one of the world’s largest cruise ships — posing for a selfie.
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SMU’s improbable season remains perfect thanks to an aerial game that eliminated some of the high anxiety last seen when the Mustangs took the field. Shane Buechele set career highs with six touchdown passes and 457 passing yards as No. 19 SMU improved to 7-0 with a 45-21 win over Temple on Saturday. Reggie Roberson
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Image copyright Alamy Ahead of the launch of his most ambitious series yet, broadcaster Sir David Attenborough talks to the BBC about his cult status, a lifetime protecting the planet and finally finding its most elusive animal. This year’s Glastonbury Festival was headlined by Stormzy, The Killers, Kylie and The Cure, but the highlight for
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Politicians such as Bernie Sanders have focused attention on the wealth tax Higher taxes are a hot topic in American political circles. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has called for a 2% tax on family fortunes above $50m. Rival candidate Bernie Sanders, who tugged the Democratic Party to the
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Texting your friends and ‘:)’ isn’t quite enough? Meet O’Plerou Grebet, who has created more than 350 downloadable emojis with West African cultural references. The 21-year-old from the Ivory Coast aims to study 3D design and virtual reality so he can find new ways of honouring African tradition. Video journalist: Arwa Barkallah for BBC Africa
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Justin Herbert hit Jaylon Redd for a 5-yard touchdown with 5:10 left, the last of his four scoring passes, and No. 12 Oregon rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 25 Washington 35-31 on Saturday. What was expected to be a defensive showdown turned into an offensive shootout with both Herbert and Washington quarterback
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One of the longest proposed new natural gas pipelines in the U.S. is set to run through Heath Frantzen’s property in the Texas Hill Country, where more than 600 white-tailed and trophy axis deer graze on a hunting ranch his family has owned for three generations. Fearing financial ruin and conservation risks, Frantzen and dozens
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Serena Williams on Saturday shared adorable photos of her daughter, Olympia, as a flower girl — a duty the tennis star said the 2-year-old took “very seriously.” Williams posted photos on Instagram of her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Olympia and herself attending Ohanian’s sister Hayley’s wedding together. Olympia is seen in photos sporting a pink
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Women aren’t allowed to be ordained as monks in Thailand – but some women have instead been ordained abroad, and have returned to the country to live as female monks. It began with the Venerable Dhammananda, the woman who founded this temple, who was the first woman in Thai history to be ordained as a
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