Has the phone industry hit a road bump?
BBC For a decade it has been the fastest moving, most dynamic industry on Earth – but has the smartphone business just hit a bump in the road? On the Tech Tent podcast this week, I report from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where despite the hype about 5G and augmented reality, a nagging question […]
Putting the spotlight on the global wildlife trade
Getty Images Sun bear rescued from wildlife traffickers in Indonesia Conservation experts say the coronavirus pandemic, which likely originated at a market selling wild animals in China, is a watershed moment for curbing the global wildlife trade, which can drive extinction and spread disease. When Adam Peyman walked into a restaurant in Vietnam to order […]
EU helps protect weak firms from foreign takeovers
Getty Images The EU plans to help block foreign takeovers of European companies struggling with the virus downturn. It wants to allow governments to invest in weak companies, which could include some form of ownership. While it called them “measures of last resort”, the European Commission says it is consulting member states. A focus for […]
Scottish seafood exports to EU delayed for further five days
DFDS Exports of Scottish seafood from smaller companies are to be halted for a further five days by the transport company that handles most of the trade. That was due to have resumed now but the company has told customers it will not begin again until next Monday. Paperwork will then have to be approved […]
Tour de Suisse Women: Marlen Reusser wins while Niamh Fisher-Black claims stage four win
1. Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Team SD Worx) 2hrs 47mins 49secs 2. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol/Canyon SRAM Racing) +1sec 3. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Team SD Worx) +37secs 4. Demi Vollering (Ned/Team SD Worx) +1min 25secs 5. Eglantine Rayer (Fra/Team DSM) +1min 25secs 6. Julie Van de Velde (Bel/Fenix-Deceuninck) +1min 25secs 7. Petra Stiasny (Swi/Fenix-Deceuninck) +1min 28secs 8. Elisa Longo […]
Mary Wilson – a Motown legend and a style icon
Michael Ochs Archives The Supremes’ classic line-up (L-R): Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross When The Supremes broke up in 1977, Mary Wilson faced a dilemma. For nearly 20 years, she’d taken second place to a lead singer – first Diana Ross, then, in the 1970s, Jean Terrell. Launching a solo career meant that, […]
Twitter UK staff get deadline over cuts consultation
PA Media Trade union Prospect says it now has dozens of Twitter UK staff on its books Twitter staff in the UK who face losing their jobs have been given three days to nominate someone to represent them in a formal consultation about their employment. Under UK employment law a consultation has to be carried […]
New book details Rendlesham’s royal finds
Suffolk County Council A gold and garnet bead was one of the discoveries made during the Rendlesham excavations Research into how a village was once the centre of East Anglian royalty has been shared in a new book. Archaeological fieldwork carried out in Rendlesham, Suffolk, uncovered 5,000 items – including gold and garnet dress accessories, […]
Indian woman fights to keep alive memories of dead
Swastik Pal Papri Chaudhuri says she has ‘largely given up on life’ after the death of her husband last year More than half a million people have officially died so far because of Covid-19 in India – the WHO reckons the actual toll could be nearly 10 times higher. More than two years since the […]
Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi: Escaping the Taliban, chasing a dream
Fariba won the race after an exciting sprint-off against her sister, to become the new Afghan women’s road champion. After they crossed the finish line, the sisters embraced in a long, tearful hug. Fariba’s win secured a contract with the Israel-Premier Tech-Roland team and she is set to step up to the Women’s WorldTour level […]