‘A 39-minute phone call cost me £119’
BBC Jared Evitts’ call to HMRC left him with an unwanted surprise on his phone bill After googling HM Revenue & Customs’ contact number, BBC journalist Jared Evitts made a phone call which he later found out had cost him £119. I typed “HMRC phone number” into Google, which seemed like the logical way to […]
Black Panther’s sister, Shuri, gets own Marvel comic series
Marvel The new comic series will debut in October Marvel has announced a new comic book series about Black Panther’s sister, Shuri, a scientific genius and princess of the mythical nation of Wakanda. It debuts in October and will be written by author Nnedi Okorafor and artwork by Leonardo Romero. The series follows her as […]
Women’s Euro 2017: England knocked out in semi-finals by Netherlands
By contrast, the Dutch were more patient on the ball and in Van de Donk, they had a midfielder who pulled the strings before she put the game beyond England’s reach with an opportunistic finish. The fact that she took advantage of a mistake by her Arsenal team-mate Williams, who tried to nod back to […]
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Debutant Mia Fishel on target for Blues in derby victory
Chelsea newcomer Mia Fishel said it was a “dream come true” to score on her debut as her side began their title defence with an entertaining derby victory over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. American forward Fishel, who moved to London from Mexican club Tigres this summer, headed home on 28 minutes from Niamh Charles’ inch-perfect […]
Jane Fonda talks #MeToo, Grace and Frankie and HBO documentary
Getty Images Jane Fonda has won two Oscars and had five more nominations Jane Fonda has successfully combined Oscar-winning Hollywood celebrity and firebrand political activism with a fitness video empire. So it’s no surprise to learn that she came to this year’s Cannes Film Festival wearing more than one hat. Her first job was to […]
Tech firms back rival ‘women-centric’ event
Getty Images There was criticism that RSA’s only female speaker, Monica Lewinsky, was not a cyber-security expert A cyber-security conference with a line-up currently featuring just one female keynote speaker has prompted tech firms to set up a rival meeting. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is currently the only female among the 22 confirmed […]
How to make money the Instagram way
Sulky Doll Fashion stylist Donna McCulloch says Instagram “is your shop front” Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo app, has become a lucrative shop window for many small entrepreneurs. So what are the secrets of its success? When Facebook bought the photo app Instagram in 2012 for a cool $1bn (£760m), eyebrows were raised at the value […]
‘I banged on doors until my hands bled’
Warner Bros Bebe Rexha has made a good living out of writing hits for other people and, occasionally, getting to sing them herself. The New Yorker rose to fame after helping craft The Monster for Eminem and Rihanna, and Me Myself & I for G-Eazy, among others. She’s currently in the UK top 10 as […]
Tory mayoral candidate promises ‘8,000 more police’ to make London safe
BBC Mr Bailey said there are “no-go” areas of London London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has outlined plans to “put pressure on criminals rather than communities” if he were to be elected. Mr Bailey, a member of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Conservatives, claimed a “crime epidemic” meant there are current “no-go” areas in the […]
Keira Knightley reveals she had mental breakdown and PTSD
EPA Keira Knightley is promoting her new film Colette which has awards buzz around it Keira Knightley has revealed she had a mental breakdown at 22 and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as she struggled with her sudden rise to fame. The actress said she was forced to take a year off after […]