Tory MP ‘refuses to quit’ and Becker ‘to serve time’
Pool Under the headline “Porn MP refuses to quit as he loses whip”, the Daily Telegraph reports on growing anger among female Conservative MPs over the way the party has handled claims that their colleague Neil Parish watched pornography on his phone while in the Commons. Dame Caroline Dinenage, who sits on the women and […]
Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to quit over Alex Salmond revelations
PA Media The Conservatives are to submit a motion of no confidence in the first minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to resign after new documents raised further questions about her involvement in the Alex Salmond saga. The government has published emails showing it continued a doomed legal fight with Mr Salmond despite its lawyers […]
How Russia’s high-tech start-ups are looking beyond oil
BBC Oil and gas form the bedrock of Russia’s economy and swings in world energy prices can push the country from boom to bust. But can Russia diversify? In a crowded lobby of an office building near the centre of Moscow, between a fish tank and a hamster cage, Denis is strapping on a robotic […]
The Chinese making a new life in Africa
BBC Xu Jing and Henry Rotich fell in love a decade ago “We fell in love but it was very difficult at first,” Xu Jing explains from the courtyard of the Fairmont Hotel in Nairobi. “My family didn’t know much about Africa at all. They hadn’t even seen a Kenyan before so they were very […]
Five things we learned from Piers Morgan interview
Sir Keir Starmer says the death of his mother “broke” his father Sir Keir Starmer took over the leadership of the Labour Party in April 2020 – weeks after the Covid pandemic had taken hold in the UK. Most of his appearances since then have been limited to Zoom or the dispatch box in the […]
Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests
Getty Images Debrecen in eastern Hungary is now home to multiple new factories “We do not intend to become the world leader,” said Hungary’s foreign minister in Beijing last October, about his country’s ambitious plans for manufacturing Electric Vehicle batteries, “because the world leader is China”. China has an astonishing 79% share of the lithium-ion […]
The people behind the political memes you share
BBC Rafael and Omar Rivero; Dan Bongino You probably haven’t heard of Dan Bongino, but if you are on Facebook you might have seen one of his posts. You may have even shared one. Dan Bongino is ex-NYPD and Secret Service and also worked as presidential protection for two presidents – George W Bush and […]
Conservative PM candidates face final hustings
EPA/Getty The two candidates to become the UK’s next prime minister have made their final pitch to the Conservative Party. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt took part in the final leadership hustings at the London Excel Centre on Wednesday, in front of more than 2,000 Tory members. It came ahead of the final day the […]
Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?
Getty Images When it comes to food, the Japanese take attention to detail very seriously A shrinking population means Japan has a shortage of workers. Many are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) can pick up the slack. In a country that is known to be obsessed with perfection, damaged or misshapen vegetables and fruits are […]
Norwich City chief says he has ‘zero interest’ in the women’s game
Getty Images Stuart Webber made the comments during an interview with The Athletic “It’s like taking a Sunday League team and trying to make them a Premier League team,” he told The Athletic’s journalist Michael Bailey. Norwich City Football Club has declined to comment. Mr Webber began by praising Norwich City Women’s 5-3 success last […]