Daily politics briefing: August 4
All the latest political news in the UK, as the Government has turned to private sector capacity to “ease pressure” on the NHS.
Day: August 4, 2023
Breastfeeding Olympians want it all: Top careers and motherhood
Breastfeeding and high-performance sports were long an almost impossible combination for top female athletes.
How Vietnam became a gaming powerhouse a decade after Flappy Bird; data.ai: Vietnam was in the global top five in mobile game production by downloads in H1 2023 (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
How Vietnam became a gaming powerhouse a decade after Flappy Bird; data.ai: Vietnam was in the global top five in mobile game production by downloads in H1 2023 — – Flappy Bird inspired generation of hit game developers&n…
Two US Navy sailors charged with passing military secrets to China
Two US Navy sailors have been charged with passing classified military intelligence to China, including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material.
Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here’s why this is the most open Women’s World Cup ever
Change is happening fast in women’s soccer and a leveling of the playing field is being showcased across the globe in the biggest Women’s World Cup to date.
NHS chaplain photographed with Taliban leaders on trip to Afghanistan
Suliman Gani was spotted with the Taliban foreign minister in Afghanistan, despite being an NHS chaplain in south London.
Ship movements halted as key Russian Black Sea port attacked by sea drones
The port of Novorossiysk is a key export terminal for Russian crude in the Black Sea
Horror moment tourist bus carrying 53 passengers bursts into flames on motorway in Gran Canaria
A TOURIST bus carrying 53 passengers burst into flames on a motorway in Gran Canaria.
Firefighters spent 40 minutes putting the blaze out and evacuating passengers from the burning bus.
Twitter/@laautonomicaThe bus burst into flames on the motorw…
Knockout round opens at Women’s World Cup with Japanese vs Norway, unproven Swiss faces Spain
The Women’s World Cup suddenly seems wide open with the elimination of many of the top teams in the world.
Bold Putin’s new NATO threat as missiles hit within metres of Romanian border
Russian strikes across Ukraine have been carried out under the guise of targeting critical infrastructure, often killing civilians.