Is the FBI winning the crime war?
Australian Federal Police Items seized in the messaging-app sting included motorbikes and money It has been quite a week for the FBI. On this week’s Tech Tent, we explore whether criminals will now think twice about using tech in their activities. When it comes to understanding and using the latest technology it has often seemed […]
Television’s Beechgrove Garden presenter Jim McColl dies
BBC Beechgrove Garden presenter Jim McColl has died at the age of 89, it has been announced. He hosted the BBC Scotland’s gardening programme since it began in 1978, retiring after 41 years on screen in 2019. Hugely popular with fellow gardeners across Scotland, he described the pastime as “part of the fabric of our […]
New university project for 2023 delayed
MK:U The university in Milton Keynes was due to take up to 5,000 students in its first five years Plans for a new university in Milton Keynes, which was due to open next year, have been delayed. Cranfield University would have provided a curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics at MK:U. But it […]
Syria not a threat to world, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said the country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the West. In an interview with the BBC in Damascus, he called for sanctions on Syria to be lifted. Sharaa led the lightning offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime […]
Jess Fishlock: Euro 2025 qualification will not decide her future
Connecting up with Wales for matches and training camps involves a 10 hour flight for Fishlock from her base 5,000 miles away on America’s west coast. “If I could just fly in for camps and have holidays in between things might be different,” she adds. “It’s not just about ‘can you go for another campaign’, […]
‘Hate speech button’ causes confusion
Getty Images Facebook says it is trialling new ways for users to interact with content “Does this post contain hate speech?” That is the message that thousands of Facebook users have reported seeing on their news feeds. It seems to be only US-based users that can see the question, which is appearing under every post […]
Jess Fishlock: Euro 2025 qualification ‘won’t define my career’
Wales’ record goalscorer Jess Fishlock says her career will not be defined by whether or not they qualify for Euro 2025. Prior to Friday’s play-off semi-final first leg against Slovakia, she has told a new BBC documentary series, Iconic: The Rise of the Women in Red, that “the story has been a success, with or […]
Will fibre broadband be obsolete by 2030
Getty Images Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030 if it wins the general election. The plan would see millions more properties given access to a full-fibre connection, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “a crackpot scheme”. If the plan went ahead and […]
Wales women: From part-time pioneers to Euro play-offs
That line for those gains would be much further than the players at the time would have hoped. Starting with Euro 1995, Wales would compete in five Uefa qualifying campaigns, winning only two out of 32 matches. Crowds were small, their managers were only part-time and facilities and equipment were not what you would expect […]
Welsh ex-pats in Australia emotional over reunions
Ben Evans Ben and his family have been keeping in touch with relatives in Wales via the internet A former Wales rugby player who settled in Australia says he feels emotional about seeing his family for the first time in two years. Ben Evans’ father and sisters have not met his three-month-old son Alby or […]