Three charged in connection with singer’s death
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentinian authorities have said. The singer died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. One person who accompanied the artist has been charged with the abandonment of a person followed by […]
Gas crisis leaves Europe searching for solutions
Getty Images Supplies of Russian gas have fallen in recent weeks, and Europeans are looking to cut their reliance on it A surge in gas prices has hit consumers and energy firms in the UK, with knock-on effects for the food industry and supplies of carbon dioxide. Elsewhere in Europe, consumers are also facing a […]
Election intimidation at ‘tipping point’, warns watchdog
First-time Labour candidate Emily Owen received abuse through social media British politics is at a “dangerous moment” with the level of personal abuse aimed at election candidates having reached a “tipping point”, the head of the standards watchdog says. Lord Bew warned the level of vitriol was now such that it could deter people from […]
Uber ties some executive pay to diversity goals
Getty Images Uber has said it will link pay for some senior executives to progress made toward improving diversity. Diversity will be used as one “key metric” to assess performance and determine executive compensation for senior leaders, the firm said. The policy also sets a target to increase the number of women in senior roles […]
New Zealand Rugby: Findings of report into ‘macho’ culture are published
Alcohol abuse, sexism and a sense of entitlement among players are some of the problems New Zealand Rugby (NZR) must challenge, a report has found. NZR commissioned a “respect and responsibility review” in 2016, after a series of scandals involving players, including the assault of a woman who was hired to strip at a team […]
Plans to replace stable block at the Nunnery with offices
Plans have been put forward to replace a stable block with office space at a 200 -year-old country estate on the Isle of Man. The International Centre for Technology Limited (ICT), who took over the Nunnery in 2015, has applied to redevelop part of the site into a hub for start-up firms. Under the plans, […]
Ivanka Trump unfazed by critics at tech show
EPA Ms Trump was interviewed on stage in a packed auditorium Ivanka Trump’s appearance at the CES tech show went smoothly, despite controversy surrounding her invitation. On stage, the US president’s daughter suggested Americans’ CV data should be stored and updated on their phones as a matter of course, to make it easier for them […]
Why are polls and Facebook ads at odds in Ireland’s abortion referendum?
Getty Images Campaigners seeking to overturn Ireland’s constitutional amendment limiting abortion have the upper hand in the polls, but it’s still relatively early in the campaign While opinion polls show a comfortable lead for the pro-choice side in an upcoming referendum on abortion in Ireland, one set of figures indicates pro-life paid adverts are gaining […]
Owners of bank hacking subscription service found guilty
National Crime Agency Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, Callum Picari and Aza Siddeeque (left to right) ran the website A group who ran a subscription service that enabled criminals to bypass online security have been found guilty of fraud. Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, 21, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Callum Picari, 22, from Hornchurch, East London – and 19-year-old Aza Siddeeque from […]
AI artwork of Alan Turing sells for record $1.3m at auction
Ai-Da Robot Studios Ai-Da Robot’s ‘A.I. God’ (on the right) is a large scale original portrait of Alan Turing A painting by an AI robot of the eminent World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record $1.3m (£1m) at auction. Sotherby’s said there were 27 bids for the digital art sale of […]