‘I was often the only woman in the room. That’s changed’
Schneider Kelly Becker, who runs engineering firm Schneider Electric’s UK and Ireland operations, says twenty years ago she was often the only woman in the…
Relief at social networks as defences hold
Getty Images The last time the US went to the polls, it was nothing short of a disaster for the biggest social media companies. Multiple…
More than half of Borders cycling fund remains unspent
More than half of a fund set up to create a lasting legacy in the Borders from the UCI Cycling World Championships remains unspent. Time…
TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data
NurPhoto TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to…
Extreme weather ‘cost Scottish farmers £161m’
Getty Images The report found sheep farmers suffered the biggest hit as a result of the Beast from the East Scotland’s farmers lost up to…
A milestone meeting of frenemies
EPA Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and Fumio Kishida shook hands after their talks, with the latter hailing a “new chapter” in relations South Korea and…
Gloria Steinem on the trailblazing magazine ‘for women in all their diversity’
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In 1972, pioneering feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem – who turns 90 today – co-founded Ms Magazine, putting conversations…
Devon and Cornwall Police drones launched to monitor unsafe driving
Alamy The force said it was the first time the machines had been used to monitor motorists Police drones have begun recording motorists across the…
What is Brain rot, the Oxford University 2024 word of the year?
Getty Images Are you spending hours scrolling mindlessly on Instagram reels and TikTok? If so, you might be suffering from brain rot, which has become…
Government white paper likely to be delayed to 2022
Reuters Ministers say much of northern England has been left behind by previous governments The government’s white paper on “levelling up” all regions of the…