Who is new leader Jo Swinson?
Getty Images Jo Swinson has won the Liberal Democrat leadership election, becoming the party’s first female leader in its 31-year history. But how did she rise up the ranks of the party to take over from Sir Vince Cable? Joanne Kate Swinson was born in February 1980 and raised in East Dunbartonshire. She went to […]
Yang out as ex-police officer leads primary
What’s at stake in the NYC mayoral election? New Yorkers explain. Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has dropped out of the race to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor after coming fourth in the primary election. Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams, an ex-police captain, is leading. For the first time a ranked-choice […]
Use of online pay-to-watch TV surges ahead
Netflix More families are paying for internet-streamed movies and TV shows The use of commercial video streaming services has surged ahead in Great Britain, according to official figures. Close to half of all adults said they had watched Netflix, Now TV, Amazon Prime Video or a similar internet-based service over the past three months. That […]
Old coal mine at Glenmuckloch to host Extreme E off-road rally
BBC The off-road electric rally event will come to southern Scotland in May An old coal mine in southern Scotland is to host an electric off-road rally. The Extreme E series will hold its Hydro X Prix at Glenmuckloch in Dumfries and Galloway on 13 and 14 May. It will provide the “perfect natural amphitheatre” […]
Should men-only business events be a thing of the past?
How The Presidents Club scandal unfolded A scandal surrounding a men-only charity dinner where hostesses were allegedly groped has raised questions about all-male business events – and whether they have a place in the 21st century. Are all-male gatherings – where the only women are hired hostesses – acceptable if they raise much-needed funds for […]
Instagram ‘wrong’ to take down drill music video
Getty Images The owner of Instagram has been told it should not have removed a drill music video. Meta took down the video by Chinx (OS) after being contacted by the London Metropolitan Police, which raised concerns about gang violence. But Meta’s independent Oversight Board has ruled there was insufficient evidence to support that decision. […]
‘Real-life Hustler’ Samantha Barbash sues over Jennifer Lopez film
STX Films Left-right: Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer and Constance Wu in Hustlers The woman who inspired Jennifer Lopez’s character in Hustlers is suing the film’s makers for $40m (£30m). In the lawsuit, Samantha Barbash accuses film companies including STX Films and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions of using her likeness and defaming her. In response, […]
Probe finds bullying and misogyny culture in party
BBC Adam Price has apologised and accepted all of the report’s recommendations Plaid Cymru needs to “detoxify a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny”, according to a damning review of the party. It says “too many instances of bad behaviour” were tolerated. Plaid leader Adam Price told BBC Wales he would not resign and would […]
Biden vows to end Trump’s ‘season of darkness’
Biden takes a swipe at Trump: ‘Character and decency are on the ballot’ Newly minted Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden said US President Donald Trump has “cloaked America in darkness for much too long”. The former US vice-president said his rival has unleashed “too much anger, too much fear, too much division”. His impassioned […]
Pregnant woman hurt in bombing gives birth
AP A pregnant woman photographed escaping from the wreckage of a hospital bombed by Russia has given birth to a daughter, reports say. The image of heavily-pregnant Mariana Vishegirskaya, her face bloodied, descending rubble-strewn steps was widely shared amid outrage at the attack, which killed three people. She gave birth the following day, her niece […]