Man ‘devastated’ after finding out about mum’s death on Facebook
Kevin Simpson Kevin Simpson says he feels “very let down” by the police Kevin Simpson, from Nottinghamshire, was trying to locate his mother after finding her car parked in nearby woods. He then saw a Facebook post about a woman’s death there three days earlier. Lincolnshire Police said officers had tried to find Gillian Simpson’s […]
How polarisation is dividing India’s Silicon Valley
Getty Images The row over headscarves in Karnataka sparked countrywide protests Last week one of India’s richest women tweeted an unusual appeal to ruling politicians. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, who heads Biocon, a leading biotechnology firm, urged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Karnataka to “resolve the growing religious divide” in the southern state of 64 […]
Femtech: Right time, wrong term?
Elvie Tania Boler’s company has developed a pelvic-floor trainer and a breast pump. The meteoric rise of the label “femtech” to describe technology products, apps and hardware addressing women’s health and wellbeing issues divides opinion. While some say it helps the sector secure vital funding from male-dominated venture capitalists, others argue that it unnecessarily pigeonholes […]
Cheshire Police system will allow victims to video call control room
Getty Creative The system will allow people to contact the police control room via a secure video link on their phone A new system that allows vulnerable people to video call a force’s control room will help them “feel safer”, a police commissioner has said. Cheshire Police’s new technology will let control room operators to […]
Calls for independent oversight of services
PA Media The inquiry was called following a campaign by parents An MP has called for an independent organisation to be brought in to oversee improvements at Shropshire’s under-fire maternity services. A report found catastrophic failings at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust (SaTH) contributed to hundreds of babies’ deaths over 20 years. Helen Morgan, […]
The app that lets you pay to control another person’s life
Brandon Wong Brandon Wong allows his followers on social media app NewNew to vote on aspects of his everyday life How would you feel about being able to pay to control multiple aspects of another person’s life? A new app is offering you the chance to do just that. When writer Brandon Wong recently couldn’t […]
Bristol’s Blak Wave TV company to tell ‘untold stories’
Blak Wave Dr Fombo said: “We’re a values-led TV production company and central to that for us is representation, being authentic, leadership, collaboration – and we’re mavericks.” The only black-owned TV production company in Bristol has been launched, with a mission to “tell untold stories that reflect the population”. Founders Michael Jenkins and Dr Mena […]
England women: Phil Neville announced as new head coach on deal to 2021
Neville, who has a Uefa Pro Licence and lives in Valencia, was an assistant to England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce in their disappointing 2013 European Championship campaign. He joined David Moyes at Old Trafford, where he lasted the 2013-14 season, despite the Scot being sacked. His next top-level coaching job was at Valencia, where he […]
FM Carwyn Jones calls for woman Labour leadership candidate
Getty Images Carwyn Jones said it would not look good if there is no woman on the ballot It would be very difficult for Welsh Labour if there is no female candidate in the election to appoint the party’s next leader, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. Members are due to elect Mr Jones’s successor […]
‘People of colour seem to be superglued to the floor’
Getty Images The UK’s top firms have failed to make any progress on increasing ethnic diversity amongst top executives, a new report has found. Ethnic minority representation has fallen over the past year and 47 companies still have all-white staff at board and executive director level. “The glass ceiling hasn’t been broken for women, but […]