Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Oxfordshire crafting enthusiast uses skills on space missions
RAL Space Angela Ashill said she “never expected to work anywhere like” RAL Space A crafting enthusiast has described putting her talents into working on…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…