Instagram-owner Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch
Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm’s meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing powder.…
Arts course for young people in care aims to break down barriers
A pioneering performing arts course for young people in care is aiming to break down barriers to help them crack into the industry. The online…
Scientists cut waste and sugar
Imogen Foulkes Kim Mishra (L) and Anian Schreiber (R) cooperated on the new chocolate making process Imagine picking up a nice juicy apple – but…
What Congress can learn from country with youngest lawmakers
Maren Grøthe Maren Grøthe was elected to the Norwegian national assembly aged just 20 America’s leaders are old and growing older. As part of a…
Facebook denies ‘listening’ to conversations
Getty Images A Facebook executive has denied the social network uses a device’s microphone to listen to what users are saying and then send them…
Remembering the Beverly Hills ‘badass’
Getty Images Fans are mourning US actress Shannen Doherty, who has died the age of 53 of cancer. “It is with a heavy heart that…
New Gloucestershire College centre to train construction workers
Gloucestershire College The new building will train the next generation of carpenters, plumbers and electricians A new construction training centre has opened to train the…
Hoard of 21 medieval silver coins found in mid-Devon
A hoard of 21 coins has been discovered by a group of metal detectorists in Devon. The Teignbridge History Finders, based in Newton Abbot, found…
Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?
Ross Jarman Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine In a building on the edge of a business park outside Sheffield, researcher Ihab Ahmed…
13-17 May the week that was
Getty Images Mr Modi said he will not forgive Pragya Thakur India is in full election mode: voting began on 11 April, and the final…