From Sion Mills to Silicon Valley
BBC Sarah Friar is one of the most powerful women in the technology industry Growing up in Sion Mills, Sarah Friar’s introduction to engineering was dismantling and reassembling her mum’s vacuum cleaner. And when it came to digital technology there was a Commodore 64 home computer. She’s come a long way from that Tyrone childhood […]
Pitch Perfect: Hollywood’s surprising success story
Universal Pitch Perfect 3 is outstanding. Quite literally. Not only is the third instalment of the successful film franchise highly entertaining – but also highly unusual for Hollywood. Seeing an all-female ensemble cast in a storyline where the main objective isn’t finding a boyfriend is something you don’t often see. Which is perhaps why the […]
General election 2019: The MPs standing down
BBC Clockwise from top left: Keith Vaz, Heidi Allen, Philip Hammond, Rory Stewart, Amber Rudd, Nick Boles, Tom Watson and Nicky Morgan The general election date is fast approaching and many familiar faces from the House of Commons have cleared their desks for the last time. The Commons will lose more than 1,000 years of […]
The entrepreneur creating Ghana’s next generation of inventors
BBC Children across Ghana are able to pursue their science dreams thanks to the small kit “Sir, sir, sir,” scream more than 30 children in exhilaration, jumping out of their small wooden chairs in a classroom on the edge of a lush, grassy valley. The race is on at Berekuso Junior High School on the […]
Google sued over ‘male discrimination’
Getty Images Mr Damore worked at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California Google has been accused of discriminating against conservative white men in a class action lawsuit filed by two former engineers. The duo say they want to represent all staff discriminated against due to their “perceived conservative political views, male gender and Caucasian race”. […]
The Favourite takes home seven awards
Reuters Olivia Colman was named best actress – can she repeat it at the Oscars? The Favourite dominated the Bafta film awards on Sunday night, picking up seven awards out of 12 nominations. Among its haul were best actress for Olivia Colman and best supporting actress for Rachel Weisz. Mexican film Roma won best film, […]
Boris Johnson faces growing criticism over burka jibe
Getty Images Boris Johnson said he did not want to see full-face coverings banned, but said it was “ridiculous” women chose to wear them Dominic Grieve, the ex-attorney general, said he would quit the party if Mr Johnson became leader. Ex-Tory chairwoman Baroness Warsi said Mr Johnson’s remarks could trigger a rise in hate crime. […]
Corruption in cricket: ICC’s Alex Marshall on Mr X, Bitcoin and fleeing suspects
However, that episode has given the false impression that fixes are often about singular, small events. Whereas Asif and Amir were purposely bowling no-balls, a deliberate no-ball is often the signal that the fix is in and will affect the action that follows. “A fix tends to be about sessions of play,” says Marshall. “Corruptors […]
20 things you may have missed
It’s difficult to catch everything during an election night whirlwind of facts, stats and spin. Beyond the immediate headlines, here are 20 things you may have missed. 1. High-profile scalps The moment Nick Clegg lost his seat The SNP has suffered some of the night’s biggest losses. Former leader Alex Salmond, who was Scotland’s first […]
Smiling Priti Patel and a government in ‘crisis’
Priti Patel’s resignation makes all of Thursday’s front pages and is widely seen as adding to the instability around Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. “PM’s turmoil grows as Patel quits over Israeli meetings” is the Guardian’s front page headline. “Another day, another crisis” is the Daily Telegraph splash. The i newspaper says a vulnerable government […]