Tories should ditch MP, peer says
Senior Conservative Muslim peer Lord Sheikh calls on party to take whip away from Johnson Conservative Muslim Forum founder Lord Sheikh told Newsnight demands from the PM for an apology were not enough. He has called for Mr Johnson to have the whip removed – meaning the MP would no longer represent the Tory party. […]
Are women let down by period trackers?
Orla Barry When journalist Orla Barry received a notification from her iPhone informing her that her period was due “any day in the next three weeks”, she shared it on social media with wry amusement. It wasn’t the first time she’d received such an unspecific notification from the app, and it prompted others to share […]
Lizzy Yarnold aims to complete skeleton career ‘grand slam’
It happened during her comeback victory at Lake Placid, United States, the week before. “I was concerned at the start when I was competing and felt quite dizzy,” said Yarnold, who did black-out on a run earlier in her career. “It was the right decision to miss the race, come back to the UK to […]
Telegram repeatedly refused to join child protection schemes
The BBC has learned that Telegram – the messaging app service whose boss has been arrested in France – refuses to join international programmes aimed at detecting and removing child abuse material online. The app is not a member of either the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) or the Internet Watch Foundation […]
BBC Match of the Day host to leave at end of season
”Any good?” – Gary Lineker first presented Match of the Day, on 7 August 1999 Broadcaster Gary Lineker is to step down as host of flagship football programme Match of the Day at the end of this season, BBC News understands. His departure is expected to be announced officially by the BBC on Tuesday. The […]
Ex-supermarket boss Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover dies at 94
Sainsbury’s Lord Sainsbury hosted a visit by the Queen to celebrate the supermarket’s 150th anniversary The former chairman and chief executive of supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, has died aged 94, the company has announced. During his 40-year career with the firm he covered several roles, becoming a director in 1958 before […]
The ‘daughter of Bengal’ taking on India’s PM
Getty Images Mamata Banerjee is the leader of the regional Trinamool Congress party The most high-profile contest in India’s ongoing state elections is under way in West Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the regional Trinamool Congress party is taking on a former aide, Suvendu Adhikari, in the Nandigram constituency. Mr Adhikari, a powerful local […]
US expels 21 Saudi military cadets after gun attack
EPA The attack last month occurred at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida Twenty-one members of the Saudi military are being expelled from the US after a cadet carried out a mass shooting at a air base last month. The servicemen are not accused of aiding the 21-year old Saudi Air Force lieutenant. But US […]
World Curling Championship: Scotland miss out on play-offs
A new-look Scotland rink have found the going tough at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Canada. Defeat on Wednesday to Switzerland meant Kerry Barr’s team could not reach the play-offs and that was followed by an extra-end loss to Sweden. The Scots go into the final round-robin games with a record of just two […]
Barbie can beat smartphone addiction, firm claims
A Barbie-branded phone has been launched in the UK and Europe with the aim – its makers say – of helping young people take a break from their smartphones. It is a very pink and fundamentally very basic device, with no front camera, only one game and very limited access to the internet. Manufacturer HMD, […]