Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Maiden crosses Ocean Globe Race finish off Cowes
The Maiden Factor/Kaia Bint Savage The 12 women crew members sailed past the finish line off the Isle of Wight British yacht Maiden has crossed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…