I wrote a Grammy-nominated hit in my Glasgow bedroom
Story Shop Blair Ferguson has been nominated for a Grammy for his work on SZA’s Snooze A 20-year-old music producer whose career began in his Glasgow bedroom is in the running for a Grammy award. Despite being relatively unknown in his home country, Blair Ferguson has worked alongside stars such as Justin Bieber and Diddy. […]
Kent Cricket club appeals for more women volunteers
Jessie Casson/Getty Images The club said they needed extra female volunteers in all areas of the club A cricket club is appealing for more women volunteers to get involved with the sport. Kent Cricket has issued a “rallying cry” to help it through “a period of exponential growth”. On its website, the club said it […]
The Iranian opposition fighters who mustn’t think about sex
Getty Images For six years, Albania has been home to one of Iran’s main opposition groups, the Mujahideen-e-Khalq, or MEK. But hundreds of members have walked out – some complaining about the organisation’s rigid rules enforcing celibacy, and control over contact with family. Now, dozens languish in the Albanian capital, Tirana, unable to return to […]
Great Yarmouth fishing industry play inspired by 1960s radio show
Getty Images Peggy Seeger was “very supportive” when director Jo Edye contacted her about turning the broadcast into a play Folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger has given her blessing to the creation of a play inspired by the history of the East Coast herring fishing industry. Singing The Fishing is based upon a BBC radio broadcast […]
Volunteers helping growth of women’s football
BBC Jess Hawkins said volunteers have helped the growth in popularity of women’s football Jess Hawkins, head of girls’ football at Abbeymead Rovers said volunteers who give up their time are “gems”. She said she hugely values the support that parents and grandparents provide. BBC analysis has found that there are now twice as many […]
Tory rivals condemn Trump’s tweets and police to launch e-scooter ‘blitz’
Reuters Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib dismissed President Trump’s remarks as a distraction Many of Tuesday’s papers feature the row President Trump is embroiled in over his attacks on four congresswomen of colour. “Boris blasts Trump” is the headline in the Daily Mail, which says Boris Johnson “rounded” on the US […]
World Cup 2022: Salima Mukansanga to ‘open doors’ for female officials
Earlier this year, Fifa said the appointment of the female officials for the men’s World Cup, whose matches in Qatar have yet to be announced, concluded a “long process”. “It is quality that counts for us and not gender,” continued Pierluigi Collina, the chairman of Fifa’s referees committee. “I hope that in future, the selection […]
The man who is Gujarat’s new chief minister
ANI Bhupendra Patel will be sworn in as chief minister of Gujarat in a grand ceremony Bhupendra Patel has been sworn in as the chief minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat after the BJP’s thumping win in recent elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah attended his swearing-in ceremony, held […]
World Championships: Success for African women boxers
Five African fighters took home medals from the Women’s Boxing World Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with three of them silver. On Thursday evening Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Mozambique’s Helena Panguane missed out on gold medals to take home silvers instead as they lost to Irish opponents. Moroccan heavyweight Khadija Mardi had a […]
‘I’d heard the big, bad, scary conversation about AI’
Gabriela Capote Gabriela Capote says that gaining an AI qualification made her stand out from other job applicants When Gabriela Capote was made redundant from her marketing job last year, she decided that she needed to learn about AI to get the edge in securing her next role. “After getting laid off from a job […]