Pernille Harder: Chelsea star dreaming big with club and country
Chelsea midfielder Pernille Harder has become accustomed to being a league champion. For the past six seasons she has won the title – whether that be in Denmark, Germany or England. So it is not too surprising that, despite her team having trailed Arsenal in the Women’s Super League table all campaign, she remains confident […]
Scottish publisher revels in International Man Booker win
Sandstone Press Jokha Alharthi’s prize-winning novel was published by Highlands-based publisher Sandstone Press A publishing company that was started in a spare room of a house 17 years ago is basking in the success of this year’s Man Booker International Prize. Sandstone Press, in Dingwall in the Highlands, published the English translation of Jokha Alharthi’s […]
Apple apologises and fixes security flaw
Getty Images Macbooks running the latest software will automatically be updated Apple has pushed out an update to fix a major security hole in its Mac operating system, admitting it “stumbled” with its latest software. The flaw, revealed on Tuesday, made it possible to access a Mac without a password, and also have access to […]
The magazine that defined lad culture 30 years on
BBC Loaded was published for more than 20 years from its inception in 1994 Thirty years ago a magazine was founded which some claim defined 1990s lad culture. Loaded offered a mix of irreverent humour and celebrity interviews – alongside raunchy photos. In its heyday it sold more than 400,000 copies a month and twice […]
Touring 21st-Century Devon with a pre-war guidebook
BBC In 1939, the newly established Penguin Books decided to branch out from its trademark paperback fiction and Pelican non-fiction titles and to try its hand at UK travel guides. Six guides to various English counties were initially published, complete with touring maps, aimed at the motoring middle-class traveller. Emma Jane Kirby has been driving […]
How Manchester United women’s academy is providing base for club’s future
At Manchester United, Healy has been “redesigning” the pathway to provide new experiences and increase competition for her players. They have included matches against boys’ teams in their programme and play regular friendlies against senior women’s teams competing in the National League and Championship. United have also organised evening games in front of fans to […]
E-scooters, hoverboards – the tech transforming travel
Getty Images Electric scooters and other new modes of transport could be allowed on Britain’s roads under a wide-ranging review. It is currently illegal to ride powered scooters – which can travel up to 30mph – on public roads or pavements, but the government has said the traffic laws are “a barrier to innovation” and […]
Impact of Brexit on economy ‘worse than Covid’
BBC The impact of Brexit on the UK economy will be worse in the long run compared to the coronavirus pandemic, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said. Richard Hughes said leaving the EU would reduce the UK’s potential GDP by about 4% in the long term. He said forecasts showed the […]
An all girls cricket team in India breaks with tradition
BBC Gulab Singh Shergill believes girls in his village deserve a shot at chasing their dreams More than a dozen young girls from a small village cycle through farmland in the Indian state of Punjab. Moving along a dirt pathway, dressed all in white, their excitement starts to build. Amid the miles of wheat fields, […]
Casey Stoney: San Diego manager on working in United States away from family
Despite the team’s success, creating a successful bond with her new players hasn’t been straightforward. “It took me so long to build trust with them because they’ve had so many coaches stand up and say they’re going to do something and then do the opposite,” says Stoney. “So hopefully they’re feeling that [trust] now and […]