Sarina Wiegman: New England boss on her vision for success
Wiegman, who spent four years with the Netherlands, leading them to a historic European Championship win on home soil in 2017, admitted she needed time to consider the job offer. Under Wiegman, the Netherlands reached third in the world rankings, and she was named Fifa coach of the year in 2017. But eventually it was […]
Champions League: Wembley will host 2023 final
Wembley will host the 2023 Champions League final. European football’s governing body Uefa also announced St Petersburg in Russia and Munich in Germany as venues for the finals in 2021 and 2022 respectively. The 2023 final will take place during Wembley’s centenary year, with the original Empire Stadium having opened in April 1923. It was […]
‘Give a personalised-saving coin to every child’
Future – Hi-Tech coins Each week a global thinker from the worlds of philosophy, science, psychology or the arts is given a minute to put forward a radical, inspiring or controversial idea – no matter how improbable – that they believe would change the world. This week Oxford University anthropologist Catherine Dolan proposes a hi-tech […]
Frozen eggs ‘are fastest fertility trend’
Behind the scenes at a fertility clinic More women in the UK are choosing to freeze their eggs than ever before, with treatment rates rising by 11% from 2016 to 2017, a report suggests. The fertility regulator’s figures show there were 1,463 egg freezing cycles in 2017 compared with 1,321 in 2016. But it cautions […]
Does the Netflix reboot live up to the hype?
Netflix Sabrina Spellman is played by Kiernan Shipka As a teenager, I would sit on the sofa watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch and dream of having her powers. Well, mostly one power, the ability to change my hair, make-up and outfit in a matter of seconds (how easy would that have made getting ready for […]
The 20 best films of 2022
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year, including Top Gun: Maverick, Spielberg’s latest and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Alamy (Credit: Alamy) 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once Delightfully bonkers on the surface, this inventive extravaganza from the directing team called Daniels (Daniel Kwan […]
Flood-hit farmers on Somerset levels say officials ‘slow to help’
BBC James Winslade said flooding takes its toll on the local community Farmers are angry at the Environment Agency’s “slow response” to pump out water from their flooded fields. West Yeo Farm owner James Winslade from Somerset found his land flooded by 3ft (0.91m) overnight. He said it could take officials seven to 10 days […]
Female-only pink taxis scheme to be piloted in Nottingham
Rosie May Foundation Mary Storrie, whose charity has a couple of tuk tuks in Nottinghamshire which delivered essentials in the pandemic, is behind the pink taxi scheme Pink, female-only taxis driven by women are to be trialled in a city. Mary Storrie, co-founder of the Rosie May Foundation – a charity set up in memory […]
Is Dubai the best place for women in the Middle East?
Louise Redvers Lieutenant Maitha Obaid Almehairi from Sharjah is on the Dubai Police force. (Credit: Louise Redvers) Women & Work: Middle East Read more of our six-part series… Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a six-week series focused on women and work in patriarchal nations in the Middle East. In the next few weeks […]
The Ashes 2023: Australia’s Ellyse Perry hits 99 but England’s Sophie Ecclestone hits back
England spinner Sophie Ecclestone’s three wickets left the one-off Test against Australia evenly poised after the first day at Trent Bridge. After winning the toss, Australia were in control at 226-3 before losing three wickets for 12 runs in the space of 24 balls, including all-rounder Ellyse Perry for 99, as England pulled it back […]