BBC This article is more than 3 years oldBBC subjects older women to 'lookism', says Libby PurvesThis article is more than 3 years oldBroadcaster, 70, claims female presenters not allowed to grow old gracefully like men are Older women are subject to “lookism” at the BBC, even on the radio, while men are allowed to age gracefully, the broadcaster Libby Purves has said. Purves, who presented Radio 4’s Midweek from 1983 until it was dropped in 2017, said the corporation had a problem with older women as they were under more pressure to appear attractive and youthful.

BTS This article is more than 1 month oldBTS members Jung Kook, RM, Jimin and V to begin military service in DecemberThis article is more than 1 month oldLast four members of South Korean supergroup have begun enlisting, meaning the band will finish their mandatory military service by 2025 Jung Kook, a member of the K-Pop supergroup BTS, said on Wednesday he would begin military service in December, after the group’s management agency said that all seven BTS members were on track to carry out their service.

US sports This article is more than 7 years oldErin Andrews awarded $55m in lawsuit over nude video caseThis article is more than 7 years oldStalker secretly shot footage of TV host in hotel roomHotel companies also found at fault in lawsuitA jury awarded Erin Andrews $55m on Monday in her lawsuit against a stalker who bought a hotel room next to her and secretly recorded a video of her that showed her in the nude, finding that the hotel companies and the stalker shared in the blame.

The ObserverFranceFrench elite declare the Bobo extinctWith their political influence dwindling, France's trendy and privileged urbanites face a harsh new reality. Jason Burke reports from ParisFor nearly a decade the Bourgeois Bohemians - or Bobos - have been France's favourite hate figures. Urban, wealthy, left-wing, conscious of fashion and the environment, reviled by their compatriots, both courted and denigrated by politicians, their days are now numbered. The last post was blown last week by news magazine's Le Point's article 'Requiem for the Bobos'.

NSW oyster farmer Bernie Connell with Jack, his contender for the title of world’s largest oyster. Photograph: Laurelle Pacey/Narooma Oyster FestivalNSW oyster farmer Bernie Connell with Jack, his contender for the title of world’s largest oyster. Photograph: Laurelle Pacey/Narooma Oyster FestivalWorld records This article is more than 5 years oldJack the champion 2kg oyster set to break world recordThis article is more than 5 years oldThe ‘Usain Bolt’ of molluscs is expected to smash current record held by 1.