Legislation shows deeply divided parties are united on confronting China in the ‘race for technologies of the future’ The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill to boost American semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing international competition, most notably from […]
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Gavin Williamson had earlier called the move by postgraduates at Magdalen College ‘absurd’ The president of Magdalen College, Oxford, has strongly defended her graduate students’ right to remove a photograph of the Queen from their common room after the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, called the move “absurd”. Members of the […]
Juno passed within 645 miles of Ganymede, the closest any spacecraft has come to the moon since 2000 Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has provided the first closeups of Jupiter’s largest moon in two decades. Juno zoomed past icy Ganymede on Monday, passing within 645 miles (1,038km). The last time a spacecraft […]
Labour leader among those affected by changes, which will increase the number of English constituencies at the expense of Scotland and Wales Electoral officials have announced plans for the biggest shake-up of parliamentary constituencies in England in decades, one that critics immediately warned would break up many recognisable communities because […]
Two women, a man and a girl were killed on Sunday when Nathaniel Veltman drove a pickup truck into pedestrians, police say A 20-year-old Canadian man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one of attempted murder after driving his pickup truck into a Muslim family in […]
British actor tells magazine about precautions she takes walking home and says situation is ‘depressing’ Keira Knightley has spoken about how sexual harassment is such a big problem she “literally” does not know any woman who has not been subjected to it, including herself. The British actor said that, from […]
Operation to recover cryptocurrency from Russia-based hacking group is first undertaken by new ransomware taskforce The US Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month, officials […]
Lawyer pushed officials on the call to investigate baseless allegations about Trump’s rival, CNN reported Newly revealed audio from a 2019 phone call has shown how Rudy Giuliani pressured Ukrainian officials to investigate baseless allegations about Joe Biden, CNN reported on Monday. In the call Giuliani, then working as a […]
Apps such as Hinge and Bumble will offer benefits to vaccinated users amid fears of low take-up Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage First came the idea of making Covid vaccinations mandatory to go to the pub, while Israel offered free pizza and beer with a shot. […]
Coel picks up acting award as her hit drama I May Destroy You, which deals with sexual assault, wins best mini-series The full list of winners Bafta TV awards red carpet – in pictures Michaela Coel and her hit drama I May Destroy You won big at the 2021 television […]