
London film director ‘struggles to get funding for diverse films’
PA Media Director Gurinder Chadha said she had hoped films like Bend it Like Beckham would help diversify the industry “I’m sad to say that…

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Bertie Armstrong to stand down
SFF Bertie Armstrong said he had lived and breathed the industry The leader of one of Scotland’s biggest fishing industry organisations has announced he is…

Doug Beattie ‘deeply ashamed’ by past tweets
UUP leader Doug Beattie apologises for making a joke about Edwin Poots and his wife Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has said he is “deeply…

‘I started a business accidentally’
RBS Keely Deininger, here with models, says she has had challenges with cash flow and time management Keely Deininger loved her job in design at…

Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines
Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Police rescued hundreds of victims from the centre in Bamban, about 100km north of capital Manila Hundreds of people have been…

US women’s national team reach agreement with US soccer over equal pay
United States forward Alex Morgan says a “monumental step forward” has been taken after the women’s national team (USWNT) reached agreement with governing body US…

Mid-Ulster firms facing skills shortage
BBC Mid-Ulster is facing a skills shortage with 4,700 vacancies recorded in 2016/2017, according to a business-led forum in the area. Businesses from six industries…

What are parties saying on childcare?
Getty Images With polling day fewer than four weeks away, families are asking just what the parties are planning to do about childcare. Here, we…

The 26-year-old with a £100m sportswear brand
Gymshark Ben Francis is still only 26 but his business is expected to see turnover hit £100m this year The BBC’s weekly The Boss series…

Diane Abbott hits out at racism in politics after donor row
Watch: Abbott stood up in an effort to catch the Speaker’s attention 46 times Diane Abbott has spoken out about racism in politics, a day…