Links
Archaeology:
'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017
Economics:
The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360
Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798
Education:
Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx
Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics
Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses
Food:
Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.
Healthcare:
NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726
History:
In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October
Housing:
The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved
Law and order:
Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256
Media:
Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue
Miscellaneous:
The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227
Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir - And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto
Politics:
Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017
Sport:
Cricket:
Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201
Football:
Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.
Rugby League:
Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.
Technology:
'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of
'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017
Economics:
The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360
Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798
Education:
Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx
Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics
Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses
Food:
Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.
Healthcare:
NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726
History:
In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October
Housing:
The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved
Law and order:
Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256
Media:
Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue
Miscellaneous:
The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227
Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir - And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto
Politics:
Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017
Sport:
Cricket:
Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201
Football:
Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.
Rugby League:
Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.
Technology:
'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of