Is snap election just a contingency or plan A?
AFP Only three days into his premiership and Boris Johnson has a lot to reflect on He’s reckless. He flies by the seat of his pants. He is a circus act. That’s the view not – or not only – of the Labour opposition, but of a Conservative who worked closely with Boris Johnson, former […]
Japan to fund AI matchmaking to boost birth rate
Getty Images Japan has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates Japan plans to boost its tumbling birth rate by funding artificial intelligence matchmaking schemes to help residents find love. From next year it will subsidise local governments already running or starting projects that use AI to pair people up. Last year the number of […]
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Former UKFast boss charged with rape
Other Lawrence Jones is accused of rape and four counts of sexual assault A co-founder of an internet technology firm has been charged with rape and sexual assault offences. Lawrence Jones, the co-creator of Manchester-based UKFast, is accused of assaulting two women in 2010 and 2013, Greater Manchester Police said. The 52-year-old, of Brooks Drive […]
Why is the MWC tech show full of men?
BBC BBC colleagues Zoe Kleinman and Tracey Langford As I walked into the chaotic registration zone at the hall hosting Xiaomi’s press conference, my first event of the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC), I soon became aware that I looked… different. I was dressed reasonably smartly and was even dutifully wearing my delegate’s lanyard just […]
Liverpool Women: Why were they relegated in same summer men’s team won Premier League?
There are said to be more improvements coming soon off the field, despite relegation, and club staff speaking to BBC Sport from across the rest of the division have been full of praise for Liverpool Women’s general manager, Adam Greaves-Smith, who was appointed in 2018. However, before Greaves-Smith’s arrival and an apparent culture shift, the […]
Why politics is toxic for Australia’s women
EPA Sarah Hanson-Young called out a sexist slur yelled at her in parliament last year Australian women in politics have had enough. A slew of allegations of sexist bullying and misogyny have emerged in recent years, while at the same time the country has steadily tumbled down the global rankings for female political representation. Australia […]
Malvern’s touchscreen tech secrets now on your radar
It was dubbed “the hidden Bletchley” after the place where World War Two codebreakers cracked the German’s Enigma Code. The Telecommunications Research Establishment at Malvern in Worcestershire is the place where scientists fine-tuned radar that helped lead the Allies to victory. During the Cold War scientific leaps that are now part of everyday life were […]
Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold
Getty Images Betty White was US television’s Golden Girl with the heart of gold, celebrated for her comic acting abilities from TV’s early days up to the 21st Century, while remaining committed to her animal activism. “I have to keep acting so that I can afford to keep doing my charity work!” she joked to […]
Plaid procedures failing women, says Leanne Wood, former leader
Getty Images Plaid leader Adam Price: “Misogyny has no place in our politics” Plaid Cymru’s internal procedures “are failing women”, according to the party’s former leader. Leanne Wood said Plaid has a “vetting system designed to filter out those whose views should exclude them from any role in public life… yet they still get through”. […]