Is a female lead now key to box office success?
Alamy Women-led films have won the box offices and critical accolades in recent years US awards season is in full swing – and so is the debate around representation (and a gaping lack thereof) in Hollywood. But the landscape for women in media may be changing for the better. Last year, female-centric films Lady Bird, […]
Scotland women united & professional on way to parity – coach Pedro Martinez Losa
Scotland players have shown unwavering commitment as they sought a solution with the Scottish FA over equal treatment, insists women’s head coach Pedro Martinez Losa. Captain Rachel Corsie said players “are proud to have parity” after she withdrew a threat of legal action. An agreement was reached on the day a tribunal hearing was due […]
NI schools to close and three-tier system begins
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. We’ll have another update for you at 18:00 BST. 1. Three-tier system comes into force in England 2. Northern Ireland to close schools Scotland has already imposed stricter rules across a large swathe of the country and Northern Ireland is […]
Aston Villa: Arsenal legend Jordan Nobbs joins fellow WSL club in 18-month deal
England midfielder Jordan Nobbs has signed an 18-month deal with the option to extend for Women’s Super League club Aston Villa. The 30-year-old joins from Arsenal with whom she spent 12 years, winning 12 trophies including three WSL titles. She scored 81 goals during 270 appearances for the north London club. “Arsenal will always be […]
Secret vote ‘should have been held on Edwin Poots’
BBC Ms Bradley says there is no “purge” taking place in the DUP A secret ballot should have been held to affirm Edwin Poots’ leadership but the result would not have changed, DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley has said. It comes after two councillors were among a number of party members to quit over concerns […]
Sex workers fear for their future
Estelle Lucas Estelle Lucas has lost nearly all her income during the coronavirus outbreak With social distancing rules in place and strip clubs and brothels closed, sex workers around the world have seen their incomes disappear almost overnight as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Fearing for their livelihoods, as well as their health, some […]
Abortion and same-sex marriage moves for NI backed by MPs
Getty Images Conor McGinn’s proposal says if Stormont is not restored by 21 October, the government should legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland MPs have backed amendments which require the government to liberalise abortion and extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored. It was part of a Commons debate aimed […]
Trump’s Afghanistan vow and Brexit legal plan
Hello. Here’s your morning briefing: Reuters He said his original instinct had been to pull US forces out, but a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill and risk repeating the same mistakes made in Iraq. He spelled out that he wanted to shift from a time-based approach in Afghanistan […]
The Whale star emotional as he collects Critics Choice Award
Getty Images The Whale is Brendan Fraser’s first lead role in a major film for 12 years Comeback star Brendan Fraser gave an emotional acceptance speech as he picked up the best actor prize at the Critics Choice Awards for The Whale. “I was in the wilderness. And I probably should have left a trail […]
Virginia Republican embroiled in blackface scandal
Getty Images Senator Tommy Norment was managing editor of a yearbook that contained blackface and racial slurs Virginia Republicans claimed the moral high ground this week as a blackface scandal left the state’s Democratic leadership on the brink of implosion. But now a racist yearbook has come back to haunt a top Republican. It has […]