The first 'World Restaurant Awards' have been held in Paris, crowning the best kitchens on the planet. Unlike other honours, they mostly recognise more affordable restaurants and are less stuffy, featuring categories such as 'Instagram Account of the Year', 'Ethical Thinking' and even best 'Tattoo-Free Chef'. And taking out the top award for the world's best restaurant was small South African seaside eatery, Wolfgat. #Foodie #Travel #SA

Global sales of collectibles are on the rise, boosted by fans, young and old. And there's money to be made. Original Star Wars figures have been known to sell for $25,000, while 1959 Barbie dolls have sold for nearly as much. These days, action figures, dolls and play-sets are among the biggest sellers - as children build their collections, and adults relive their childhoods. Nick Harper reports from the New York Toy Fair. #Toys #Lego #AI

The pioneering German fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld, has died aged 85. As tributes pour-in from around the world, we take a look-back at his long and illustrious career at fashion houses like Chanel and Fendi. To unpack the creative director’s influence on the fashion business we are joined by Luca Solca, managing director at investment manager, Sanford C. Bernstein Luxury Goods. #Design # KarlLagerfeld #HighFashion

Honda is saying 'sayonara' to its operations in the UK. After 71 years, the Japanese auto giant says it'll be shutting down its flagship car plant in the southwest town of Swindon in 2021. The Honda CEO has denied the decision was driven by uncertainty over Brexit, but it's a fresh blow to the auto industry that's already been spooked by thousands of job cuts. Laila Humairah brings us the details and we’re joined by Justin Cox from Oxford in the UK. He's the Global Production Director at LMC Automotive. #Nissan #Carmaker #Japan

For the 13th consecutive year, vinyl sales grew in the United States with more than 10 million records sold in 2018. It's part of an impressive revival after sales sank in the late eighties as more consumers turned to compact discs. Kevin McAleese visited a company in Virginia determined to play along with this analog resurgence. #Turntables #Records #Wax

Most software developers can sometimes take years to create a digital game. But for 50 young women aspiring to be one of them, the challenge was to do it in just one night, in a hackathon held at Istanbul's Sabanci Museum. And as Laila Humairah found out, it goes way beyond just crunching numbers. #Hackers # Coding #Gaming

Israel says it plans to withhold around $138M in tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, over payments to prisoners jailed for attacks on Israelis. Israel's security cabinet alleges the payments encourage further violence. Reagan Des Vignes reports. #Prison #PalestinianTaxes #Violence

South African Airways has unveiled plans reorganise into three separate units to keep its aircraft flying. The debt-laden airline has had a few financial flops in recent years. And it now has billions of dollars in debt. It also owes millions more for violating anti-competition laws. Company executives now hope a different business model will help make the state carrier profitable again. South African Institute of Race Relations Chief Economist Ian Cruickshanks told us more from Johannesburg. #SAA #SOE #Bailout

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signed-off on $20 billion dollars worth of investments in its strategic ally, Pakistan. The deals are a much-needed lifeline for Pakistan's struggling economy and gives Saudi Arabia a much-needed PR boost in the wake of the killing of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Mobin Nasir brings us the story. #Saudi #Investment #MohammedbinSalman

Spain is heading for its third general election in four years. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for a snap election on April 28th. That is after Catalan lawmakers joined right-wing parties in rejecting his national budget. His minority Socialist government holds just 84 of the 350 seats in parliament, and relies on small Catalan parties to pass legislation. They voted against his fiscal bill in protest of separatist leaders being put on trial for the 2017 attempt to secure Catalonian independence. Sanchez took office in June following the ousting of former prime minister Mariano Rajoy. Opinion polls show no single party can win a majority, adding to uncertainty in the European Union's fourth-largest economy. For more on the story, joining us from London is Florian Hense. He is a Europe economist at Berenberg Bank, Germany's oldest private lender.

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