Ex-tech boss who drugged and raped women jailed
Other Lawrence Jones drugged the women so they were “partially conscious” before raping them, the trial heard Multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur Lawrence Jones has been jailed for 15 years for committing two rapes and a sexual assault. Jones, 55, former boss of Manchester-based web hosting provider UKFast, was convicted in January of assaulting a female employee. […]
Google bosses expected to snub Senate
Google Google’s Sundar Pichai won’t be attending the Senate hearing When Silicon Valley companies once again appear in front of the US Senate on Wednesday, there will be one major absentee: Google. The Senate Intelligence Committee wanted to hear from Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, or his boss Larry Page, the chief executive of Google’s […]
‘I’m scared my dreams of becoming a mother are gone’
Sian Brindlow Sian Brindlow and her husband, Nick Women hoping to become mothers are worried it might never happen, as fertility clinics around the world stop treatment in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I want a baby with my husband. We’ve been dreaming of this baby for 12 years,” says Sian Brindlow, from West Sussex. […]
Leaders in pre-election clash over NHS, Brexit and economy
Corbyn: “NHS money is being siphoned off” Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over the NHS, Brexit and leadership at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the general election. The Labour leader said voters had a “once in a generation” chance to save the NHS, which was in “greater danger” than at any time […]
Amanda Staveley loses High Court fight with Barclays over damages
Getty Images Amanda Staveley claimed damages over an emergency fundraising by Barclays in 2008. A businesswoman who sued Barclays for hundreds of millions of pounds has lost her High Court fight, despite the judge saying the bank acted with “deceit”. Amanda Staveley claimed her finance firm, PCP Capital, was owed money for work during the […]
MP calls for clampdown on sex-for-rent adverts
UK Parliament Wera Hobhouse called for “binding legislation” to tackle sex-for-rent classified adverts An MP has called for a clampdown on sex-for-rent adverts online. Lib Dem MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, asked about the number of successful prosecutions, during women and equalities questions in Parliament. A recent YouGov poll suggested 250,000 women in the UK […]
The £10-a-game poker player who won $2.6m
BBC John Hesp (Photo: Joe Giron) John Hesp sells caravans in Yorkshire for a living and plays poker once a month at his local casino – so it was a huge shock when he went to Las Vegas and won a small fortune. But perhaps it’s just as surprising that his life hasn’t changed a […]
Corbyn wins party backing in crunch Brexit vote
There was confusion over the show of hands vote Jeremy Corbyn’s policy on Brexit has triumphed at Labour conference, as members endorsed his stance to stay neutral while negotiating a new deal. The party voted against a motion which would have seen Labour backing Remain in any future referendum. But there was confusion as the […]
PM ‘model of restraint’ amid Parliament language row
Boris Johnson: “I think I’ve been the model of restraint” Boris Johnson says he has been “a model of restraint” when it comes to language around the Brexit debate. The PM was accused of dismissing abuse fears of female MPs as “humbug” during a heated Commons debate this week. Mr Johnson said there had been […]
No-one in Wales is niche, says Plaid’s Leanne Wood to critics
‘There is no such thing as a niche issue in Wales’, Leanne Wood said The former leader of Plaid Cymru has hit back at critics in the party for accusing her of focusing too much on “niche issues”. Leanne Wood said tackling racism, the far-right and violence against women is a “central part” of the […]