Kemi Badenoch dismisses Tory MP’s parenthood remark
GB News/PA Media Conservative leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch has criticised a Tory MP who said he wouldn’t choose her as leader as she is “preoccupied with her own children”. Sir Christopher Chope told ITV that “you can’t spend all your time with your family” while being leader of the opposition. He said he would be […]
Kilmarnock: Seven sign professional contracts as Jim Chapman returns as boss
Seven players have become the first women in Kilmarnock history to sign professional contracts with the club. Kirsty O’Brien, Laura McLaughlin, Lisa Swanson, Monica Harty, Alex Middleton, Abby Robinson and Georgia Crooks have all penned historic deals with the SWPL2 side. It comes as Jim Chapman returns for a second spell as women’s head coach. […]
Women’s Six Nations 2022: Emily Scarratt says possible wins record brings pressure
England centre Emily Scarratt says the hunt for a record-breaking win brings extra pressure after claiming a Grand Slam with their 23rd victory in a row. The Red Roses won a fourth successive Women’s Six Nations title in France. England’s next fixture is expected to be in September and success in that will give them […]
Bushra Bibi’s march for Imran Khan disappeared
Reuters Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, encouraged protesters into the heart of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad A charred lorry, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan – it was all that remained of a massive protest led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, that had sent the entire capital into lockdown. […]
The work experience you can do in your pyjamas
Jessica Fitzpatrick Jessica Fitzpatrick is looking at a career in law Twenty-year-old Jessica Fitzpatrick from Kent is in her third-year of university. Like most students with a part-time job, balancing all of her commitments can be challenging. So she chose a virtual internship, with the global law firm Linklaters, to fit around her studies. It’s […]
Tokyo 2020: Wales players would not turn down Team GB – captain Sophie Ingle
A team was not entered for the Rio Games because the four home nation football associations could not reach an agreement. There were concerns that a united British team could risk a country’s independence within Fifa – world football’s governing body – with the home nations agreeing to co-operate for London 2012 on the basis […]
Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah faces Panduleni Itula from the IPC
AFP Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been a loyal member of the governing party since she was 14 If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in southern Africa, coupled with the anti-incumbency feeling […]
The chatbot taking on Seattle’s sex trade
WATCH: Dave Lee’s report from Seattle’s red light district Its creators say the bot is most effective when it poses as a 15-year-old girl. You can find “her” number within fake messages placed alongside real ads on websites popular with those looking to buy sex. Naive and innocent, the bot will tell you she is […]
Male pill – why are we still waiting?
Getty Images A birth control pill for men has passed initial human safety tests, experts at a leading medical conference have heard. The once-daily pill contains hormones designed to stop sperm production. It would be a welcome addition to condoms or vasectomy – the only options currently available to men. But doctors at the Endocrine […]
Who are the parties behind the Irish general election?
Oireachtas Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael are the three big parties in Dáil Éireann (Irish parliament) Fine Gael Reuters Simon Harris became the “baby of the Dáil” in 2011 at age 24, and became the youngest ever taoiseach at 37 Translated to ‘Family of the Irish’, Fine Gael is a centre-right party. It […]