Sarina Wiegman: England manager ‘had to pretend to be a boy’ to play football as a child
England manager Sarina Wiegman says she “had to pretend to be a boy” to play football as a child in the Netherlands. Wiegman, 51, went on to win more than 100 caps for her country as a player before moving into coaching, leading the Netherlands to the women’s Euros title in 2017. “When I started […]
Who will regulate digital political ads?
The rise in political adverts on social media Nearly two-and-a-half-years ago, I did a ring-round of Britain’s regulators to see if any of them might fancy regulating political advertising on social media, particularly outside an election period. It was obvious then, in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum and election of President Trump, that political […]
Six reasons behind the High Street crisis
Getty Images The restaurant chains Jamie’s Italian and Prezzo have announced closures, while fashion chain New Look and department store group House of Fraser are seeking to shore up their finances. Experts say retailers are battling a “perfect storm” of pressures and they expect more closures in 2018. 1. Squeezed incomes A big factor has […]
Female engineers deleting myth that tech is for men
Growing up, Zoe Thomas never thought she could work in computing “I foolishly thought coding was for men good at maths.” Zoe Thomas, 29, from Caerphilly, felt she needed a new challenge but never thought she could work with computers. But after taking evening classes in coding she switched careers from customer service to software […]
Euro 2022: Why Julie Nelson’s header was so much more than just a goal
From having to pay to play, the heavy defeats, the hard recovery from a career-threatening injury, to the success, becoming the record caps holder for the women’s team and being awarded a BEM by Buckingham Palace – the 37-year-old really has been there and done it through the tough times and the good. She epitomises […]
German court halts work on new ‘Gigafactory’
Reuters Demonstrators take part in an anti-Tesla protest in Germany Tesla has been ordered to temporarily halt preparations for a car factory in Germany after environmentalists won a court injunction on Sunday. The electric carmaker had been clearing forest land near the capital, Berlin, ahead of building its first European car and battery plant. The […]
‘Strong case’ to compensate slow speed broadband users
MPs said there is a “strong case” to compensate slow speed broadband users The areas of Wales with the slowest broadband connection speeds have been revealed, as MPs back calls for customers to be compensated. A report by the British Infrastructure Group lists the worst performing parliamentary constituencies in the UK, with seven of the […]
The voters Labour need to woo
Getty Images Labour launched its local elections campaign in Dudley last month For more than a decade, the Warwickshire towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth have been electoral bogeymen to Labour. The momentous victory of Nuneaton’s MP Marcus Jones in 2015 has been cemented into Conservative folklore. Former Prime Minister David Cameron said holding the marginal […]
Guro Reiten: Chelsea Women’s Norway midfielder extends deal to 2023
Chelsea Women’s attacking midfielder Guro Reiten has signed an extended contract with the club until 2023. The 26-year-old Norway international scored seven times in 23 appearances in her first season with the Blues, after arriving last summer. “My first season was amazing and I don’t think there is a better place to be right now […]
‘This year the Oscars are coming to Kilkenny’
Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon have earned a fifth Oscar nomination for its latest film Wolfwalkers There is no mistaking the pride in Tomm Moore’s voice when asked about his animation studio’s latest award nomination. “This year the Oscars are coming to Kilkenny,” he said. It’s the fifth time that Cartoon Saloon has been nominated […]