Paddy Pimblett: UFC star Paddy the Baddy on mental health – ‘Men are too proud but should speak to someone’

Content warning: Video contains discussion of suicide. UFC star Paddy Pimblett speaks with BBC Sport’s Sam Harris about dealing with mental health issues, and his supportive friendship with now-retired fighter Molly McCann. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/actionline for more information and help with issues raised in this video. READ MORE: Aspinall upgraded to undisputed UFC champion as Jones…

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Europe must arm itself in an unstable world

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writers are the president of France and chancellor of Germany As we head for the Nato summit in The Hague, turmoil is all around us: war rages, norms erode and old certainties…

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Balzac Paris names new style director

Balzac Paris has entered a new creative phase with the arrival of Kim Coiffier as style director. Having worked for houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Saint Laurent, the stylist, who has been working as a consultant for fashion and beauty brands since 2019, is supporting Balzac Paris’ move upmarket, without calling into question…

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The future of the Chinese consumer—in three glasses

TO WESTERN PALATES baijiu is an acquired taste—and most never acquire it. China’s national fire water, at first whiff redolent of cheap potato vodka with a soupçon of fish sauce, is just too pungently unfamiliar. But whatever foreign investors plied with the stuff by their Chinese business partners make of the flavour, they appear to…

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India’s consumers are changing how they buy

The gridlocked streets of India’s big cities are not blocked to everything. Tiny scooters laden with packages slip past cars, jump traffic lights and bounce over what pavements exist. Goods range from a tub of ice cream or a handful of pomegranate seeds to a coffee pot or even an iPhone. Such two-wheeled delivery services…

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