FM defends integrity in row
PA Media Vaughan Gething told a Senedd committed he had been “honest” about a controversial donation to his leadership campaign The first minister has said there are no “legitimate” questions about his integrity, in the row over donations to his leadership campaign. Mr Gething maintains the donation was properly declared and within the rules. Questioned […]
Apple’s ‘sexist’ credit card investigated by US regulator
APple A US financial regulator has opened an investigation into claims Apple’s credit card offered different credit limits for men and women. It follows complaints – including from Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak – that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased against women. New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) has contacted Goldman […]
England: Sarina Wiegman names first squad since becoming manager
Sarina Wiegman has included 16 members of the British Tokyo Olympics team in her first England squad since becoming manager. Chelsea defender Jessica Carter has also been called up, while experienced internationals Mary Earps and Lucy Staniforth return to the fold. Manchester City trio Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh and Ellie Roebuck all miss out through […]
India workers face painful exit from the US
Photo courtesy Surbhi Gupta “It felt like a break-up,” says former Meta engineer Surbhi Gupta Layoffs across the tech industry, including at firms like Twitter, Meta and Amazon, have affected a significant number of Indians working in the US who are on visas like the H-1B. California-based journalist Savita Patel speaks to workers who are […]
‘We went from 30 customers to one in 18 hours’
Louise Parkinson Louise Parkinson has been living off her savings for months Liam and Louise Parkinson’s cleaning business was just a few weeks old when the coronavirus outbreak forced them to stop working. The husband-and-wife team based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, launched their company Abode and Beyond in January and soon began hiring extra staff to […]
Can Humza Yousaf survive as Scotland’s first minister?
Getty Images Humza Yousaf has been in office for barely a year but his future as first minister is already hanging in the balance. His handling of a deal with the Scottish Green Party, which he inherited from his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon, is the source of much of his trouble. The pact, known as the […]
Transcript: The dilemmas of Quizmas
BETH – Hello and welcome to the annual Ouch Quizmas show with me, Beth Rose. As it’s the last week of term we thought we’d go all out and have a bit of fun. BETH – This year for the quiz we’re joined by esteemed BBC correspondents Gary O’Donoghue in Washington. Hi Gary. BETH – […]
Maisie Summers-Newton awarded MBE at Buckingham Palace
Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire Maisie Summers-Newton was awarded her MBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace Paralympic swimming champion Maisie Summers-Newton has been made an MBE by the Princess Royal. The 20-year-old, from Wollaston in Northamptonshire, won two gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Miss Summers-Newton was presented her MBE for services to swimming by […]
Fossil shows lizards millions of years older than thought
Natural History Museum UK Dr Whiteside said the specimen had been simply labelled ‘clevosaurus and one other reptile’ A new discovery suggests lizards have existed for 35 million years longer than previously thought. The University of Bristol took CT scans of fossilised remains of a reptile that sat in a Natural History Museum storage cupboard […]
Local restrictions on BT60 begin this evening
BBC The latest local restrictions to be imposed cover parts of County Armagh Local restrictions will be imposed from Friday evening on people living in the BT60 postcode, which covers parts of County Armagh. From 17:00 BST residents will not be allowed to visit other people inside their homes or have visitors in – with […]