Zoe Saldana’s box office record (and 15 other Oscar facts)
Getty Images Tom Cruise, pictured at the Academy Awards luncheon, starred in the best picture-nominated Top Gun: Maverick Hollywood has had an eventful 12 months – while Tom Cruise’s accountants probably enjoyed the best year of their lives, there was less good news for Batgirl and Chris Rock’s lower jaw. A killer robot called M3GAN, […]
Amazon defeated Rekognition revolt by a large margin
Amazon A proposal to ban government use of the Rekognition system failed to attract mass support at Amazon’s annual general meeting An attempted shareholder revolt over Amazon’s sale of facial recognition technology to the police mustered less than 3% of votes cast at the firm’s annual general meeting. Even so, the system is set for […]
Chelsea named Women’s Super League champions, Liverpool relegated
Tom Garry, BBC Sport Of all the leagues required by Uefa to decide on a fair way to put forward teams for European competitions by “sporting merit”, the WSL was arguably in the most difficult position of all, following a thrilling, three-way title race, and many will find it strange for the ‘champions’ to have […]
Obama interview with BBC Persian TV
And so, the July, 2011, date is a date in which having ramped up our armed presence in Afghanistan in order to provide space and time for the Afghan security forces to develop and strengthen, and to blunt the momentum of the Taliban, we will then start gradually reducing the number of US troops and […]
PM promises ‘radical’ shake-up of adult education
PM: Covid has “massively accelerated changes that were already happening”. Boris Johnson has vowed “radical” changes to the adult education system in England to help boost the post-Covid economy. The prime minister said the pandemic had “massively accelerated” changes to the world of work, and made training gaps “painfully apparent”. He said funding changes could […]
TUC Congress: Public will back us against cuts – Barber
It followed warnings from Mr Crow, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, that unions would fight for their members’ rights. The RMT is asking the TUC to back calls for co-ordinated industrial action “to defend jobs, pensions and conditions”. Mr Crow told journalists he envisaged a civil disobedience campaign with people taking […]
The technology helping keep women safe on the streets
BBC Half of all women have felt unsafe at some point walking alone in the dark, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics. They might call a friend, share their location on WhatsApp, or have their keys to hand – all strategies to stay secure. Sexual harassment against females has been under […]
Why the slow, mindful craft of pottery is booming worldwide
Pottery is the perfect tactile pastime for now, say its fans, and a great antidote to the digital world. Dominic Lutyens talks to enthusiasts and professionals about their love of clay – and the power of touch. The tyranny of working and communicating digitally is one reason for the recent appetite for crafting – it […]
Online racists face football ban of up to 10 years, vows Boris Johnson
Sir Keir Starmer: Boris Johnson “can’t have it both ways” on racism Boris Johnson said Football Banning Orders would be amended to allow this and that tech firms would be fined for failing to stop “vile behaviour”. His comments follow several England players being abused following the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy. But Labour […]
The TV shows that reveal the real France
Canal Plus Baron Noir (Credit: Canal Plus) French TV has never been more popular internationally – but the biggest shows at home reflect a conflicted nation, anxious about its place in the world, writes Benjamin Ramm. During the long, lonely evenings of lockdown, the world turned to French television. Series such as Call My Agent!, […]