ICYMI: Music for monkeys and penguins out in public

A quick look at just some stories you may have missed this week.

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Arcadia: Buyers to 'pick over carcass' of Topshop owner, says former boss

Breaking up the Arcadia empire is "the only way" forward, former chief executive Lord Rose says.

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Carrie Lam: Hong Kong's leader says she has to keep piles of cash at home

Carrie Lam says she has no bank account due to US sanctions, and pays cash for everything.

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Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.

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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran vows to avenge scientist's assassination

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, died on Friday after an attack on his car.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Army claims advance on several towns

Ethiopia's army says it has seized control of several towns in the northern region of Tigray.

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Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap

The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.

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Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos

The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

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Swiss vote on making firms liable for rights abuse

Many in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.

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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise

With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

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Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck

The Somali government retrains defectors from the al-Shabab militant group as barbers, drivers, mechanics and tailors.

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Karl Edwards: The 'bronzed Aussie' who knew life was for living

The story behind the plaque: the fast life and freakishly unlucky death of Karl Edwards.

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The Indian bride who wore a pantsuit to her wedding

In a country where marriages are steeped in tradition, Sanjana Rishi's wedding outfit drew criticism.

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Is the era of the Hollywood blockbuster over?

Has Covid put an end to big budget film-making, or will busy cinemas in Asia give Hollywood hope?

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Covid: Government planning road and rail changes for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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Losing Cinema Park: Tears over demolition of Kabul's iconic cinema

Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Pig guts fly as Taiwan lawmakers brawl over US pork imports

Opposition legislators hurled the intestines in a bitter dispute over the easing of US pork imports.

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Diego Maradona dies: Guillem Balague on 'the magician, the cheat, the god, the flawed genius'

Guillem Balague has spent much of 2020 working on a Diego Maradona book - and it has opened his eyes about a man he thought he already knew.

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Brexit: Face-to-face trade talks to resume in London

In-person meetings were suspended when EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had to self-isolate.

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Chinese doctors jailed for illegal organ harvesting

The four men were part of an organ trafficking ring that targeted accident victims.

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Citgo 6: US oil executives convicted of corruption in Venezuela

The men, who worked for a US company owned by Venezuela, were arrested in 2017.

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Whale skeleton discovered in Thailand thought to be 5,000 years old

Archaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.

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China slaps tariffs on Australian wine as tensions grow

It has been investigating the "dumping" of cheap wines in China - an accusation Australia denies.

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China slaps tariffs on Australian wine as tensions grow

It has been investigating the "dumping" of cheap wines in China - an accusation Australia denies.

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New rules to limit Google and Facebook's market power

The two tech giants account for around 80% of the £14bn ($18.7bn) spent on online advertising in 2019.

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Iran diplomat to stand trial in Belgium over 'France bomb plot'

Prosecutors in Belgium say he planned an attack on an Iranian opposition rally near Paris in 2018.

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US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House

He has refused to concede the election but says he will quit if Joe Biden is confirmed the winner.

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Dyson to spend $3.67bn on new technologies

The company's investments will mostly be in Singapore, the UK and the Philippines.

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'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion

People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

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Can a ninja’s life teach us about staying safe in a pandemic?

Genichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.

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US election results: Why the most accurate bellwether counties were wrong

Of the 19 places in the US that usually correctly pick the president, only one got it right this time.

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Singapore: Jolovan Wham charged for holding up a smiley face sign

Activist Jolovan Wham faces large fines for violating public order in Singapore.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fears of a march into guerrilla warfare

The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.

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PG Wodehouse: Why India still holds a flame for the English author

The Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?

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Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event

Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.

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Rishi Sunak faces state pension conundrum

Official forecasts suggest the state pension will rise by 4.1% in April 2022 when unemployment is high.

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October redundancies double last year's rate

With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts

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New jobs in UK hospitality sector 'non-existent'

Recruitment firms say restaurants, bars and hotels are the worst-hit.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: PM declares assault on regional capital Mekelle

PM Abiy Ahmed says the military will try not to harm civilians and urged people to stay at home.

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North Korea defectors: Loose screws at border blamed for gymnast crossing

A former gymnast is thought to have jumped across the border fence undetected to flee to the South.

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Covid: Pakistan cricket squad quarantined after positive tests in New Zealand

The whole squad is quarantined following six positives, after some members "contravened protocols".

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Covid-19 could 'cut pay by £1,200 a year by 2025' - think tank

The virus is one of three "once in a lifetime" recent economic shocks says the Resolution Foundation.

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