Why ‘preppers’ are going mainstream
Julie Fredrickson “I wasn’t prepared for even very basic things,” says Julie Fredrickson Silicon Valley entrepreneur Julie Fredrickson remembers clearly the moment she decided to become a “prepper” – somebody who prepares for the worst-case scenario. It was late October 2012 and Hurricane Sandy had just hit New York. “There was a large, almost phosphorescent […]
Squash: England’s men and women complete fourth successive win
Top seeds England completed their fourth successive European Team Championship double in Riccione, Italy, with victories over France. But both the men and women were made to battle for their respective titles. Alison Waters sealed a 2-1 victory in the women’s event, while the men gained a 3-0 success. Nick Matthew tweeted:, external “You cannot […]
Christine Lagarde resigns as head of IMF
Getty Images Christine Lagarde has become known as the “rock star” of international finance Christine Lagarde has said she will step down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It comes ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European Central Bank (ECB). Ms Lagarde said she would leave […]
‘Hologram’ lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London
Imperial College London University classes are set to be given a futuristic spin by letting lecturers appear as hologram-like apparitions beamed in from afar. Imperial College London will show off the technology at a special event later on Thursday before deploying it more widely. It believes it will be the first academic body to do […]
World Squash: Laura Massaro reaches last eight in Penang
English fourth seed Alison Waters suffered a shock 11-3 11-9 7-11 11-3 defeat to Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini. “Not the best after my birthday,” Waters, who turned 30 on Wednesday, told the Women’s Squash Association website., external “But Sherbini played really well. She was confident and was controlling the ‘T’. The headstart she had was […]
Unison endorses Sir Keir Starmer
PA Media London MP Sir Keir Starmer is a former director of public prosecutions Sir Keir Starmer has won the backing of the UK’s largest trade union, Unison, to become the next Labour leader. Unison, which has 1.3 million members, said the shadow Brexit secretary was best placed of the candidates to unite the party […]
Harassment victims at Google gain more power
Reuters Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California Google employees will now be able to more freely speak out over issues of sexual harassment at the firm. Responding to demands from the around 20,000 workers who protested last week, the company has said it will end the practice of “forced arbitration” in cases of sexual harassment. […]
Nicol David says squash’s British Open fails to showcase women
“You have a women’s world champion,” David said, referring to her English rival Laura Massaro. “Why not put them all on the glass court? That’s what makes sense.” She added: “There are also so many English players in the top 10 or top 12 and they are all here – surely you want to display […]
Chinese man jailed for sexual assault of Alibaba employee on work trip
Reuters Alibaba, which was criticised for its handling of the case, says it opposes a forced drinking culture A client of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexually assaulting one of its female employees on a work trip. The court in the eastern city of Jinan heard the […]
Biden and Trump face off over China
Getty Images The US election is likely to be overshadowed by the coronavirus As the US grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump and and his likely election rival, Joe Biden, have been locking horns over the handling of the crisis. They’ve traded accusations about access to China for US health experts, and restrictions […]