£5m Virtual Reality centre launches in Portsmouth
Zoe Kleinman demonstrates the technology at the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR in Portsmouth I’m in a large and colourful wooden-floored room. There’s a…
The woman behind Biden’s biggest surprise
Getty Images Kamala Harris will make history when she becomes vice-president in January – but another black woman played a pivotal role helping the Biden-Harris…
Dublin ticket price rises shocking, Irish deputy PM says
Reuters Dynamic pricing is allowed under consumer protection laws Price increases for Oasis gigs in Dublin were “shocking” and involved “a kind of runaway inflation”,…
The disabled character from 24 years ago getting me harassed today
Emma Lynch/BBC I can feel the anger rising. How am I facing this abuse again after 20 years? My name is Alex. But increasingly young…
Thomas Cook wins fake holiday sickness case
Getty Images There has been a spike in fake sickness claims by UK holidaymakers, industry bodies say Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won…
Rich states want to send 40m more girls to school
Ricci Coughlan/DFID/Flickr The G7 group of nations is to agree a new target of sending 40 million more girls from low and middle income countries…
The untold good news story of America today
Getty Images Political bickering has long been a roadblock to getting big things done in the US but a grassroots movement getting few headlines could…
Spotify wins case over ‘billions’ of Eminem streams
Getty Images Eminem is one of the most-streamed artists in the world, with 76 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone Spotify has won a long-running…
Candyman and Final Destination actor dies aged 69
Alamy Tony Todd appeared as Candyman in four films, from 1992 to 2021 Tony Todd, best known for starring in the Candyman horror films, has…
No-deal Brexit ‘could wipe out sheep farming in NI’
Getty Images A no-deal Brexit could virtually wipe out sheep farming in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed. The imposition of costly tariffs could price…