Mark Sampson: FA was warned about employing England women’s manager
FA chief executive Martin Glenn, speaking to BBC Sport’s Richard Conway Why have you taken this decision today? In 2014 there were concerns raised about Mark’s time at Bristol Academy. These were investigated by the FA’s safeguarding unit and Mark was cleared in terms of his suitability to continue in football in early 2015. Let’s […]
In need of surgery or therapy?
Getty Images Ideas for reform of the NHS and its funding are going public to challenge the political consensus that it can go on as it is. Its problems cannot be solved by money alone – not while staffing is such a problem, and as demands on it keep rising. So would patient payments be […]
Ivanka Trump takes Donald Trump seat at G20 leaders’ table
Getty Images Ms Trump accompanied her father to earlier sessions before sitting in for him later In an unusual move Ivanka Trump briefly took her father Donald’s seat at a summit of world leaders on Saturday. The US president had stepped away for a meeting with the Indonesian leader during the G20 meeting. Ms Trump […]
How crowdsourcing is rescuing people from the war zone
Salam Aldeen Finding a safe route out of Ukraine is not easy. One challenge facing those looking to escape is to find one that is not under heavy bombardment from Russian forces. So how do people actually find safe passage out of the country? One way is via transport arranged by dozens of volunteers based […]
Welsh Premier & non-league round-up
Friday, 17 November Aberystwyth Town 1-2 Bala Town: The Seasiders and the Lakesiders met in a game with big implications at both ends of the table. Aberystwyth Town dropped to 11th while Bala stayed fifth. Aber needed a win to continue their recent revival that had seen them lose just once and win four of […]
Women ‘not supported’ to be business leaders
Louise O’Shea Louise O’Shea often takes her daughters to visit work and says firms need to normalise families in the workplace Workplace change is needed to normalise and support women reaching the top, one company chief executive has said. Louise O’Shea of Confused.com said she was lucky to work somewhere that nurtured her and where […]
China prosecutors drop case against ex-Alibaba employee accused of sexual assault
Reuters Alibaba group says it is staunchly opposed to forced drinking culture Prosecutors in China have dropped a case against a former Alibaba employee accused of sexual assault. Lawyers in north-eastern Shandong province said the “forcible indecency” committed by the man, identified as Wang, was not a crime. The employee was arrested last month after […]
AI argues for and against itself in Oxford Union debate
Getty Images The AI did not take the form of a robot, instead its answers were read out The Oxford Union has heard from many great debaters over the years, but this week added an artificial intelligence engine to its distinguished speakers. The AI argued that the only way to stop such tech becoming too […]
Noel Mooney: ‘Tough decisions’ will be made, says FAW chief executive
Mooney was a goalkeeper with Limerick, Cork City and Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland and has also worked with the FAI. He believes Wales’ domestic game can learn a lot from his native country and said “everything is on the table” with regard the top-flight Cymru Premier, including a much-debated switch to summer […]
Energy costs must be priority for Liz Truss, say constituents
BBC Swaffham is a small market town in with a population of under 10,000 What do people in Liz Truss’s South West Norfolk constituency make of her new role and what do they hope she will focus on first? Not since the very first modern prime minister – Sir Robert Walpole – has a Norfolk […]