Employment tribunals: ‘I sued my boss and won’
Image copyright Malcolm and Charlotte Loubser Image caption Charlotte Loubser says bringing the claim was hard work and very emotional...
Month: July 2019
Pinterest Wants You to Relax, Equifax’s $700M Fine, and More News
Pinterest wants to calm you down, Equifax gets hit with a record fine, and facial recognition is still struggling with...
Carl Beech trial: ‘VIP abuse’ accuser guilty of false claims
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Carl Beech denied 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one of...
‘Restore UK bogs’ to tackle climate change
Image copyright Getty Images Restoring peat moors degraded by farming may prove a relatively inexpensive way of tackling climate change,...
Pinterest’s New Search Tool Puts Stress Relief in Your Feed
On the increasingly polarized internet, Pinterest often feels like the good place. The platform is a collation of personalized happiness—a...
Zero Breeze Mark II Portable Air Conditioner Review: A Noisy But Effective Way to Chill Out
The 1995 movie Congo may be most noteworthy for Tim Curry’s over-the-top line readings (“A diamond mine of incredible bounty!”)....
Chandrayaan-2: India launches second Moon mission
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionScientists at the Sriharikota space station applauded the launchIndia has successfully launched...
Hong Kong protests: Armed mob violence leaves city in shock
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA large group of men in white T-shirts stormed Yuen Long stationHong...
Government offers ‘inflation-busting’ pay rises
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Police officers are among those who will benefit Chancellor Philip Hammond has handed public...
Medical chief calls for global health effort
Image caption Prof Dame Sally Davies said people should not be taken in by vaccine myths on social media Countries...
Danger tumble dryers: ‘I’m sorry’ says Whirlpool executive
A senior Whirlpool executive has apologised to customers affected by the saga of dangerous tumble dryers sold for 11 years...
Iran tanker seizure: UK ‘didn’t take eye off ball’, Hammond says
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA Royal Navy frigate can be heard warning Iranian armed forces, before...
Are Super Automatic Espresso Machines Worth Buying?
I appreciate a good cup of coffee, but I love a reliable and easy coffee machine. This past year, I’ve...
Philip Hammond plans to quit if Johnson becomes PM
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPhilip Hammond: 'All the polling suggest Boris Johnson will win... and I...
Renters may get access to rogue landlord database
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The proposal would allow renters in England to check up on their prospective landlord...
Women in science: Smashing glass ceilings and glass walls
Image copyright Schmidt Futures/BBC/NovoNordisk/Getty A woman engineer who worked on the moon landing spoke this week of how she was...
Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt urges Iran to release Stena Impero
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency appears to show...
Sony RX 100 VI Review: It Does What Your Phone Camera Can’t
The best camera, the old adage goes, is the one you have with you. These days, that means your smartphone....
