The top spies fighting terrorism three days a week
GCHQ Vicky and Emily have more than three decades of experience between them in intelligence gathering Disrupting terrorist plots has to be one of the most crucial jobs in the country, so it may surprise you to know this vitally important role at the top of the UK’s signals and cyber intelligence agency is filled […]
Brownies to learn coding to get more girls into science
Girlguiding Rainbows, aged four to seven, will use a unicorn rescue app to learn about app design Brownies are to start learning to code while younger girls in Rainbows will explore app design in a bid to inspire more of them to take up STEM subjects. Just over half (52%) of girls aged 11 to […]
British women’s water polo team reaches 2012 Euros
The British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed in March that both the men’s and women’s teams had met its criteria and would be allowed to take up the berths allocated to the host nation by world governing body Fina. Reaching the European finals, to be held in the Dutch city of Eindhoven in January, for the […]
What happened to UKIP’s class of 2014?
Getty Images UKIP topped the polls in 2014 – but things have not gone to plan since then Twenty four UKIP MEPs were elected and the party won 27.5% of the vote – an achievement its then leader Nigel Farage described as “historic”. UKIP’s success in these elections was one of the factors behind David […]
Our biggest stories and what happened next
PA/Getty/Channel 4 It’s fair to say 2020 will not be remembered fondly. The coronavirus pandemic dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. “You’re on mute,” became a catchphrase, and during lockdowns people even began dating via video chat – but despite the […]
GB women’s water polo team win bronze in Four Nations
Britain lost to Euro group B winners Spain, external twice, but their early form has put them on the brink of a place at the 2012 European finals, external in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in January. “Thinking back two years ago when we first joined, we have come so far,” said GB World Class Performance Manager […]
Do Trump rally taunts mark new 2020 strategy?
Trump on “Send her back”: “I disagree with the chant” It began, as it almost always does these days, with a tweet. Donald Trump, watching a schism form between the Democratic Party leadership and a restive group of progressives new to Congress, decided to light a match and then dance around the flames. He tweeted […]
Tech entrepreneurs call for more government regulation
Getty Images The tech community, once known for being insular and resistant to outside interference, is facing an existential crisis as its members have begun to break ranks and call for fundamental changes at global companies like Google and Facebook. Roger McNamee has been a Silicon Valley insider since Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was in nappies. […]
Squash: Laura Massaro hopes for Olympic breakthrough
“And you have to say no. ‘Well why not? I thought you were the world number two?’ And you’re like ‘well I am, but it’s actually the sport that’s not there – not me’.” But that may be about to change. This Sunday the International Olympic Committee will announce the sport securing the final spot […]
Prime Minister’s questions: The Full Story
1238 The Daily Politics panel all agree – one PM questions session a week is quite enough. The viewers agree too but want MPs to behave themselves better. One of them was waving a model of an aircraft carrier around in the chamber at one point during today’s session. 1237 Audience emails summarised on Daily […]