18 May 2021

A side by side comparison of photos of a black woman take without and with Google's new technology that accurately depicts skintone

Six announcements from Google I/O

Google's annual conference unveils their latest tech. Here's what we found interesting.

A 38-year-old from Navan has set a new Irish men's record for the Last One Standing race.

'I ran four miles each hour for 63 hours straight'

A man from County Meath sets an Irish men's record for the Backyard Ultra Last One Standing race.

Annette, Erin and Caitlin return to the Arena

Family return to Manchester Arena four years after attack

Annette and her daughters were in Manchester Arena during the attack on 22 May 2017.

'You have to be brave to send your child to school'

Mothers speak of their grief and fear after bomb blasts near a Kabul school killed at least 85 people, many of them schoolgirls.

People pay to watch me play chess

With chess surging in popularity, a group of young, charismatic players have built huge audiences online.

The robot artist making selfies

Self-portraits by Ai-Da, an artist android, go on display at the Design Museum in London.

‘People are often scared to talk about race’

The BBC's Adina Campbell speaks to people in Coventry about the legacy of George Floyd's death.

'Cantona-esque' - but should Cavani's sublime chip have been disallowed?

Match of the Day pundits Ashley Williams and Dion Dublin discuss Edinson Cavani's classy finish for Manchester United against Fulham, before questioning whether it should have been ruled out for offside.

Government failed to plan for coronavirus threat - report

Ministers failed to prepare for a threat on the scale of the pandemic, the spending watchdog says.

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