Doncaster property training debt soldier killed himself
Danny Butcher’s family said he was reassured that after the course he would soon make enough money to pay off his debts A soldier killed himself after paying £13,000 for training with a property company that promises to help people become “financially free”. The family of army reservist Danny Butcher, 37, said he never made […]
Ireland’s Greens mull leaving government of PM Cowen
Announcing his decision to quit as party leader, Mr Cowen said the focus of the election should be policy and not personality. In a week of political crises, Mr Cowen first survived a party leadership vote but was forced to call the election after a bungled cabinet reshuffle. Mr Cowen faced immediate criticism for his […]
Church pressures firms on tax and with no women directors
Getty Images A group of Christian church investors is planning to put pressure on companies which have no women directors or a questionable record on tax. The Church Investors Group has pension fund members with £21bn in assets. It says it will vote against chairmen and women of boards of big companies which have poor […]
The Ghost Runner: John Tarrant’s story of triumph and tragedy
In 1958 a letter finally arrived from the AAA informing Tarrant that his ban had been overturned. Although exact reasoning was not given, the decision came just one month after Harold Abrahams – 100m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympics and influential member of various athletic committees – wrote an article highlighting crude deficiencies […]
Transport for London still affected by ‘ongoing cyber incident’
Transport for London (TfL) has restricted its online services as its computer systems continue to be affected by a cyber attack. The organisation said it took action including limiting access to some live travel information services via apps and its website, and preventing passengers from viewing their journey history for trips paid for by contactless […]
‘Sand battery’ could solve green energy’s big problem
BBC The sand battery has been installed and is functioning well according to the power company Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully working “sand battery” which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. Using […]
Back a woman, Welsh Labour leadership candidate Gething tells AMs
BBC Vaughan Gething said it cannot be right if the election is only contested by two men A candidate in the Welsh Labour leadership race has asked colleagues to refrain from giving him any further support, and back a woman instead. Vaughan Gething said it cannot be right if the election is only contested by […]
Women mock the way they are portrayed by male writers
Getty Images Women have been sharing parodies on social media of they way they feel they are portrayed by male authors. The responses caricature the tendency of male authors to focus on the physical appearance of female characters, and the often florid language used to describe their bodies. Many replies also highlight the way women […]
The Shape of Water leads 2018 Bafta Film Awards nominations
Baftas: And the nominations are… The Shape of Water leads this year’s Bafta film award nominations, with 12 nods in total. The fantasy romance stars British actress Sally Hawkins as a janitor who forms a relationship with an amphibious creature being held in captivity. Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri both received nine […]
How mines control driverless trucks
Zoe Corbyn Fifty of these giant driverless trucks work in the Greater Nammuldi iron ore mine It doesn’t get much more remote than this. I’m in inland Western Australia, at Rio Tinto’s Greater Nammuldi iron ore mine. It’s about a two-hour flight north from Perth in a region called the Pilbara. No-one lives permanently here. […]