The rise of Spain’s battle-scarred PM
AFP Pedro Sánchez stressed that dialogue was the only way to resolve the Catalan crisis The vote securing the prime minister’s job for Pedro Sánchez was characteristically razor-thin, for a Spanish socialist known for risk-taking and ups-and-downs. Tricky negotiations with far-left Podemos, then with Catalan and Basque nationalists, did just enough to get Mr Sánchez […]
Students grill TikTok and Meta over app dangers
Teenagers said they had come across bullying left in social media comments A group of young Welsh people are calling for social media platforms to improve processes for reporting harmful content. TikTok and Meta bosses faced questions from students at Pontypridd High School in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Both platforms said they listened to feedback from […]
The forensic spray helping keep women safe
WATCH: How forensic spray is fighting domestic violence The first person in the UK has been convicted and jailed for domestic abuse after being sprayed with SmartWater – a forensic liquid which shows up under ultraviolet light. The technology is being trialled by police forces in the hope of keeping women safe. The substance stays […]
Indians protest against ‘beef lynching’
BBC About 2,000 people gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi Protests are taking place across India against rising attacks on Muslims and Dalits (formerly untouchables) by vigilante cow protection groups. About 2,000 people turned out in Delhi. Protests were also being held in 15 other cities as well as in London, protest organiser Saba Dewan […]
The tech entrepreneur betting he can get younger
BBC Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, pictured with the BBC’s Lara Lewington, is trying to reduce his biological age Our ultimate demise is inevitable, but a growing number of experts believe how we feel in our later years may not be. They talk of “healthspans” – the number of healthy years of our lives. Life expectancy […]
Sam Kerr: Chelsea striker keen to extend stay with WSL leaders
Sam Kerr says she is ready to commit her future to Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea. The Australia striker scored a stunning winner to leapfrog opponents Manchester United at the top on Sunday. The 29-year-old has one year remaining on her contract, having joined from Chicago Red Stars in 2019. “Hopefully I stay here as […]
Israelis vote in unprecedented third general election in a year
Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu’s (left) main challenger is his former military chief, Benny Gantz Israelis are voting in an unprecedented third general election in less than a year, with the prime minister fighting for his political survival. Neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main challenger, Benny Gantz, were able to put together majority coalitions following the last […]
The rise of NatWest’s first female boss
Tom Parkes/RBS The first female boss of NatWest is a role model and an agitator, trying to get more women into business and into top posts. Alison Rose wants her Edinburgh-based bank to be more than transactional, deepening relationships with customers. Her ambition is not to expand again to foreign shores, but to help the […]
Military arrives at Buncefield oil depot to deliver fuel
PA Media Military personnel arrived in Hertfordshire earlier to help deliver fuel Military personnel have arrived at an oil depot to help deliver fuel. Members of the armed forces were seen arriving at the Buncefield depot at Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Almost 200 servicemen and women, 100 of them drivers, have been brought in to […]
Exhibition explores ‘vitally important’ early years
Science Museum Group A Vox Phantom guitar used by Joy Division’s Ian Curtis will go on display for the first time An exhibition charting the rise of Factory Records from punk-inspired start-up to “influential force” has opened in the city it called home. The Manchester label grew out of a club night, which started in […]