Egyptian refugee engineer faced discrimination
Shrouk El-Attar Shrouk El-Attar was a finalist in the Institute of Engineering and Technology’s women engineer of the year award. A former refugee said she struggled against gender and racial discrimination in the tech industry. Shrouk El-Attar, 27, from Bristol, said despite the discrimination, she wanted to “fight for equality in tech”. Jo Foster, from […]
GB rowing coaching culture ‘hard’ but falls short of bullying, says review
The internal review stated that more care needed to be taken of athletes’ well-being. It also recommended creating a “more inclusive environment” with “greater focus on the effects of stress on performance and well-being”. “There is a need to address the perception of balance between the different squads on the High Performance Programme,” the review […]
Conservatives pledge to end not proven verdict
Getty Images Douglas Ross unveiled his criminal justice plans at a former police station in Loanhead The Scottish Conservatives have pledged new legislation which would end the “not proven” verdict amid a series of criminal justice election promises. The not proven verdict, unique to the Scottish justice system, has been controversial in recent years. The […]
Women’s Sport Pioneers: The Women’s Boat Race
And The Times report of the day stated that hordes of angry men headed to the river to shake their fists and yell at the women as they did not see it as a sport they should partake in. As part of the filming, I met a group of ex-rowers now in their 50s, 60s […]
Is Keir Starmer a prime minister in waiting?
Getty Images/BBC He is miles ahead in the polls. He faces a rival party with a serious habit of knocking lumps out of itself. Wages run out more quickly every week. And there’s a sense among the public that nothing works any more. Put all that together, and then ask yourself, is Keir Starmer going […]
The breakthroughs that could save our lives
It has been a remarkable year of promise in medical science – from reversing blindness and paralysis to progress in cancer and infertility. First gene-edited babies, probably. Getty Images A scientist in China caused the biggest stir in science for years when he claimed to have made the world’s first gene-edited babies. The twin girls […]
Boat Races 2015: Cambridge & Oxford meet on River Thames
The 23-year-old missed out in 2012 as he competed for Great Britain at the London Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the men’s eight competition. But he will stroke the Dark Blues in the 161st Boat Race as Oxford aim for a sixth success in eight years and their 11th since the turn of the […]
Labour promises paid leave for domestic violence victims
Dawn Butler: Employers have a “duty of care” to employees experiencing domestic abuse Employers would have to provide up to ten days paid leave for victims of domestic violence, under plans announced by Labour on Saturday. Shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler unveiled the policy at the party’s Women’s Conference in Liverpool. The proposals aim to […]
Boat Races 2015: Oxford women and men beat Cambridge
But, having won the toss and chosen the Surrey bank of the river, the lighter of the two crews mastered the testing conditions to claim a 12th triumph this century. It was their 29th victory in the 70 races since 1927 and added to the 40-second victory of Oxford’s reserve boat on Friday. “We didn’t […]
Can Starmer keep hold of his party machine?
PA Media The UK’s three biggest unions are changing leadership, while Labour’s governing body has been holding elections. What does all this mean for Sir Keir Starmer? Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee – the NEC – matters. It can help or hinder Sir Keir Starmer in his efforts to prove the party really is under […]