SA20: Ex-England coach Lisa Keightley backs more women to coach in men’s game
Keightley said she was approached for the role by Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara, the Royals’ director of cricket, who was interested in appointing a female coach to offer a “different perspective to the game”. She will assist head coach JP Duminy, the former South Africa batter. “With England I was really big on the […]
The Surrey candidates standing for PCC
Getty Images The elections for police and crime commissioners will be held on 2 May On 2 May voters across Surrey will go to the polls to choose the county’s next Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Since 2012, PCCs have controlled forces’ budgets, set their priorities and have the power to hire and fire chief […]
Influential tech network shuts down unexpectedly
Getty Images Women Who Code (WWC), a charity which supports women who work in the technology sector, has announced it is shutting down because of a lack of funding. The US-based organisation says it had 360,000 people in its community, across 145 countries. Tech has long struggled with its image of being male-dominated – the […]
Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and 8 other pairs who do NOT get along
Reuters/Getty She likes dollars, she likes diamonds, she likes throwing high-heeled shoes at people she doesn’t like very much. Footage posted on TMZ showed the pair trading verbal insults, with Cardi eventually throwing a red-heeled shoe at Minaj after allegedly being elbowed in the face by a security guard. Minaj appeared unscathed from the incident. […]
What does ‘Stevenage Woman’ want from the budget and general election?
Amy Holmes/BBC Mel Cucos has a family of four and lives in Stevenage As we get closer to a general election with one expected to be held in 2024, BBC Politics East talked to “Stevenage Woman” – one of the categories of voters being touted by political pundits. The term is used by the Labour […]
Trident ‘safe in Labour’s hands’ and OJ dead at 76
PA Media Tech giant Meta has been accused of being irresponsible with child safety after it lowered the minimum age for WhatsApp from 16 to 13 A variety of stories feature on Friday’s front pages. The Times reports that teachers, MPs and campaigners have accused technology company Meta of taking a “highly irresponsible” approach to […]
Rio Olympics 2016: Maddie Hinch for Prime Minister? Reaction to GB’s hockey win
They’ve been labelled incredible, lauded as inspirations and even touted as future leaders of countries. A historic Olympic hockey gold for Great Britain’s women caught the imagination of millions as they came through a tense final to beat Netherlands in a dramatic penalty shootout. For a while on Friday night, they were the number one […]
Reinventing technology in Africa for Africans
Jonathan Fildes (Copyright: Jonathan Fildes) Over the coming months, A Matter of Life and Tech will feature a range of voices from people building Africa’s tech future. The first is Senegal-born, serial entrepreneur Marieme Jamme, who argues the continent needs to make urgent changes to put itself on the right course. Africa is the hottest […]
Tokyo 2020: Olympic and Paralympic sports to learn of funding decision for next cycle
From just £5m per year before the 1996 Games in Atlanta, where GB won one gold and 15 medals in total, UK Sport’s Olympic spending rose to £54m by the 2000 Games in Sydney, where Britain won 11 golds and 28 medals in total to leap to 10th on the medal table. By the 2012 […]
Shining a light on disasters
The Luminaid is waterproof and can float when inflated (Copyright: Luminaid) Haiti’s devastating earthquake in 2010 shattered the country’s infrastructure, but for one designer it proved to be an illuminating moment. Before you read this, close the door, draw the curtains, and turn out the lights. If you are reading on your laptop, momentarily close […]