India TV show proves entrepreneurship isn’t just for rich
Pashmi Shah/ Sony LIV Jimmy Shah and Jash Shah took home 10 million rupees in return for a 15% stake in their company, Get-A-Whey In October, Pashmi Shah, a 30-year-old senior marketing executive, received a phone call that changed her life. On the other end was a producer for Shark Tank, the Emmy-nominated reality television […]
Carly Telford: Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper retires, aged 35
Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Carly Telford has retired, aged 35. Telford, capped 27 times by the Lionesses, won three Women’s Super League titles with the Blues. She went to Euro 2017 as a squad member, and played at the 2019 World Cup, also going to the Tokyo Olympics with Great Britain in 2021. “After […]
How she confounded Tories who ridiculed idea of her as PM
BBC Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first woman prime minister, led the country between 1979 and 1990 The extent to which leading Conservatives under-estimated Margaret Thatcher, both as a politician and a woman, is laid bare in a new BBC Two series charting her rise to power. Ken Clarke and Michael Heseltine, who went on to […]
Einstein’s travel diaries reveal racist stereotypes
AFP/Getty Albert Einstein wrote the travel diaries on a trip to Asia and the Middle East in the 1920s Newly published private travel diaries have revealed Albert Einstein’s racist and xenophobic views. Written between October 1922 and March 1923, the diaries track his experiences in Asia and the Middle East. In them, he makes sweeping […]
Why is campervan parking a hotly debated issue in Felixstowe?
Shannon Eustace/BBC Some local residents say they are concerned about the damage to pavements A seafront road in the Suffolk resort of Felixstowe has become a popular rest stop for campervan and motorhome owners. However, not everyone is thrilled about the vehicles being there and a heated debate has emerged. With easy access to the […]
Does being called Emmeline change your life?
BBC On the centenary of some British women winning the right to vote, 100 Women speaks to six women who share their first name with suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. Spread across the globe, from Kigali to Sao Paulo, they all say their name has made them more inclined to fight for women’s rights, even if […]
Regine Mvoue: A lack of facilities hampering women’s game in Cameroon
She feels that despite this relative success the women’s game in Cameroon is not developing at the same pace as the global game. “There aren’t enough academies dedicated to training women footballers and most of the coaches who opt to do so have no proper training,” she said. “Some do this out of goodwill but […]
Modi on ballot as polling ends
Getty Images Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi seat is up for grabs as Indians vote in the last phase of the general election. Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress party are battling it out with powerful regional rivals in what analysts believe will be a close fight. Many see this […]
Conservatives name Hannah Campbell as Telford election candidate
Telford Conservative Association Hannah Campbell will contest the Telford constituency for the Conservatives The Conservatives have announced Hannah Campbell as their candidate for the Telford constituency at the next general election. The current Conservative MP for Telford, Lucy Allan, announced in June she would be standing down. Ms Allan was first elected in 2015 and […]
New tech improves cervical cancer screening
Getty Images A pilot scheme using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging to help diagnose cervical cancer is being trialled in Airdrie. University Hospital Monklands said it has become the first hospital in the UK to pilot the technology. The technology creates digital images of cervical smear slides from samples with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Health […]