How well is Wales doing?
Getty Images There is still work to be done for equal pay in Wales Wales is aiming to have a feminist government and to become one of the safest places for women in Europe. Former First Minister Carwyn Jones made the pledge to aim for true equality a year ago – so how well is […]
Facebook seeks facial recognition consent in EU and Canada
Getty Images Facebook says its face-matching tech is a way for users to learn if they are in a photo even if not tagged Facebook has started asking European and Canadian users to let it use facial recognition technology to identify them in photos and videos. Facebook originally began face-matching users outside Canada in 2011, […]
Bollywood’s misogyny problem is not new
Kabir Singh/ Facebook The film earned $10m in its opening weekend A new Bollywood film, Kabir Singh, is being described as misogynistic even as it has set box office coffers ringing. But this is hardly a new problem in India’s biggest film industry, writes the BBC’s Divya Arya. Kabir Singh is the story of a […]
Boris Johnson facing Tory investigation over burka comments
Getty Images Protesters gathered in Uxbridge, Mr Johnson’s constituency, on Thursday Boris Johnson is facing a possible investigation into breaches of the Conservative Party code of conduct. The party has received dozens of complaints about the ex-foreign secretary’s comments about Muslim women wearing burkas. The complaints will be looked at by an independent panel which […]
Reading Football Club’s 150 years celebrated at exhibition
Laura Bennetto Reading’s players pose with the club’s first trophy, the Berks and Bucks Challenge Cup, won in the 1878/9 season after they beat Marlow 1-0 in the final. Two internationals, Edgar Field of England (far left) and John Morgan of Wales (fourth from left), featured in the line-up When The Reading Football Club played […]
Female politicians and babies: a lose-lose situation?
Reuters Germany’s Frauke Petry has five children A new political party leader in New Zealand has reacted angrily to repeated questions about whether she plans to have children. So what added scrutiny are female politicians under, and, conversely, can mothers sometimes use their family lives to their political advantage? ‘Deliberately barren’ Some politicians have faced […]
Back to the office? Science reveals best desks to nab
Getty Images If you are heading back to the office and get a chance to pick where you sit, choose wisely, say researchers who have been studying the science behind desk location and productivity. The University College London team visited the HQ of a large global tech company in the city to quiz staff about […]
‘I was in excruciating pain from excess iron’
Katherine Hough Katherine Hough suffers from hair loss, IBS, and joint pain For years, Katherine Hough, 27, suffered from a series of mystifying symptoms. “I had unexplained stomach pains. Then when I got to university I began to faint frequently, my hair was falling out, I had severe joint pains and was constantly tired. My […]
Cwm Taf maternity services in special measures after review
Getty Images The review looked into services at hospitals in the south Wales valleys A health board’s maternity services are “under extreme pressure” and “dysfunctional”, according to a damning independent review. The health minister has put services into special measures after failings were uncovered at the Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles hospitals in the south […]
Transcript: Can ‘sex robots’ help disabled people?
This is a full transcript of Can ‘sex robots’ help disabled people? as presented by Kate Monaghan and Simon Minty and first broadcast on 6 October 2017 KATE – Hello listeners. Well, you join us still trying to sort out the programme actually, because we are a little bit behind. I hope you’re all having […]