Entries by BBC News

Sierra Leone WWII hero commemorated in UK town /in /by

John Henry Smythe is being remembered as a heroic WWII resident after being given a blue plaque.

People in Sudan’s besieged city face starvation, UN warns /in /by

The World Food Programme says el-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

Dozens of migrants die in boat capsize off Yemen /in /by

Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 150 migrants, many believed to be Ethiopian, sank in bad weather.

Secret filming exposes the ‘madams’ involved in Kenya’s child-sex trade /in /by

An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.

BBC reveals horrific exploitation of children in Kenya sex trade /in /by

An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.

BBC reveals horrific exploitation of children in Kenya sex trade /in /by

An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.

‘Trailblazing’ Ugandan player joins women’s rugby team /in /by

'Trailblazing' Peace Lekuru, who has signed for York Valkyrie, is 'hopefully the first of many'.

‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace /in /by

Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?

‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace /in /by

Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?

‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace /in /by

Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?