How the best of political double acts fell apart
PA Media For 10 years Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon showed how to be a successful political duo. They campaigned hard, won elections and brought to the fore a shared dream of Scottish independence. That irresistible combo is gone, having given way to personal silences and a public war of words. As MSPs continue investigating […]
Bobsleigh World Cup: Mica McNeill & Montell Douglas finish fourth
Britain’s Mica McNeill and Montell Douglas missed out on a medal by 0.04 seconds in the two-women bobsleigh at the World Cup in Altenburg, Germany. They led by 0.04secs after the first run, but a disposable cup which found its way on to the track hit McNeill on the hand early in the second. A […]
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris say Trump has left US ‘in tatters’
Harris: ‘America is crying out for leadership’ Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have attacked “whining” President Donald Trump as an incompetent leader who has left the US “in tatters”. The pair held their first campaign event together, a day after Mr Biden unveiled Ms Harris as his number two. President […]
Google staff walk out over women’s treatment
Staff leave some of Google’s US offices over women’s treatment Staff at Google offices around the world have staged an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company’s treatment of women. The employees are demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm, including a call to end […]
Bobsleigh World Cup: Mica McNeill and Mica Moore fifth in Whistler
Unfunded bobsledders Mica McNeill and Mica Moore secured the best result for British women in the Bobsleigh World Cup for over eight years by finishing fifth in Canada. The pair were only able to compete on the World Cup circuit this season after raising over £30,000 through crowdfunding following an overspend by their governing body. […]
Facial recognition to ‘predict criminals’ sparks row over AI bias
Getty Images A US university’s claim it can use facial recognition to “predict criminality” has renewed debate over racial bias in technology. Harrisburg University researchers said their software “can predict if someone is a criminal, based solely on a picture of their face”. The software “is intended to help law enforcement prevent crime”, it said. […]
European Curling Championships: Scotland men fall short of semi-finals
Scotland’s men missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the European Curling Championships after losing to Russia. Tom Brewster’s rink needed to win their final round-robin match but succumbed 8-6, with the Russians picking up two in the 10th end. A fifth defeat in nine left the Scots sixth in the overall standings. […]
Lib Dem election campaign ‘a high-speed car crash’, says party inquiry
Getty Images Jo Swinson lost her seat in December’s election The Liberal Democrats’ campaign during December’s general election has been likened to a “high-speed car crash” by an internal inquiry. The party returned just 11 MPs, one down on the 2017 tally, and lost its then-leader Jo Swinson. The Lib Dems initially pitched for votes […]
Women in computing – there is good news and bad
Duraham University Durham attendees at an annual conference for women in computing I’ve been told two stories in recent days about the gender gap in computing education. The good news: a major university has doubled the number of women arriving to study computer science in the space of a year. The bad: the latest GCSE […]
Lewis Hamilton takes 100th career pole at Spanish Grand Prix
Verstappen had looked the man to beat going into the final part of qualifying after he set a stunning lap in the second knock-out session. He was 0.5secs clear of the Mercedes on his first run and did not bother going out for a second, and even so the Mercedes drivers could only get to […]