Feminist icon or emoji opportunist?
@KimKardashian/Gettyimages Her “International Woman’s Day” emojis have sparked an online backlash The Kardashians are some of the most divisive figures in popular celebrity culture – spearheaded by Hollywood socialite Kim’s rise to fame, the family have become household names. Together they have a reality television show which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The programme has […]
The Ashes 2023: Why England’s lack of left-handed batters leaves a ‘huge gap’
As expected there is a clear correlation between balls faced and runs scored with similar numbers, and positional ordering, across the 10 teams included. England’s left-handers have faced 84 balls in ODIs, scoring 58 of their 16,620 runs, with Bangladesh at 290 balls and 161 runs the next lowest. It is a similar picture in […]
‘A giant of Scotland’ and Truss fights for survival
Tributes to actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, feature on the front pages of many of Scotland’s newspapers. The Daily Record hails the star as “a real giant of Scotland”. The Scottish Sun hails Coltrane as a “national treasure” and says he “brought joy to millions”. The father-of-two died in […]
Viral TikTok boosts father’s thriller book to bestseller
TikTok @stonemaidens Mr Richards was happy just to have finished his novel, his daughter said Lloyd Devereux Richards, a full time attorney and father of three, spent 14 years pursuing his dream of writing a book, and the next 11 years hoping for the thriller to take off. It did not, until last week when […]
Ex-contender for Australian PM to leave politics
Reuters Julie Bishop has been a federal MP for two decades Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop, the highest-ranking woman to serve in the two-term government, has announced she is leaving politics. The upheaval also ended her 11-year tenure as Liberal Party deputy leader. Ms Bishop said she would not contest the next election, expected […]
Sex toy reawarded robotics prize
Lora DiCarlo Lora Haddock says she is thankful for the decision The Ose robotic vibrator by Lora DiCarlo was originally given the prize by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in January. However, the CTA quickly changed its mind and ousted the device, causing outrage. The organisation has now offered a “sincere apology” to Lora DiCarlo. […]
Paralympian Lora Fachie shares breastfeeding struggle
Helen Mary Inages Lora and Neil Fachie welcomed baby Fraser into their family in October Paralympic cycling gold medallist Lora Fachie has opened up about the struggle to breastfeed her baby that led her to feel like a failure. Lora, who has a visual impairment, was a gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games in […]
Election intimidation at ‘tipping point’, warns watchdog
First-time Labour candidate Emily Owen received abuse through social media British politics is at a “dangerous moment” with the level of personal abuse aimed at election candidates having reached a “tipping point”, the head of the standards watchdog says. Lord Bew warned the level of vitriol was now such that it could deter people from […]
Uber ties some executive pay to diversity goals
Getty Images Uber has said it will link pay for some senior executives to progress made toward improving diversity. Diversity will be used as one “key metric” to assess performance and determine executive compensation for senior leaders, the firm said. The policy also sets a target to increase the number of women in senior roles […]
New Zealand Rugby: Findings of report into ‘macho’ culture are published
Alcohol abuse, sexism and a sense of entitlement among players are some of the problems New Zealand Rugby (NZR) must challenge, a report has found. NZR commissioned a “respect and responsibility review” in 2016, after a series of scandals involving players, including the assault of a woman who was hired to strip at a team […]