‘Man taking pictures through my window scared me’
The idea was the brainchild of Swansea student Sophie Morgan. Student Sophie Morgan was terrified when she looked through her curtains to see a man photographing her. “I opened the curtains and saw a man on my roof outside, filming me and staring right at me,” recalled Sophie. That chilling moment was Sophie’s catalyst to […]
£5m Virtual Reality centre launches in Portsmouth
Zoe Kleinman demonstrates the technology at the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR in Portsmouth I’m in a large and colourful wooden-floored room. There’s a man standing next to me, and a bird is at my feet. Suddenly both the man and the bird disappear. It sounds like the start of a surreal dream, and […]
The woman behind Biden’s biggest surprise
Getty Images Kamala Harris will make history when she becomes vice-president in January – but another black woman played a pivotal role helping the Biden-Harris ticket win the White House. As she celebrated winning the US election alongside Joe Biden, the first black and Asian American woman to be vice-president-elect made sure to recognise a […]
Rich states want to send 40m more girls to school
Ricci Coughlan/DFID/Flickr The G7 group of nations is to agree a new target of sending 40 million more girls from low and middle income countries to school within five years. Foreign ministers will use a London summit to commit to helping women in developing countries with a $15bn (£10.8bn) two-year package of support. At their […]
The untold good news story of America today
Getty Images Political bickering has long been a roadblock to getting big things done in the US but a grassroots movement getting few headlines could yet herald a new American age of change. A green giant in a loin cloth would seem an unlikely indicator for what some describe as a revolution under way in […]
Why did Nicola Sturgeon resign as first minister?
Reuters “In my head and my heart, I know that time is now.” Nicola Sturgeon caught everyone out on Wednesday when she announced her intention to resign as first minister of Scotland. She said the funeral of independence activist Allan Angus on Tuesday had cemented her decision. Although her Bute House address detailed her state […]
Cyber-flashing added to proposed legislation
Getty Images Measures to criminalise cyber-flashing and give a right to appeal against the removal of social media posts are among changes the government has proposed to its Online Harms Bill. The bill, which also seeks to tackle access to harmful material online, has been introduced to parliament. It would give regulator Ofcom the power […]
European Cross Country Championships: Jessica Warner-Judd and Emile Cairess lead GB challenge
Senior women: Abbie Donnelly, Jess Gibbon, Cari Hughes, Amy-Eloise Markovc, Poppy Tank, Jess Warner-Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn) Senior men: Emile Cairess, Ben Connor, Ellis Cross, Mahamed Mahamed, Hugo Milner, Jack Rowe Mixed relay: Calum Elson, James Heneghan, Khahisa Mhlanga, Revee Walcott-Nolan Under-23 women: Grace Carson, Alice Goodall, Megan Keith, Yasmin Marghini, Alexandra Millard, Eloise Walker […]
Give MPs a free vote on Brexit deal
Major: MPs could order another referendum MPs should be given a free vote on whether to accept or reject the final Brexit deal, Sir John Major has said. The ex-prime minister argues that MPs must vote with their “own conscience” on whether the deal on offer will leave the UK better or worse off. And, […]
Inside Virginia’s gun rights resistance
Democrats swept to victory in Virginia last year after campaigning on stricter gun control laws. Weeks later, the backlash began. Joel Gunter Militia members arriving at a meeting in a Virginia suburb, ahead of a gun rally the following day The Culpeper County 2A Facebook group had five rules. Rule one was “Get Busy – […]