What went wrong at Germany’s Gütersloh meat factory?
BBC Meat factory workers housed in Verl are now fenced off from the rest of the world There is intense scrutiny here in Germany on why meat production factories have been one of the most common sources of coronavirus outbreaks across the country. It’s an issue that’s reflected Europe-wide. Scientists believe they may have found […]
Tory leadership and Hong Kong protests
Reuters Tory leadership race: Johnson pledges tax cut for high earners Candidates to become the new Conservative leader have until 17:00 BST to enter the race. Some of the 11 are having trouble getting the support of eight of the party’s MPs, which they need to be nominated. BBC political correspondent Chris Mason puts the […]
Pubs’ fear as law extended to cinemas
Covid passes will be required in cinemas and theatres across Wales from Monday With Covid pass requirements extended to cinemas, theatres and concert halls, other industries fear they will be next. It comes as Covid case rates in Wales fall, but remain relatively high. It is a “concerning” time for hospitality businesses, according to the […]
Triathlon: Katie Hewison ready to test herself against world’s best
“The trigold programme was fantastic and I don’t regret for one minute what I did at the start, but, looking back, the whole programme was just far too intense and fast-track for the capabilities of where I was at. “It started off great, everything was new and exciting and I was receiving funding. It was […]
Keir Starmer tries to define his Europe ‘reset’
AFP What’s the meaning of “reset”? That’s the question hanging over the prime minister’s visit to Berlin today. No one is denying that the mood music is good. Both centre-left leaders who entered office after long periods of conservative dominance, Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are comfortable in each other’s company. And […]
Openings and warnings for Africa
Reuters It is difficult to try to predict the decisions that US President-elect Donald Trump will make when he returns to the White House. But one thing seems unlikely to change: his dislike of patient, principled diplomacy as a means to peace and his preference for transactional politics and populist gestures. This brings openings and […]
Brexit and the booming British strawberry
PA British consumers are eating more than twice as many strawberries as they did 20 years ago. A big part of the reason for this, say farmers, is the army of East European workers flown in each year to pick them, which has helped keep prices down. What’s going to happen after Brexit? Not so […]
Will South Africa’s ANC learn from Mugabe’s fall?
AFP Both South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwe’s ex-ruler Robert Mugabe fought minority rule The silence of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC), especially in the hours immediately after the fall of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, was deafening. It showed the enormous psychological influence the one-time revolutionary wielded over the party – and […]
The hobbyists competing to make AI human
Getty Images Pushing the boundaries of AI or an irrelevant sideshow? The Loebner Prize divides opinion This weekend Steve Worswick will be pushing the boundaries of what it is to be human, attempting to fool a panel of judges into thinking they are chatting to another person while really they will be talking to a […]
Helen Jenkins finishes second in Madrid triathlon
Britain’s Helen Jenkins was beaten in a sprint finish at the Madrid Triathlon in the World Championship Series as she edged closer to Olympic qualification. Canada’s Paula Findlay held off Jenkins to win by three seconds and seal her second victory this year. A top-three finish at the Hyde Park leg or the Grand Final […]