Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been confirmed as the BBC’s new director general. The hunt for a new DG threw up several highly experienced candidates but insiders say Brittin came top on the first page of search results. Students at a Scottish university have been asked to design a tartan to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. The current front-runner eschews the traditional colour palette in favour of a contemporary tan orange with hints of bin fire. A message in a bottle dropped from a boat off Canada has been found washed up in the north-east of Scotland. While the full contents of the message have yet to be disclosed, the finders could reveal it starts “Dear Donald” and ends with “off”. A ‘self-cleaning fabric’ could cut laundry time by 80%, say scientists in China, who have created a special coating for clothing that enables them to be cleaned using a simple rinse cycle with no detergent. The news came as no surprise to canny Glaswegians however, who said they’ve been doing laundry that way for years.
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