Humza Yousaf urges PM to recognise Palestinian state
Getty Images First Minister Humza Yousaf tabled the ceasefire motion Scotland’s first minister has urged the UK government to recognise a Palestinian state. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Humza Yousaf said the move would help to end the “political impasse” in the Middle East. It came as MSPs backed his motion to […]
England women’s footballer hopes new 1971 documentary will inspire
New Black Films/Mirrorpix/Marina Amaral Manager Harry Batt, pictured in the middle, was banned from English football after his falling out with the Women’s Football Association A footballer who played in the rebellious England side that competed in the 1971 Women’s World Cup said she hoped a new documentary would inspire young girls. Leah Caleb, from […]
Carlaw ‘would campaign for Leave’ in new EU vote
BBC Jackson Carlaw said he would back Leave in a fresh referendum because “the EU has changed” since 2016 Interim Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw has said he would campaign for Leave if there was a new referendum on EU membership. Mr Carlaw and the majority of other Scottish Tory MSPs campaigned for Remain in […]
Google reveals AI updates as it vies with Microsoft
Getty Images Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai Google has announced it is rolling out generative artificial intelligence (AI) to its core search engine. The move comes after Microsoft incorporated GPT-4 into its Bing search engine earlier this year. Search Generative Experience – which will be part of Google – will craft responses to open-ended queries, the […]
A force for women in food
Asma Khan Asma Khan is a champion for women in food (Credit: Asma Khan) London’s Darjeeling Express – the only all-female Indian kitchen in the world – is ground zero for Asma Khan, a champion of women’s empowerment in a movement that is now global. A cacophony of clattering pans, hissing oil and barked orders […]
Tory election ‘woes’ and police probe ‘Beergate’
Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Tories had had a “tough” time in some parts of the country, but argued the election results had been “mixed” overall The Daily Telegraph leads on Sinn Fein’s strong showing in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, saying the party’s expected victory will stoke what the paper says are […]
How California is changing the US
Getty Images A wave of new laws in California is shaping national debate. In privacy law, minimum wage and other ways, California is shaping national debate. The US, long a laggard when it comes to online privacy, is finally taking a serious look at creating national rules to protect consumer data. But the impetus driving […]
Happy Valley writer headlines mayor’s celebration of women
Sally Wainwright Ms Wainwright is to “share her journey into the creative arts” at an International Women’s Day event in Leeds Sally Wainwright, creator of the police drama Happy Valley, is to headline the Mayor of West Yorkshire’s International Women’s Day event later. The Calder Valley drama followed the life of Sarah Lancashire’s strong female […]
Rebecca Long-Bailey: What’s in a hyphen?
Reuters To hyphenate or not hyphenate? That is the question that’s come up due to confusion over how Rebecca Long-Bailey – or should that be Long Bailey? – styles her name. The Labour leadership contender’s team had told media, including the BBC, that her surname officially had no hyphen. It appears that way on her […]
Irish border plan and Trump on Charlottesville
Hello. Here’s your morning briefing: PA The government has published its second position paper on Brexit negotiations – this time setting out its stall on how it proposes to manage the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, which will become a border between the UK and the EU after 2019. It also rules out the […]