Rio Olympics 2016: Farah, Adams & Heath golds take GB past London 2012 haul
Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic 5,000m title in Rio as Great Britain won 66 medals to surpass their medal haul from London 2012. Farah’s victory added to his gold in the 10,000m as he repeated the distance double he won four years ago. His medal was GB’s 65th before bronze for the women in […]
A year on Muslims face ‘new reality’
AFP/Getty Images “At some point we said we need to lower the temperature, to step away,” says Mohamed Labidi A year after a deadly shooting in a Quebec mosque, emotions are still raw among Muslims in the Canadian province. Mohamed Labidi says there was before 29 January 2017 – and there was after. “We were […]
South Africa turns to solar to help stop power cuts
Nolwazi Zulu Nolwazi Zulu, an electrical power engineer, wants to do her bit to stop South Africa experiencing blackouts Young engineer Nolwazi Zulu says that when she was a teenager she decided that she would “go out and do something” about the regular power cuts that bedevil her community. Now 25 years old, Ms Zulu […]
Rio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya’s history-making could spell the end
She was neither. Semenya, born and raised as a girl, is believed to be intersex, external – identifying as a woman, but with physical characteristics typically associated with both men and women. No-one knows for certain. In Berlin, on only her second trip outside of her homeland, an innocent abroad overwhelmed by the world’s sudden […]
Robert Mugabe dies and Boris Johnson shifts battleground to Scotland
Reuters Robert Mugabe dies aged 95 Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, Robert Mugabe, has died at the age of 95 after a battle with ill health, his family has told the BBC. Mr Mugabe was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. His time in office had been overshadowed […]
Brexit not inevitable and must be stopped
Sir Vince Cable: “Brexit… can and must be stopped.” “Brexit is not inevitable – it can and it must be stopped,” Sir Vince Cable has told his party’s annual conference. The Lib Dem leader said 29 March next year – the date the UK is set to leave the EU – was “only a maybe”. […]
London 2012: Heather Watson handed late place in singles
Great Britain’s Heather Watson has been handed a place in the women’s singles in the Olympic tennis tournament. Alona Bondarenko, of Ukraine, has withdrawn through injury meaning 20-year-old Watson will take her place in the singles alongside fellow Britons Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha. Watson, who reached the third round at Wimbledon, is also competing […]
100 Women: Suffragists or suffragettes
Getty Images “Women’s vote won” declared the Manchester Guardian following 6 February 1918. The passing of the Representation of the People Act had extended voting rights to women over the age of 30 who owned property for the first time. In this centenary year a group of women called the suffragettes will be much celebrated. […]
Anti-groping stamp lets victims mark assailants
Shachihata An anti-groping device aimed at tackling sexual harassment on public transport has been launched in Japan. It allows victims to mark their assailants with an invisible ink stamp in the shape of a hand. People can then use the device’s black light to identify those who have been marked. The firm involved says it […]
London 2012: China’s swimmers stand on verge of new era
This year, Sun Yang hopes to change that. Zhang has not made the team; Sun has inherited his mantle and leads the world this year over the 400m and 1500m. In his other event, the 200m free, he is fifth-fastest. He is a relative unknown outside his sport, but undoubtedly a name to watch at […]