Euro 2022 final: Women’s football will never be the same again
England led though Ella Toone’s superb lofted finish from Keira Walsh’s perfect pass just after the hour, but the dangerous Germans, cruelly robbed of top scorer and talisman Alexandra Popp after she was injured in the warm-up, deservedly struck back when the dangerous Lina Magull clipped in the equaliser at the near post with 11 […]
Young workers power South Africa’s video games industry
Devlyn van der Walt Devlyn van der Walt always wanted to work in video games As a child Devlyn van der Walt dreamed of one day being a video game developer. “During primary school, I would make games from paper and put them into a ring bind file, cut out paper characters and move them […]
The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz
Searchlight Pictures/ Amazon Content Services/ Paramount Pictures/ Mubi/ BBC (Credit: Searchlight Pictures/ Amazon Content Services/ Paramount Pictures/ Mubi/ BBC) These are the films generating the most excitement ahead of awards season, from Demi Moore’s body-horror comeback to the return of Ridley Scott’s swords-and-sandals epic. Focus Features Conclave Its potboiler plot doesn’t sound like awards bait […]
Sewage-dumping water companies face unlimited fines
Getty Images Latest figures from the Environment Agency showed a total of 301,081 sewage spills in England in 2022. Water companies could face unlimited fines for dumping sewage under government plans due to be unveiled in the coming days. Ministers want to lift a cap of £250,000 for penalties for firms that release sewage into […]
Stewart Regan’s gone but what now for Scottish FA?
It’s not a popular notion, but his heart was in the right place and he wanted to make things happen. The archaic structure of the SFA didn’t help. In the end, it was time for him to leave. It was best for everyone. But what now? You have a better chance of getting a camel […]
Office or home? The pleasure and pain of lockdown working
Getty Images For over a year anyone who has been able to, has been asked to do their job from home. And for many that has meant a whole catalogue of challenges from fitting work around home schooling to shooing the cat off your keyboard. While there was money to be saved on bus fares, […]
Adèle Haenel MeToo moment shocks French cinema
AFP Adèle Haenel said she had tried to cut off links with the director at the age of 15 The French film world has been shaken by the account of an award-winning actress who says she was sexually harassed as a young teenager by the director of her first film. Adèle Haenel decided to speak […]
The science of running faster
Serenity Strull/BBC/Getty Images Sprinting is a complex combination of stability, coordination, muscle power and neural activity (Credit: Serenity Strull/BBC/Getty Images) Olympic sprinters have won the genetic lottery, but that does not mean that the rest of us cannot learn to run faster. Every four years the Olympics and Paralympics give us a chance to see […]
Colman’s Blue Peter badge delight baffles co-star
Actress Olivia Colman reacted with joy as she received a Blue Peter badge, while her Paddington in Peru co-star Antonio Banderas appeared bewildered. Presenter Shini Muthukrishnan awarded badges to the pair during an interview for the long-running British TV programme, which Colman used to watch as a child. Watch as Colman receives the award and […]
The remarkable rise of the independent councillors
BBC Catherine Sayer and Kevin Bourne are among a new breed of independent councillors A quiet revolution has been going on in town halls across England and Wales, as voters turn their back on the big Westminster parties in favour of local, independent candidates and residents’ groups. What’s behind the surge in support for them? […]