Category: News
Women hold almost 45% of seats on FTSE 100 boards, report says
Women occupy more than two in five seats on the boards of Britain’s biggest listed companies after further progress was made last year, but the [more…]
Ministers urged to add audiobooks to England’s new schools curriculum
The government has been urged to include audiobooks in the new schools curriculum in England, after research showed fewer children were reading books for pleasure [more…]
Ofcom calls on tech firms to step up action against ‘revenge porn’
Tech platforms should combat the rapid rise in explicit deepfakes and “revenge porn” by using a database of images to protect women and girls online, [more…]
Police to get new powers to find stolen phones in England and Wales
Police will be able to search properties without a warrant for stolen phones or other electronically geotagged items under the government’s crime and policing bill. [more…]
Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims
Prominent British Muslims in politics, media, business and sport have come together to influence government policy on behalf of 4 million British Muslims. The minister [more…]
More than 200,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
More than 200,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of the tech [more…]
Missing British businessman’s body found in Kenyan forest
Police searching for a British businessman missing in Kenya have recovered a body, found in a sack in scrubland about 60 miles from Nairobi, reports [more…]
M23 militia’s advance in eastern DRC has killed 7,000 since January, UN told
About 7,000 people have died in fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels started renewed advances in [more…]
Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade
Thousands of children in England have been accused of witchcraft over the past decade, according to new figures that come alongside a film released on [more…]
Body found in search for missing 23-year-old runner Jenny Hall
A body has been found in the search for a young runner who went missing five days ago. Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving [more…]
