Politicians react to poll results
BBC Sam Mezec said he was looking forward to the next four years in government Reform Jersey is the biggest political party in the States Assembly increasing from five to 10 members in the 2022 election. Reform’s candidates won in St Helier Central, and party leader Sam Mezec topped the polls in St Helier South. […]
The people policing the internet’s most horrific content
Shawn Speagle Shawn is still trying to process what he had to watch as a content moderator In this digital self-publishing era people can record and produce their own content, a lot of horrific stuff that clearly breaches websites’ taste and decency guidelines. A growing army of moderators has the unenviable task of sifting through […]
Probe into Trump email ‘leak’ and new sleeping advice
Getty Images Scotland Yard’s Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said he would “advise” editors “not to publish leaked government documents” A number of MPs have told the Daily Telegraph that they are deeply concerned about Scotland Yard asking the media not to publish leaked government documents – in the wake of the Sir Kim Darroch affair. […]
What does it take to be a billionaire?
Reuters Forbes estimated Kylie Jenner’s net worth at nearly $1bn, based largely on its $800m valuation of her cosmetics firm Forbes caused a stir this week when it reported that social media star Kylie Jenner had a self-made fortune worth nearly $1bn. It’s a distinction very few can claim. There were only about 5,700 people […]
Australia election: A simple guide
Getty Images Australians go to the polls on 21 May, for the country’s first election since 2019. It will decide who serves as Australia’s next prime minister and which political group is in power. Who is being elected? Australians will vote for all the seats in the House of Representatives, and just over half the […]
Jeremy Hunt interview with BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has talked to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg about his ambition to be prime minister. Here is the full transcript of their interview. Laura Kuenssberg: Foreign Secretary. First of all what would you do on day one in Number 10 to get us out of the EU at the end of […]
Twitter tells users to be nice and think twice before replying
Getty Images Twitter will now prompt users to review and revise “potentially harmful or offensive” replies. The social media platform, which has often faced criticism over abusive user behaviour, tested the feature last year. Twitter said the tests showed that the prompts reduced offensive replies. On Wednesday, the company said it would roll the prompts […]
Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead male-dominated nominations
Reuters Harry Styles had the best-selling single and album of 2022 in the UK Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead the nominations for this year’s Brit Awards, with four each, including nods for the coveted best album award. Stormzy, Cat Burns, The 1975 and dance producer Fred Again are close behind with three apiece. Beyoncé […]
International Women’s Day 2021: History, marches and celebrations
Getty Images Women called for gender equality during this protest in Brasilia on International Women’s Day in 2020 You might have seen International Women’s Day mentioned in the media or heard friends talking about it. But what is it for? When is it? Is it a celebration or a protest? Is there an equivalent International […]
Bubble maths researcher wins top award
kishore kumar The mathematics of bubbles hold the key to some of the greatest mysteries in physics One of the highest prizes for mathematics has been awarded to Prof Karen Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas in Austin, US. Prof Uhlenbeck received the Abel Prize for her work on “minimal surfaces” such as soap bubbles. […]