One Scottish man’s idea to fix the broken world of online debate
BBC Kal Turnbull hopes his new website Change A View will result in better online debate An idea by a Highlands teenager has garnered worldwide attention and is now, six years later, the basis for a fledgling start-up. At its heart is a simple question: how do you fix the often ugly world of online […]
The film which beat Barbie at the box office in Italy
Fremantle The domestic abuse experienced by the film’s heroine, Delia, has resonated across Italy Greta Gerwig’s Barbie may be the most financially successful movie ever to be directed by a female filmmaker, and the highest-grossing film of 2023. But it was beaten at the box office in Italy by another film, also made by a […]
Virginia’s first lady in cotton-picking race row
Getty Images Pam Northam, wife of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, has apologised for upsetting the family Virginia’s first lady has apologised after being accused of handing African-American children cotton during a historic tour of the governor’s home. A government worker claimed Pam Northam asked the young students to imagine they were picking the cotton as […]
‘I used to think tech jobs were for nerdy men’
Growing up Zoe Thomas never thought she could work in computing. The 29-year-old from Caerphilly had thought coding was a job for men who were good at maths. Even now women make up just 31% of staff in tech. But she decided to try something new while working in customer service for a not-for-profit in […]
Women’s Six Nations 2024: The pundits’ verdict on winless Wales
“It’s that old cliche that pressure is a privilege. You’re in that position where people are now wanting more and they’re expecting more because you’ve shown them that you’re such a good team. “You’ve shown them your progression, so yes people are going to put pressure on you to keep performing. But you have to, […]
Microsoft responds to female harassment claims
AFP The email chain began with women sharing stories about Microsoft’s glass ceiling Microsoft has vowed to respond after female employees shared dozens of incidents of sexual harassment and discrimination. The list was begun by women frustrated that many claims of harassment had been dismissed by human resources. The list logged incidents in different divisions […]
Women’s Six Nations: Wales need to look ‘deeper’ after sobering Ireland defeat
Naturally in a results-based business, questions are going to be asked about the players and the coaching staff after not only six straight defeats, but the way in which Wales have appeared to take a backward step in their professional journey. Cunningham is contracted up until the 2025 Rugby World Cup and remains committed to […]
What was the verdict on how she did?
Obama and top Democrats go after Donald Trump The stakes could not have been higher for Kamala Harris as she made history to formally accept the Democratic vice-presidential nomination. How did she do? Only three women have been on the top ticket for a major party before, and none has made it to the White […]
Police in Bradford inundated with female runners’ abuse stories
Safya Khan Keen runner Safya Khan has been on the receiving end of harassment when running Police in Bradford say they have been inundated with women sharing their experiences of the abuse they have received while out running. As a crackdown on the behaviour continues, officers have vowed to stamp out the unwanted attention for […]
How will history judge President Trump?
BBC Hostile historians may come to regard Donald Trump’s presidency as an aggregation of the lesser traits of his predecessors. The bullying of Lyndon Baines Johnson, who demeaned White House aides and even humiliated his Vice-President Hubert Humphrey – forcing his deputy once to recite a speech on Vietnam while he listened, legs akimbo, trousers […]