Women’s World Cup 2023 score predictions: Rachel Brown-Finnis predicts the second round of group games
I am expecting England to get better and better as this World Cup goes on, so this performance should be much improved on their win against Haiti. Even so, I am not anticipating the same kind of instant step-up we saw at last year’s European Championship, when the Lionesses went from a narrow victory over […]
Farming unions in warning against no-deal Brexit
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Getty Images The four main farm unions have written to MPs warning that a no-deal Brexit could threaten the “safety, choice and affordability” of food for consumers. The Ulster Farmers’ Union along with its sister unions in Great Britain urged politicians to avoid leaving the EU without […]
Women’s World Cup final: How England became good at women’s football
Former Manchester United player Phil Neville was appointed in January 2018, despite no previous experience in the women’s game. He won the SheBelieves Cup in 2019 and England came fourth in that year’s World Cup in France. But a dip in results followed, with seven defeats in his last 11 games amid some fixture disruption […]
Ban on sale of animal-exploiting trips, given initial support by MPs
Getty Images A proposal to ban the sale and advertising of tourist trips which exploit animals has been initially approved by MPs. Tory Angela Richardson said her bill would steer tourists towards activities where animals were “treated properly”. The MP said that at some attractions dolphins were starved of food and confined to small tanks […]
Women’s World Cup 2023: Haiti’s team are ‘bringing the light back’ after qualifying
Theus’ journey to the World Cup began at the Ranch. The team’s base in Croix-des-Bouquets, one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest suburbs, is officially called the Fifa Goal Center, but everybody knows it as ‘the Ranch’. Back in 2002, the first phase of the training complex opened, boasting an auditorium, administrative office and dormitories for players. Today, […]
Climate change plan will leave UK unprepared, advisers warn
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images The UK suffered extreme heat and wildfires last year likely made worse by climate change The UK is still not treating climate change as a national priority, warn the experts who advise the government. They criticised the latest government climate change adaptation plan for not […]
Who is Sarina Wiegman: England v Spain World Cup final – the mastermind behind the Lionesses’ success
When Wiegman became England manager, she took over a squad short on confidence and in a state of transition. But she knew exactly how to bring the players together. Lionesses goalkeeper Hannah Hampton recalls the new head coach turning one room at the team’s training base into a “massive firepit with beanbags, hot chocolate, the […]
EU leaders haggle over climate neutrality pledge
AFP Security forces were called in when Greenpeace protesters scaled the summit building and unfurled a banner European Union leaders are holding talks in Brussels amid pressure to commit to making the 28-member bloc climate neutral by 2050. Several Eastern European countries want financial and other guarantees before they agree to the EU cutting to […]
Women’s Nations League to be introduced for first time in 2023
A Women’s Nations League will take place for the first time next year. European football’s governing body Uefa announced the new competition will begin in Autumn 2023 in the lead up to the 2025 Women’s European Championship. The men’s Nations League was introduced in 2018 to replace international friendlies with more competitive games. “Off the […]
Emergency funding for arts and entertainment in NI delayed
Robbie Meredith BBC News NI Education Correspondent PA Media Demand for arts funding has been far in excess of the money available A decision on how £7.75m of emergency funding for arts and entertainment organisations will be spent has been delayed. But demand for the funding has been far in excess of the money available. […]