Dominic Raab reaches over 55s on Facebook
Facebook Raab’s ad have mostly reached older Facebook users Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has spent more than £50,000 on Facebook ads in the last week – far more than any other candidate. A BBC analysis of Facebook data shows most of Mr Raab’s ads have been seen by people over the age of 55. […]
How to improve your life in 2024 according to science
Getty Images A winter walk while it is cold is a good way to get some exercise that brings extra bonuses to your health (Credit: Getty Images) The start of a new year is a time for making changes and resolutions to improve your health and wellbeing. We look at some of the best tips […]
AI means Google’s greenhouse gas emissions up 48% in 5 years
Getty Images Google’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 were 48% higher than in 2019, according to its latest environmental report. The tech giant puts it down to the increasing amounts of energy needed by its data centres, exacerbated by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI). AI-powered services involve considerably more computer power – and […]
LS Lowry’s Cumbrian views fetch more than £100,000 at auction
Mitchells Auctions Lowry’s “lonely landscape” of Sir John Barrow’s monument sold for £43,000 Artwork by LS Lowry depicting Cumbrian views has been auctioned for tens of thousands of pounds. Eight of his pieces went under the hammer at Mitchells Auctions in Cockermouth, alongside two “extraordinary” Lake District paintings. Seven of the Lowry works sold separately […]
Wales remains bottom of UK nation and region economy table
slovegrove/Getty Images Cwmtwrch in the Swansea valleys – the Swansea area has seen GVA per head rise £200 to £19,559 Wales is once again least productive of the UK nations and regions, according to the latest figures on the economy. Regional gross value added (GVA) tables show that on average workers in Wales generated £19,899 […]
Scotland’s finance secretary Kate Forbes to take maternity leave
Kate Forbes: “I will definitely be taking maternity leave and trying to figure out how on earth to be a mother.” Scotland’s finance secretary Kate Forbes is pregnant and will be taking maternity leave in the summer, it has been announced. It will be the first time a serving Scottish cabinet secretary has taken maternity […]
Uber chief Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence
ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Uber boss Travis Kalanick plans to take time away from the company, and could return in a diminished role. It comes after a review of management and practices at the firm, which is facing a number of scandals including complaints of sexual harassment. Uber’s board on Sunday voted in favour of the recommendations […]
What’s really holding women back in the workplace?
(Thinkstock) A New York Times magazine story about women who’ve left the workforce to raise children — and are now struggling to get back into their professions — set off a new round of debate on the gender pay gap, work success for women and the career-home balancing act. That piece — which detailed the […]
Bristol Archives celebrates centenary with film
Bristol Archives The Bristol Archives collection contains cine footage and photographs from the past 100 years Footage from one of the UK’s oldest archives is to be shown for the first time in public to celebrate its centenary. Around 100 minutes of film has been selected from the Bristol Archives, which was formed in 1924. […]
What impact will a Labour government and mayor have on London?
PA Media Greg Hands had urged people to vote for Conservatives to ensure scrutiny in London’s politics As part of what turned out to be his failed bid for political survival, the now former Tory minister for London, Greg Hands, had offered a warning to voters. Think what would happen if your mayor, MP and […]