Tech firms must do more to protect women online
Getty Images Women are not only more likely to be targeted but also suffer more as a consequence, Ofcom’s survey found The head of media regulator Ofcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims. Its report on UK media habits says […]
Yorkshire racism hearing: ‘Divisive hearings distracted from racism issue’
The bare facts are some of the charges against former Yorkshire players Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Gale, Tim Bresnan, Richard Pyrah and John Blain were upheld. All five had either withdrawn from participating or refused to take part in the process, citing a lack of faith in getting a fair hearing. Ex-Yorkshire batter Gary Ballance had […]
India minister denigrates women for live-in relations
Getty Images Kaushal Kishore made the remarks on a TV channel on Thursday A federal minister in India has stirred a controversy after he blamed live-in relationships for a murder case that has made headlines in the country. Minister Kaushal Kishore said that such crimes are taking place because of “mistakes” made by “educated women”. […]
Man Utd Women: How they built a top-four WSL side in two years
Stoney said her staff created an environment in which the players felt challenged and were “expected to win on day one” because it was all about “preparing them for WSL football” – something they would experience in just their second season. Despite losing their first two WSL games 1-0 – against local rivals Manchester City […]
‘The women are smashing it!’ England fans at home react to World Cup drama
BBC The dream for England is over, just as the sun sets on Battersea Park. Under a cloud of disappointment, England fans who’ve been glued to the big screen for 90 minutes file home, swigging the last of their beers. There were England shirts, men in suits, well-behaved dogs, women with St George’s flags painted […]
How an aspiring athlete keeps on track in lockdown
A young athlete has described her determination to keep training hard in lockdown after the season was cancelled due to Covid. Millie King, 16, is currently ranked fourth in the UK in the 200m for Under-17 women and is aiming to run for England in the future. Instead of her usual club sessions, the teenager […]
Technology festival’s sock that detect Alzheimer’s signs
BBC Socks to spot dementia, invented by Dr Zeke Steer Socks that detect the early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. A pregnancy test that blind women can use. And a holographic Barack Obama you can chat with. These are some of the things you can find at Bristol’s technology festival. Dave Harvey has been for a […]
Louise Quinn: Republic of Ireland defender to leave Arsenal Women
Arsenal defender Louise Quinn will leave the Women’s Super League club when her contract expires this summer. The 29-year-old centre-back scored seven goals in 76 appearances for the Gunners after joining from Notts County in the summer of 2017. The Republic of Ireland international helped the club win the Continental Cup in 2017-18 and the […]
An A to Z of search results
Getty Images Google now handles more than three billion searches a day. The vast majority are for complete words or phrases. But premature pushes of the enter key mean many end up being for single letters too. Most of us simply go back and try again. But some of those unique-character searches throw up intriguing […]
Premier 15s: Champions Saracens start title defence with win
Bristol Bears Women were unable to replicate the victorious start to the new season that their men’s side delivered against Bath last weekend as they went down 32-17 at home to one of last season’s semi-finalists Wasps FC Ladies. New signing Claire Molloy scored a brace of tries for Wasps, while England tight-head Sarah Bern, […]