Inside a US military cyber team’s defence of Ukraine
Josef Cole Russia failed to take down Ukrainian computer systems with a massive cyber-attack when it invaded this year, despite many analysts’ predictions. The work of a little-known arm of the US military which hunts for adversaries online may be one reason. The BBC was given exclusive access to the cyber-operators involved in these global […]
Tory leadership: ‘Tax cut bidding war is nuts’
BBC Stephen Crabb warned Tory leadership hopefuls from partaking in a tax bidding war A senior Welsh Conservative says hopefuls in the Tory leadership race should not be competing over pledges to make tax cuts. Boris Johnson, Dominic Rabb and Michael Gove have all vowed cuts to taxes. Stephen Crabb, a former Welsh Secretary who […]
Clacton Airshow books Red Arrows to celebrate 150th birthday
Tendring District Council The Red Arrows display team will take part in the Clacton Airshow in August The Red Arrows will perform a display to celebrate a seaside town’s 150th anniversary. The RAF aerobatic team will be part of Clacton-on-Sea’s airshow at the end of August. The Clacton Airshow takes place on 26 and 27 […]
‘I took on my abusive boss and won’
BBC Gloria Kente is the first black domestic worker to take her employer to court Gloria Kente had been working for the family for three years when her employer’s boyfriend began hurling racial abuse at her. Although her life was far from perfect, until that point she made ends meet with the little wage she […]
The CES 2018 Techie Awards
WATCH: Omron’s ping pong-playing robot adapts its gameplay to suit different opponents This week’s Tech Tent is a special edition from Las Vegas with all the news from the greatest gadget show on earth, CES. We meet a rather disturbing humanoid robot called Sophia, we hear about the latest move to rival Tesla with an […]
Somalia’s ‘inspirational’ journalist, killed in Kismayo
BBC Nalayeh – seen here in a BBC interview – moved to Kismayo last year While most coverage of Somalia focused on civil war, militancy and famine, Hodan Nalayeh made it her mission to show another side to the country – its beauty and that of its people. Her desire to focus on the positive […]
Serena Williams rallies black women for equal pay
AFP Serena Williams on 1 May 2017 at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Top tennis star Serena Williams has called on black women to step up their demands for equal pay. Writing in Fortune magazine, the world’s highest-earning female athlete urges black women to be “fearless” and […]
Lionesses: England’s Euro 2022 winners urge Tory leadership duo to help schoolgirls play football
A campaign spokesperson for Sunak said he had been inspired by the team and had already said he would launch a review “to make sure that all women and girls have the opportunity to take part in the beautiful game”. A spokesperson for Truss said England’s Euros success would have a lasting impact on women’s […]
Domestic Abuse laws ‘will tackle injustice’
Domestic abuse survivor Rachel Williams says she hopes the next PM will be passionate about the issue New laws to protect survivors of domestic abuse in England and Wales have been introduced in Parliament. The Domestic Abuse Bill would place a legal duty on councils to offer secure homes for those fleeing violence and their […]
Designer of Dreams at the V&A ★★★★★
Three ways Dior changed fashion forever On Wednesday 12 February 1947 at around 09:45, a queue of insanely glamorous people stood outside 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, shivering in temperatures below -5C. Among them was the artist Jean Cocteau, the socialite Lady Diana Cooper and the editors of American Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. It was the […]