10 TV shows to watch this December
Jay Maidment/ Netflix From pitch-black comedy Landscapers to crime-drama Aranyak and Sex and The City reboot And Just Like That, Amy Charles lists this festive season’s unmissable TV. HBO Max And just like that… some of the 90s and early-00s’ most beloved characters are making a return to the small screen. Sex and The City’s […]
Irina Karamanos and the first ladies forging their own path
Getty Images Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, Janja Lula da Silva and Irina Karamanos Being a spouse to a Latin American leader used to mean playing a visible and powerful part in your husband’s career. But not anymore. As many of the world’s most populous countries head to the polls this year, the role of women in […]
Anne Hathaway faces Godzilla monsters
Warner Bros Colossal has an audacious premise. But is it a movie that looks great on paper and fails in execution? Critic Sam Adams has an answer. For alcoholics, a critical part of recovery is making amends to the people you’ve harmed, but for Gloria (Anne Hathaway), that part of the 12-step plan is going […]
Women’s World Cup 2023: Tournament in Australia and New Zealand to get under way
The waiting is almost over. The biggest Fifa Women’s World Cup – featuring European champions England and debutants the Republic of Ireland – will finally get under way on Thursday. Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting the ninth edition, which for the first time will feature 32 nations including defending world champions the United States. […]
Labour big-hitter who beat the odds
UK Parliament/PA Media Angela Rayner’s road to the top of British politics has been an unlikely one. The former care worker had a baby at the age of 16 and left school without any qualifications, told she would not amount to anything. But if Labour wins the next general election, she is certain to be […]
How what you wear can help you avoid surveillance
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Designers are inventing new ways to stay under the radar, including textile patterns that baffle facial recognition software. Bel Jacobs takes a look at stealth fashions. Imagine you’re living in a dystopian future. Surveillance cameras scan the streets to recognise and record the faces of passersby – but you’re wearing a HyperFace […]
British East Asian actors ‘face prejudice in theatre and TV’
Paper Gang Theatre A poster of East Asian actors, used at a “Yellowface” protest in 2017 British East Asians say they still face serious prejudice when it comes to casting in theatre, TV and film, and are at risk of being seen as an “invisible” minority. “The representation of East Asians tends to be stereotypical, […]
Ministers ‘caught by surprise’ over hate crime row
Getty Images Former SNP MSP Jeane Freeman was Scottish health secretary from 2018 to 2021 Former health secretary Jeane Freeman says SNP ministers have been “caught by surprise” by the row over Scotland’s new hate crime law. She also said misogyny should have been included in the legislation, which creates a crime of “stirring up […]
Premier League step closer to Women’s Super League takeover from FA
BBC Sport understands that talks are ongoing about the possibility of playing multiple matches at Premier League stadiums on the opening weekend of the 2019-20 WSL season, which starts on Saturday, 7 September. The first round of the top-flight women’s fixtures fall during an international break for the men’s sides and Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea […]
GMB union staff to strike over alleged sexual harassment failures
EPA GMB picket sign in Huddersfield Karon Monaghan KC was called in to investigate sexual harassment in the GMB in 2020. Employees in the North East say promised reforms have not materialised. A GMB spokesperson said they were committed to listening to staff. The Monaghan investigation began after the abrupt resignation of the then-General Secretary […]