A Labour MP has warned the party is not a safe space for British Jews after she was abused at the launch of an event into anti-Semitism June 30, 2016 A Jewish Labour MP abused at the launch of the Chakrabarti report into anti-Semitism has slammed leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying the party “cannot be a safe space for British Jews” under his leadership. Ruth Smeeth was accused of collaborating with a Daily Telegraph journalist to smear the party at an event this morning which saw [...]
Pool joy for ParalympicsGB as Sascha Kindred and Ellie Simmonds both set new record in gold medal-winning swims September 13, 2016 Great Britain enjoyed a stunning evening in the pool as Sascha Kindred and Ellie Simmonds both won gold on day five of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last night. Kindred, competing at his final Games, won a 13th medal and will end his 22-year career as a seven-time Parlaympic champion after setting a [...]
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has events cancelled in high profile trip to Israel after opposing boycott November 11, 2015 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has had a high-profile visit to Israel undermined by his own actions as he hit out against those who support a boycott on Israel. Events with Palestinians were cancelled following his remarks that those who avoid products from the country are just "corduroy-jacketed academics", according to the Guardian Johnson said: Why [...]
MPs have blasted Twitter over failure to tackle anti-Semitism October 16, 2016 Twitter has incurred the ire of a group of MPs who have accuse it of not doing enough to stop the "pernicious problem" of anti-Semitic hate speech. The struggling social network was singled out by MPs on the home affairs select committee as acting as "an inert host for vast swathes of anti-Semitic hate speech and [...]
World’s media turns attention to UK for EU referendum: Best of the front pages June 23, 2016 The world's media is closely watching the UK today as Brits vote in the EU referendum. The story is dominating the global news agenda, featuring on front pages everywhere across Europe and beyond: the United States, China, Colombia and Israel. German tabloid Bild is promising to properly recognise England's 1966 World Cup triumph if the UK remains; [...]
Why companies like Twitter are paying top dollar for AI startups July 12, 2016 Big tech firms acquiring artificial intelligence startups are paying top dollar for them and are increasingly looking for those yet to bring in revenue, bucking the trend of wider tech M&A. “A good AI engineer is worth more than many company chief executives right now,” said Victor Basta of advisory firm Magister Advisors which identified the pursuit of talent in AI as one [...]
On Her Majesty’s secret servers: GCHQ taps startups to fight cyber attacks September 23, 2016 Britain’s spooks are tapping startup geeks to help fight the growing battle against cyber threats, opening the insular intelligence agency to innovation and kickstarting ambitious plans for Britain to become a world leader in cyber security. GCHQ will begin the hunt for under the radar startups working on cutting edge technology to fight cyber crime, in a landmark partnership [...]
When do the clocks go back in October 2016 in the UK? Six things you should know about Daylight Saving Time changing to GMT on Sunday October 28, 2016 This weekend, we'll all get an extra hour in bed. At 2am on Sunday, clocks around the country will go back by an hour to 1am. The transition from Daylight Saving Time (DST) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) happens every year, and it means lighter mornings and darker evenings for all of us over the [...]
Israel rockets into first place in race to complete first ever private mission to the moon October 7, 2015 A team of Israeli scientists has accelerated into first place in the race to send a privately-funded space mission to the moon. Calling themselves SpaceIL, they have just signed an official launch contract with the organisers of Google's Lunar X Prize competition to send a rocket to the moon before the end of 2017. The [...]
No apology from Ken Livingstone following accusations of anti-Semitism April 30, 2016 Ken Livingstone has said he does not expect his conduct to have any bearing on Sadiq Khan's performance in next week's London mayoral election. Speaking at the end of a week in which he was suspended from the Labour Party over comments judged to have been anti-Semitic, Livingstone said he was "not going to apologise for telling [...]