Tour Championship: Ariya Jutanugarn wins with birdie after Lexi Thompson slip
Thailand’s former world number one Ariya Jutanugarn birdied the final two holes to win the Tour Championship by a shot at Tiburon Golf Club in Florida. The 21-year-old world number nine, one of four joint overnight leaders, holed successive putts from in excess of 20 feet for a 67 and a 15-under total. Two groups […]
How Stan Lee’s superheroes helped change the world
Getty Images Born Stanley Lieber in 1922, Lee was the former president of Marvel Comics Through Spider-Man, the X-Men and many other characters, the late Stan Lee sought to make a positive and lasting difference. It’s difficult to envision what pop culture would be like without Stan Lee’s prolific impact. And it’s even more difficult […]
Who might replace Kezia Dugdale?
BBC Scottish Labour’s front bench team at Holyrood – could one of them be in the frame for the leadership role? Kezia Dugdale’s sudden resignation has opened up a leadership contest at the top of the Scottish Labour Party. Who are the frontrunners to replace her? Scottish Labour has had its own distinct leadership position […]
NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors
BBC AI tool Mia circles two areas of concern on a mammogram scan An AI tool tested by the NHS successfully identified tiny signs of breast cancer in 11 women which had been missed by human doctors. The tool, called Mia, was piloted alongside NHS clinicians and analysed the mammograms of over 10,000 women. Most […]
Full transcript of ‘I knew that going deaf would kill me’
KATE – Hello. This month we’ve got a deaf singer and musician from the recent America’s Got Talent final, some Brave Poor Things from Bristol, and a bipolar punk singer of comedy songs. I’m Kate Monaghan. LUCY – And I’m Lucy Martin, standing in for Simon while he’s off on his travels. KATE – Lucky […]
Do female leaders improve women’s lives?
KENA BETANCUR The glass ceiling of the Javits Center ended up being horribly symbolic for Hillary Clinton “I can’t believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet… if there are any girls out there that stayed up late to watch – I may become the next woman president, but one of […]
Hundreds of Indians rescued from cyber-scam factories
Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of people have fallen prey to job scams in South East Asia The Indian government has so far rescued 250 citizens in Cambodia who were forced to run online scams. They were promised jobs but “forced to undertake illegal cyber work”, India’s foreign ministry said. Recent reports have said more […]
Jersey Bulls unveils plans for women’s team for 2023-24 season
Jersey Bulls hope to establish a women’s team in time for the start of the 2023-24 season. The club, which has had a men’s team in the Combined Counties League since its formation in 2019, also has a men’s Under 23’s side that play cup matches. The club says it needs sponsors to help fund […]
Aston Villa: How WSL club are using transfer market to try to close gap
Manager Carla Ward joined the club from rivals Birmingham City in 2021 and has taken the team on an upward trajectory since. Alongside the club’s head of women’s football, Lee Billiard, Ward set out a three-year plan which centred around recruitment and a style of play. A key part of Ward’s philosophy was making each […]
Winners and losers from Trump-Bannon feud
Getty Images In the world of US politics, 2018 has arrived with fire and fury. Donald Trump has split with former top adviser Steve Bannon. The president’s detractors are touting the revelations in Michael Wolff’s explosive new book as confirmation of every suspicion they had about the man and his fitness for office. Mr Trump […]