Female-voiced smart speaker systems entrench gender bias, UN study findsThe Telegraph - By Hasan ChowdhuryArtificial intelligence-based smart speaker systems that use female voices are helping to perpetuate gender biases, according to a United Nations study. The study called “I’d blush if I could” found that
Moped robbers tackled by 'heroic' shoppers armed with a traffic coneThe Telegraph - By Yohannes LoweA moped gang, who allegedly stole more than £150,000 in gold from a jewellers, were apprehended when local shopkeepers and passers by gave chase and cornered one of them. The robbers, who were armed with
WH Smith's new boss has big shoes to fillThe Telegraph - By Ashley ArmstrongHas the high street just lost its best retailer? WH Smith announced today that Stephen Clarke was bowing out after six years at the helm. When he took the reins from Kate Swann in 2013, the City held breath.
Venezuela Venezuela's ambassador to Italy quits post saying US sanctions have reduced him to povertyThe Telegraph - By Nick Squires and Harriet AlexanderVenezuela’s ambassador to Italy has resigned his post, saying US sanctions have reduced him to penury and have made it impossible to keep running the diplomatic mission. Isaías Rodriguez lamented that
The PM's shock People's Vote gamble will blow apart the Tory partyThe Telegraph - By Rob WilsonIf the Conservatives allow this to happen, there will be no recovery In 1997 Tony Blair ran a campaign with the slogan "24 hours to save the NHS" and romped home to a spectacular general election victory.
Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2019, stage 10 results and standings: Arnaud Demare sprints to victory as Valerio Conti retains overall leadThe Telegraph - By Telegraph SportArnaud Demare of France sprinted to victory after a crash affected the end of the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, while Italian cyclist Valerio Conti kept the overall lead. Demare, who rides
Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2019: When does stage 11 start, what TV channel can I watch it on and what does the profile look like?The Telegraph - By Telegraph SportStage 11 of the Giro d'Italia is on Wednesday May 22, 2019. The 11th stage at the Giro d'Italia, the 221km run from Capri to Novi Ligure, gets under way at 11.10am (BST). Telegraph Sport's live coverage
Great Britain British underdogs on ice join the year of the comeback's hall of fameThe Telegraph - By Daniel SchofieldTruly, 2019 is the year of the comeback. First Tiger Woods at the Masters. Then Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League. And now Great Britain’s ice hockey team, whose feats at this weeks’
Jamie Oliver The truth about why Jamie Oliver's restaurant empire went underThe Telegraph - By William SitwellIt must have felt like such a good idea at the time. Jamie Oliver was the lively lad spotted by a TV producer in the kitchens of the River Café. His early TV series made cooking cool, he went on to passionately
Meals on Wheels Meals on wheels delivery driver jailed for killing elderly woman 24 years later after DNA breakthroughThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersA meals on wheels delivery driver was today jailed for life for killing an elderly woman 24 years ago following a DNA breakthrough. Raymond Kay, 70, from Halifax, exploited 86-year-old Amy Shepherd's to
Pharma As a GP, I know 10 minutes isn't long enough to see patients, but there's lots we can do to save more timeThe Telegraph - By Margaret McCartneyThe Royal College of GPs wants to end 10-minute appointments, saying they are "unfit for purpose". No surprise there. For years GPs like me have been calling a crisis. We have got used to waiting times
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TigerSharks Sharks may be picking off British songbirds on their annual migrationsThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonThe mystery of why British songbirds vanish during their annual migration south has always puzzled ornithologists. Hunters, bird nets or a loss of habitat in which to feed, have all been blamed for the
Referendums Theresa May's bombshell second referendum offer would destroy democracyThe Telegraph - By Andrew LilicoThe PM has thrown her final dice - but at what cost? This afternoon, in a desperate final attempt to blackmail pro-Brexit MPs into backing her appalling Withdrawal Agreement, Theresa May announced that
Charles Manson Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – the actors playing Sharon Tate, Charles Manson and moreThe Telegraph - By Corrine CorrodusQuentin Tarantino's eagerly-anticipated film about the Manson family murders, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has finally cast its most controversial characters, Charles Manson and Roman Polanski. Both
