TikTok hopes to help teenagers work, rest and sleep
Getty Images TikTok has announced a series of changes it says are designed to protect its teenage users’ wellbeing. Users aged 13-15 will not receive push notifications from 21:00 – and for 16- and 17-year-olds, from 22:00. This is to help them focus on work, study, relaxation and sleep, the video-sharing app says. It is […]
Sizzling controversy over short-term lets
Empics St Abbs was a historic hot spot for short-term holiday lets Thousands of businesses have to lodge licence applications before Sunday if they’re to continue letting short-term accommodation, including bed and breakfasts and extending to house swaps. The Scottish government says it has consulted enough, and having a licence will be “an attribute” to […]
Wrexham becomes Wales’ seventh city
St GIles’ Parish Church Dating back to the early 1300s, St Giles’ Church is right in the centre of Wrexham Wrexham has become Wales’ seventh city to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. It is now the third city in north Wales after Bangor, Gwynedd and St Asaph, Denbighshire. However, there have been mixed views, with […]
Google sued over ‘sex discrimination’
AFP/Getty Three women who used to work at Google have filed a lawsuit against the technology giant, alleging it pays women less than men for comparable work. The suit says Google is aware of the situation, but has not moved to fix it. It comes as companies in Silicon Valley face growing scrutiny over gender […]
London elections 2021: Your candidates questioned
PA Media A record-breaking 20 candidates are running to become the next mayor of London. More than six million people are registered to vote in the capital on 6 May. We asked each candidate why they think they should get your vote, and quizzed them on their priorities. Here is what they had to say. […]
Tuition fees ‘should be cut’, and Chelsea’s Europa League joy
Getty Images Tuition fees ‘should be cut to £7,500’ Students should fork out less for university courses and pay off their loans over 40 years, not the current 30, according to a government-commissioned review. It recommends cutting annual fees from £9,250 to £7,500 from 2021-22 and bringing back maintenance grants for poorer applicants. The latter […]
Donald Trump notes Xi Jinping’s ‘extraordinary’ rise
China Editor Carrie Gracie takes a look at the country’s new senior leadership committee Mr Trump also praised Mr Xi in a TV interview in the US, and said “some might call him king of China”. His name and doctrine have been written into the party’s constitution. The two leaders are due to hold talks […]
Why did Trump’s love affair with US generals turn sour?
Getty Images Mr Trump’s initial picks for his administration heavily relied on high-profile military men Apparently, among President Trump’s favourite movies is the Second World War epic Patton: Lust for Glory. General George Patton was a charismatic, no nonsense and hard-fighting kind of officer. He got results but he was also self-absorbed and controversial – […]
Rosebank oil field will boost energy security
Rishi Sunak says Rosebank will help generate jobs and prosperity for young people in Scotland A new Scottish oil field will help prevent young people from growing up “dependent on foreign dictators” for energy security, Rishi Sunak has said. It came after Rosebank off Shetland – Britain’s largest untapped oil field – was granted consent […]
FM in talks to end strikes and plans for refugees
Metro The Metro leads on the latest in talks to end bin strikes. The paper says Nicola Sturgeon has stepped in to host talks between unions and council leaders. Her meetings with their representatives continued late into Thursday night without a deal. Ms Sturgeon was trying to broker a deal to stop school and nursery […]