Google changes policy on abortion advertising
AFP Google will require advertisers who wish to run ads about abortion to apply for approval first, according to a change in the company’s policy. Advertisers in the UK, US and Ireland will need to declare whether they do or do not provide abortions. That information will be displayed in Google search results. According to […]
I want to be Labour’s first transgender MP
Lily Madigan Lily Madigan is Labour’s first transgender women’s officer but her appointment has ruffled some feathers. The 19-year-old was elected to the position in Rochester and Strood earlier this month. “I come from an under-represented section of womanhood,” Lily tells Newsbeat. “I thought I was the best person for the role. I’m pretty happy […]
Project to help refugees play football relaunched by Surrey FA
A project to help enable refugees play football has been relaunched by the Surrey Football Association. The project, titled Unite Through Football: Refugees, provides an opportunity for men and women across the south-east of England to play football and connect with local communities. More than 200 players from 35 different countries took part in last […]
Sportsday Live – Monday 4 July
1205: BBC Sport’s chief football writer Phil McNulty, external confirms that Arsenal defender Gael Clichy is currently undergoing a medical ahead of a possible move to Manchester City. 1201: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits that the club can no longer simply outbid other clubs for players because of Uefa’s financial fair play regulations. Mancini […]
The Trump tweets coming back to haunt him
Getty Images Donald Trump has endured another turbulent week at the White House – not that his Twitter feed would show it. He tweeted on Monday: “A great day at the White House!” The Twittersphere noticed that, ironically, Trump had previously criticised staff turmoil during Barack Obama’s presidency. Trump is on his second chief of […]
How US employers silence sex accusers
Staff leave some of Google’s US offices over women’s treatment Hundreds of staff at Google offices around the world have walked out in protest at sexual harassment and unequal pay for women. One of their key demands is ensuring women can settle misconduct claims in the courts, but why can’t many do so already? A […]
Commonwealth Games: England win gold in men’s and women’s 4x100m relays
Wightman ran a strong final 150 metres to finish ahead of England’s Charlie Grice as he chased home Kenya’s Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot. Emily Diamond produced a brave run on the final leg for England’s 4x400m team, but was overhauled in the final 50m by Botswana’s 400m champion Amantle Montsho in a duel for […]
Facial recognition bias claims are ‘misleading’
Joy Buolamwini The study author, Joy Buolamwini, has spent years researching bias in algorithms and machine learning Amazon has defended its facial-recognition tool, Rekognition, against claims of racial and gender bias, following a study published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers compared tools from five companies, including Microsoft and IBM. While none was […]
Glasgow 2014: 100 days to go for Wales’ Glasgow 2014 hopes
There was some good news for Team Wales in early April, when it was announced that two of their best gold medal hopes, boxers Andrew Selby and Fred Evans, would be free to compete in Glasgow – despite concerns that their contracts with AIBA, the Sports governing body, would not allow them to go to […]
T20 World Cup: Rwanda eye qualification after storied run to final qualifier
In a country where a tragic past means genocide victims now stand side-by-side with perpetrators, sport is viewed as a unifying force for social cohesion. It is considered rude – and potentially even deemed criminally ‘divisionist’ – to use the terms Hutu and Tutsi in the country. Instead, everyone is viewed simply as Rwandan. “It’s […]