Aristocratic bachelorettes. They someone conformity and try to live their lives on their own terms. They either invest their earnings in themselves or splash out. This is one such bachelorette. She is a freelance fund manager and makes 60,000 u. S. A year, nearly twice the average income for their age group. These bachelorettes aim to enrich their lives with fulfilling jobs and exciting private lives. In the past, unmarried women over the age of 27 were labeled as leftovers. But now there are approximately 100 million single women in china, many of whom have moved to urban areas. In chinas major cities, single women outnumber single men four fold. Recently, businesses are targeting this single woman economy. One example is an increase in the number of ckaraoke boxes fo single use. This new breed of unattached women symbolizes how women can be financially independent in modern china. This episode of asia insight takes a look at their present and their future. Beijing, which has the larg
Doris day, clive james, Toni Morrison and Albert Finney just a few of those whose lives we celebrate now in review 2019 we remember. I have the great privilege of having sort of a lot of low notes, a very strong middle voice, and high notes as well. Growing up i listened to a great, great deal of gospel music. Loneliness is the cloak if a diva is a person that takes you wear a deep shade of the profession of singing very seriously and wants to do the very blue is always there best that is in me each time that the sun aint gonna shine anymore id go out on stage, then im one. The moon aint gonna rise in the sky. I hate people in the business who bitch about, you know, the business. Its such an awful life. It was fantastic for the first couple of albums or so. And i know youre leaving, but its too long overdue. But then it really wears you down. Touring in those days was very primitive. It was really a lot of hard work. And you couldnt find anything good to eat anywhere. Theres no regrets
Looks back on the key events of the year for the royal family in review 2019 the royal year. And just a warning this film does contain some flash photography. Archies first royal tour. The duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in Southern Africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. For me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. I will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. A no holds barred interview by Prince Andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. We try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. Its as simple as that. Mr president , i am delighted to welcome you and mrs trump. The queen hosted the us president first for a full state visit and then again at natos 70th anniversary. And the cambridge children enjoyed getting back to nature in a garden designed by their mother. The headlines accompanying a roya
You are up to date with the headlines. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The human preoccupation with sex is nothing new, but the internet has made it so much easier to explore and exploit every shade of desire. The online porn industry makes billions of dollars in profit every year, but the big winners are corporate players, not the women and men performing the sex acts. My guest today is mia khalifa. She was briefly a porn actress, garnering worldwide notoriety when she appeared in a sex video wearing the islamic hijab. After years of threats and insecurity, shes speaking out. What does her story tell us about the porn industry and 21st century culture . Mia khalifa, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. By many measures, you are a very famous woman. For instance, you have, what, more than 16 million followers on instagram 7 but the origins of your fame lie in your brief involvement in the porn industry. Is that hard fo
Now on bbc news, one of the most striking films of 2019 from our world the best pakistani transgender retirement home. In a country where its expected that your extended family will look after you in old age, what do you do if they rejected you a long time ago . Mobeen azhar reports from the city of lahore. And a warning this programme contains some adult themes. Once upon a time in the pakistani city of lahore lived a super glam guru. Ashee was the talk of the town, an after hours artist. Ashee is a khawaja sehra someone who describes herself as neither male norfemale. In pakistan, commonly known as third gender. But entertaining is the preserve of the young, and as the years went by, ashee realised more and more of her community faced destitution when they could no longer work. This is the story of guru ashees quest to change the future of the third gender people in old age. The history of the indian subcontinent is rich with stories of third gender people. During the mughal empire,