Are we ready to live more of our lives online?
Getty Images Baroness Lane Fox says technology will “recede” in our lives Lockdown has catapulted us into a future where we live more of our lives online – but are we ready for it? And does Boris Johnson and the rest of the government understand the scale of what has happened? “I think we’ve probably […]
The shock of rising prices in Japan
BBC While many parts of Asia grew richer over the last three decades Japan’s prosperity stagnated As a child growing up in Japan, things very rarely seemed to get more expensive. My favourite lunch was always available for a 500 yen coin ($3.90; £3.10) and it remained that way until 2021. The same for shoes […]
Can mum-centric talent platforms solve work-family balance?
Alamy Many mums want to work a flexible, non-linear schedule to be able to accommodate family obligations (Credit: Alamy) Emerging platforms enable mothers to build their careers while prioritising family. These set-ups are a big step towards inclusivity – but can obscure larger issues. For most of her professional life, Becky White wouldn’t have considered […]
The rules banning mums taking part are ‘discriminatory’
Brighton Pictures Veronika Didusenko has a five-year-old son “The entry requirements for Miss World are discriminatory… there is no place for them in the 21st Century.” Model Veronika Didusenko, 24, was crowned Miss Ukraine 2018 – but she had her title taken away when organisers found out she was a mum. The rules of the […]
Germany votes for 50m euro social media fines
Getty Images Facebook risks large fines unless its community managers handle extremist content quickly enough Social media companies in Germany face fines of up to 50m euros ($57.1; £43.9m) if they fail to remove “obviously illegal” content in time. From October, Facebook, YouTube, and other sites with more than two million users in Germany must […]
Ex-UKFast boss Lawrence Jones denies drugging and raping women
Other Lawrence Jones of Hale, Greater Manchester, denies two counts of rape A hotel bar piano player-turned-tech entrepreneur has told a jury he had “absolutely not” drugged and raped two women in the early 1990s. It is alleged Lawrence Jones, 55, attacked the women decades before he entered the public eye due to his successes […]
Jonna Andersson to leave Chelsea at the end of the season
Chelsea defender Jonna Andersson will leave the club at the end of the season to join Swedish team Hammarby IF. Andersson joined Chelsea midway through the 2017/18 season. Since then she has won three Women’s Super League titles, two FA Cups, two Continental League Cups and the Community Shield. “Jonna has been an unbelievable professional […]
JD Logistics shares deliver in Hong Kong debut
Getty Images Shares in the logistics arm of Chinese online retail giant JD.Com rose on their Hong Kong market debut. JD Logistics raised $3.2bn (£2.3bn) in the Asian financial centre’s second-largest initial public offering (IPO) this year. The company has a huge delivery network across mainland China and is known for its army of red-jacketed […]
French MPs begin debate on no-confidence motion against PM Michel Barnier – live updates
If Barnier goes his budget goes toopublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15:48 GMT Hugh SchofieldParis Correspondent Hidden behind France’s political crisis is the small matter of the 2025 budget. In a nutshell, if Michel Barnier is voted out, there won’t be one. Remember that when the prime minister pushed the social security budget through […]
Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars
Nopri Ismi The Orang Rimba are one of the last nomadic tribes in Indonesia Buy something in a supermarket and there’s a good chance it will contain palm oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you’ll find an oil palm tree, likely in Indonesia. But the companies that sell it to major […]