Women’s World Cup: How did England’s players perform in France?
Toni Duggan After struggling in her first game – the final group match against Japan – she improved in the 3-0 last-16 win against Cameroon with two assists, but failed to make an impression against Norway or the USA. Looks as if she has regressed since moving to Barcelona, and will hope a move will […]
London elections 2021: Your candidates questioned
PA Media A record-breaking 20 candidates are running to become the next mayor of London. More than six million people are registered to vote in the capital on 6 May. We asked each candidate why they think they should get your vote, and quizzed them on their priorities. Here is what they had to say. […]
Euro 2022: ‘I love coming to work every day’ – Inside Northern Ireland’s full-time set-up
It’s no secret that 2022 is a massive year for Northern Irish football as Kenny Shiels’ team build towards Euro 2022 – a maiden major tournament for the senior women’s side. Already making history to reach the finals in England this July, NI’s underdog status will be larger than ever with Norway, Austria and the […]
New chief urged to tackle police ‘misogyny’
BBC Iain Livingstone said he would take any concerns that were raised “extremely seriously” but denied there was a deep-rooted problem Two female former police officers have said more needs to be done to tackle sexual inequality and misogyny within Scottish policing. Angela Wilson and Karen Harper said sexual discrimination and bullying were still a […]
Microsoft says error caused ‘Tank Man’ Bing censorship
Tiananmen’s tank man: The image that China forgot Microsoft blamed an “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine not showing image results for the query “Tank Man”. The phrase relates to the iconic image of a lone protester standing before tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square during demonstrations in 1989. On Friday users who searched […]
Only 13% of UK headliners in 2022 are female
Getty Images Only one in ten headliners at the UK’s top music festivals this summer will be women, a BBC study has found. This is despite many events previously promising to achieve a ’50/50′ gender balance across their line-ups by 2022. “It feels awful,” US singer songwriter Maggie Rogers tells BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. But […]
Hacker Robert Parsons jailed over teenage girls’ naked photos Snapchat bribe
West Yorkshire Police The court was old Robert Parson’s actions caused psychological trauma to hic victims A tech addict who hacked into teenage girls’ Snapchat accounts and tried to bribe them into sending him naked pictures of themselves has been jailed. Robert Parsons, 22, “toyed” and “teased” with his victims, who were aged between 14 […]
Wales Women role ‘too much’ for one coach, says ex-wing Caryl James
Former Wales Women wing Caryl James fears the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU)’s plan to name one coach for both the national 15-a-side and Sevens teams would be “too much” for one person. WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips and performance director Ryan Jones are seeking someone for the role. “I had a massive shock to see […]
Keith Brown elected deputy leader
PA Mr Brown was congratulated by SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon Keith Brown has been elected as the SNP’s new deputy leader as the party’s conference opened in Aberdeen. Mr Brown, who is currently the Scottish government’s economy secretary, succeeds former MP Angus Robertson in the role. He finished ahead of activist Julie Hepburn and Inverclyde […]
Prince Andrew ‘snubs FBI’ and the Holocaust remembered
AFP Duke of York Tuesday’s papers make uncomfortable reading for the Duke of York, with many picking up on his alleged lack of cooperation with the US police inquiry into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Why won’t Andrew speak to us?” is the front page headline of the Daily Mail, summarising the FBI’s complaint. […]