Exports Factory orders fall at fastest pace in three years on fading stockpiling boostThe Telegraph - By Tim WallaceFactory customers cut back their orders in May after the spending spree to bolster stockpiles in the run-up to the 29 March Brexit deadline dropped off. Orders from domestic and foreign buyers dipped,
Britain's best secret gardens – no queues, celebrities, or costly ticketsThe Telegraph - By Penny WalkerWe’ve all seen the well-heeled, suitably famous and downright Royal attendees parading through the carefully crafted gardens of the RHS Chelsea flower show. Although there are 28 gardens to enjoy there
Women's News The Government's redundancy proposals to protect mothers don't go far enoughThe Telegraph - By Joeli BrearleyMaria Miller is presenting a bill to Parliament asking that the Government enhance protections from redundancy for pregnant women and new mothers. If the bill passes, it will cover the period from pregnancy
Mount Everest Sherpa sets new record after 24th successful Mount Everest summitThe Telegraph - By Joe WallenA Nepalese Sherpa has set a record for the greatest number of successful summits of Mount Everest – reaching the top for the 24th time today. Incredibly, it is the second summit of the 8,484m mountain
Euro SNP's lead European election candidate says he is open to euro in independent ScotlandThe Telegraph - By Simon JohnsonThe SNP's lead candidate for the European election has said he is open to an independent Scotland joining the euro as Nicola Sturgeon claimed EU membership would be straightforward. Alyn Smith, a Nationalist
Science British obsession with bird feeding brings rarely-sighted birds into gardensThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonRarely-sighted birds are now flocking to British gardens because of our obsession with bird tables and feeders, a new study has shown. Goldfinches, long-tailed tits, woodpigeons and woodpeckers are now
Concorde London to New York in 2 hours by new hypersonic jet - but when will it fly?The Telegraph - By Annabel Fenwick ElliottPlans have been announced for a new aircraft that will fly passengers between London and New York in 90 minutes or less - that's five times the speed of sound, and twice as fast as the Concorde. Hermeus
Al Gore Al Gore’s investment fund Generation raises $1bn to back eco-friendly start-upsThe Telegraph - By James CookGeneration Investment Management, co-founded by former US Vice President Al Gore, has raised $1 billion (£786m) for its latest private equity fund to back sustainable start-ups. Generation IM Sustainable
English Gardens Chelsea Plant of the Year 2019: the winners revealedThe Telegraph - By Graham RiceFor the first time in the ten years of the Chelsea Plant of the Year competition a variegated plant has won the award. And, in another first, perennial plants occupied the first three places with shrubs
SikhismSikh girl brings religious knife to class sparking police investigation as parents boycott school and post hateful commentsThe Telegraph - By Gabriella SwerlingA Sikh girl brought a religious knife into class, sparking a police investigation as parents boycotted her primary school and spouted hateful comments online. The schoolgirl brought a kirpan, a small sword
Politics Who are the One Nation Tory MPs, and what do they want from the next Conservative party leader?The Telegraph - By Asa BennettThe European Research Group isn't the only band of Tory MPs ready to throw its weight around. This week, around sixty so-called "One Nation" Tories waded into the Conservative leadership contest. So who
Philip HammondPhilip Hammond says Government could cut taxes on working families in wake of Dominic Raab pledge to slash basic rate ofThe Telegraph - By Jack MaidmentPhilip Hammond said the Government now has the economic flexibility to cut taxes on working families after Dominic Raab pledged to reduce the basic rate of income tax by 5p. The Chancellor said the UK
Syrian Government Syrian government 'harassing and detaining' former rebelsThe Telegraph - By Josie EnsorBashar al-Assad’s government is routinely arresting people in rebel-held areas of Syria that have surrendered, according to a report by Human Rights Watch which highlights the dangers many still face the
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe lifts ban on hunting buffalo with bow-and-arrowThe Telegraph - By Peta ThornycroftZimbabwe has sparked outrage after it lifted a ban on hunting buffalo with bows and arrows in a bid to attract big-spending foreign tourists. A spokesman for the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Viagra French mayor offers 'free Viagra' to boost local birth rate and save schoolThe Telegraph - By Henry SamuelA French mayor has issued a decree pledging free handouts of Viagra to all couples in the village - including newcomers - in an unorthodox attempt to boost the local birth rate and keep its school open.
