England Women: How did Mark Sampson and his players rate at Euro 2017?
Jordan Nobbs – 8 Nobbs had a lot of catching up to do after a World Cup in which she was injured and then caused confusion with a Twitter announcement hours before the quarter-final against Canada that an injury had ended her tournament – a post that was then swiftly deleted. For the most part, […]
The lost ancient practice of communal sleep
Getty Images Until the mid-19th Century, it was completely normal to share a bed with friends, colleagues and even total strangers. How did people cope? And why did we stop? In 1187, a medieval prince slipped into his grand wooden bed, accompanied by a new companion. With a thick mane of auburn hair and strapping […]
Adam Griggs appointed Ireland Women’s coach until the end of the Six Nations
IRFU high performance director David Nucifora said the Irish governing body had received a “huge response” to the job advertisement. “Adam has developed into an outstanding coach since arriving in Ireland in 2009 and has coached at schools, club and inter-provincial level,” said Nucifora. “He has good knowledge of the women’s game in Ireland having […]
Olympian praises Manx talent ahead of sports awards
BBC Amy Williams could not attend the 2020 event because of the pandemic Celebrating sporting success is “a really magical thing” for athletes, the guest of honour at the Isle of Man Sports Awards has said. Amy Williams MBE won gold in the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver competing in the skeleton event. The British […]
The Pixar short that tackles office ‘bro’ culture
Pixar Animation Studios Purl tries desperately to fit in – creator Kristen Lester says the reason women are balls of yarn in the film is so they can morph identities (Credit: Pixar Animation Studios) A new animated film highlights the need for inclusion at work. Called Purl, it was released on 4 February and has […]
Happy Valley creator says TV soaps have become unbelievable
Duncan McGlynn/Shutterstock Wainwright picked up the best drama prize for Happy Valley at the Edinburgh TV Awards Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright has said TV soap storylines have become more “crazy and unbelievable” because they have so many episodes to fill and an “obsession with youth”. Wainwright cut her teeth writing on Coronation Street in […]
Sweden’s surprising rule for time off
Alamy Stock Photo Sweden has a unique system of granting workers leave to allow them to potentially launch a new business as entrepreneurs (Credit: Alamy Stock Photo) The country’s unique leave of absence system helps workers launch their own business. Can it be replicated elsewhere? Jana Cagin had never thought about running her own company […]
Netball has ‘nothing to hide’ over lack of drug testing
The FA and RFU “bolster” testing from Ukad with their own funding, while the ECB covered the full cost of testing between 2013 and 2017 when no “public interest” testing – financed by the national agency – was available to them. Ukad said the design of its “intelligence-led” programme funds testing when there is a […]
Belarus threatens to cut off gas to EU in border row
Reuters Thousands of people are stranded in freezing conditions at the Belarusian-Polish border Belarus’s leader has threatened to cut off gas supplies to Europe if sanctions are imposed over an escalating migrant crisis at the country’s western border. Thousands of people, mostly from Iraq, Syria and Yemen, are at the border with Poland, enduring freezing […]
Mariéme Jamme
Piero Zagami and Michela Nicchiotti The woman building an army of female coders, one line at a time. Founder of iamtheCODE Mariéme Jamme is on a mission: training an army of women – one million in fact – to code by 2030. Her organisation gives women equal opportunities in tech through digital clubs, public “hackathons” […]