‘May of reckoning’ for PM’s Brexit deal
EPA Nearly every paper and news website focuses on the proposed changes to the Brexit deal announced on Monday night. There is less consensus about whether Mrs May will succeed in getting her deal through the Commons. The Daily Mail pictures her and the EU’s lead negotiator, Michel Barnier, in Strasbourg. But it also points […]
Twitter and Snap add users as restrictions ease
Getty Images Social media firms Twitter and Snap are continuing to add users even as pandemic restrictions ease. Snapchat’s number of daily users topped 293 million in the three months to the end of June, beating analysts’ expectations. And Twitter reported it passed the 200 million mark for daily active users who view adverts on […]
On an Italian island, fishermen guard a musical secret. Could it change how we fish?
Getty Images Sicily’s mysterious ocean songs contain secret messages about ancient fishing practices – with ramifications for today’s ecology. Until a few years ago, a mysterious ritual happened on the Egadi (Aegadian) islands off the east coast of Sicily every spring. A tight-knit community of fishermen, following a traditional leader known as a rais, would […]
Exiting Australia MP decries ‘bullying’ of women
Getty Images MP Julia Banks (L) was a supporter of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull An Australian government MP has revealed she will not contest the next election, condemning the parliament’s “bullying and intimidation” of women. In a withering statement, Ms Banks took aim at the “scourge of cultural and gender bias” in politics and […]
The billionaire THG boss facing a reality check
Getty Images THG’s Matthew Moulding, seen here with Prime Minister Boris Johnson The news flow about THG, the company formerly known as The Hut Group, was breathless. The rag-to-riches story of billionaire boss Matthew Moulding, the pictures on Instagram of his muscled torso stripped to his waist, the dealmaking, the creator of a tech business […]
Laura Muir’s road to Rio begins at Scottish Cross-Country Relays
Laura Muir’s first race since the women’s 1500m World Championships final in Beijing will be over the mud and hills in Cumbernauld on Saturday. Muir, 22, who finished fifth in China in August, begins her winter season with the Scottish National Cross-Country Relays. “Laura has started off really well in training following a break after […]
‘A tech firm stole our voices
BBC Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage have filed a class action lawsuit against Lovo The notion that artificial intelligence could one day take our jobs is a message many of us will have heard in recent years. But, for Paul Skye Lehrman, that warning has been particularly personal, chilling and unexpected: he heard his […]
Horror films are taking over Bollywood
T Series via X Horror films have emerged as some of the highest-earning genres in Bollywood this year Malevolent spirits, spooky zombies and vengeful witches are making a comeback to Bollywood this year, with horror films emerging as some of the biggest earners of 2024. The BBC looks at how these modest-budget films are earning […]
Sunak defends emergency jobs scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak: “It’s not for me to… make pronouncements on what job is viable or not” Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said it is “impossible” to predict how many jobs the government’s new wage subsidy scheme will save. The scheme, set to replace furlough, will see the government top up the pay of people unable […]
‘Toxic culture of sexism’ in police, says former police chief
Beverley Perkins Photographer Susannah Fish is a former chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police A former police chief has said she would think “very carefully” about reporting a crime committed against her because of how she would be “judged”. Susannah Fish, former chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police, said there was a “toxic culture of sexism” in […]