Who is Leslie Evans, permanent secretary to the Scottish government?
Scottish government The Scottish government’s permanent secretary, Leslie Evans, apologised for the failure to properly apply the procedures Scotland’s top civil servant Leslie Evans is to be quizzed by MSPs after the Scottish government accepted it had acted unlawfully while investigating sexual harassment claims against Alex Salmond. But who is Ms Evans? A career public […]
World Gymnastics 2011: Jordyn Wieber wins women’s all-around gold
“Five golds would be a dream come true,” said Wieber. Ninth is an excellent result for Whelan, who improved markedly on her 2010 displays on three of the four pieces of apparatus. She believes the top eight is well within her grasp at the Olympic Games, but must improve on bars (where she scored just […]
The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude
The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust Raphael’s The Three Graces (c1517-18) (Credit: The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust) How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era’s ideas about nudity, modesty, shame – and the artist’s genius. It’s part of an exhibition, Drawing the Italian […]
Retailers to tackle Gove over Brexit food claims
PA Media Top retailers are holding what some describe as “clear-the-air” talks with government after a recent row over the impact of no-deal Brexit on the supply of fresh food in particular. The meeting is the result of a demand from some chief executives to meet the prime minister. Earlier this month, Michael Gove, his […]
Licence to break law plan at critical stage
Science Photo Library Drugs networks: Classic target for undercover informants who are sent to infiltrate organised gangs Of all the things that you might imagine Parliament to do, legalising crime is unlikely to be one of them. But that is exactly what is likely to happen – albeit in rather specific circumstances – under one […]
Facebook charged with home discrimination through targeted ads
Reuters Ben Carson says Facebook is discriminating against people based on “who they are” Facebook has been charged for allegedly allowing housing advertisers to discriminate against users based on race, sex and disability. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged the site for violating the Fair Housing Act. Facebook said it […]
Get Involved: GYMNASTICS (ARTISTIC) – BBC Sport
Since those first Games in Athens the sport has undergone a process of evolution. It began as a purely male pursuit, with female participants not taking part until 1928. Some of the disciplines were also different during those early years – rope climbing formed part of every Olympics until 1932. Tumbling, won by Rowland ‘Flip’ […]
I’m A Celeb’s Tulisa says she’s demisexual
PA Media Tulisa Contostavlos told camp mates she needs an emotional bond to feel sexually attracted to others I’m A Celeb’s Tulisa Contostavlos has told her campmates she’s demisexual and has abstained from sex for more than three years. The N-Dubz singer and former X-Factor judge explained she needs “to have a really close emotional […]
‘I went from loaning £150 to owing £6,000 in months’
BBC Tom was able to get into about £6,000 of debt through payday loan apps on his mobile phone Within minutes, £150 landed in his bank account, leading him on a spiral of debt that left the 18-year-old owing £6,000 to 10 online lenders. “I was young and dumb,” said Tom, who said his mental […]
US Catholic bishops face clash with Biden
Reuters Joe Biden outside St Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware, last month US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) clashed online […]