Extreme E: How did women and men’s performances compare in Desert X-Prix?
The series has equality: one male and one female driver sharing the duties by driving one lap each with equal machinery – the battery-powered Odyssey 21 ‘SUV’, which delivers 550 brake horsepower through two motors, and goes from 0-100km/h in 4.5 seconds. Comparing each man and woman across nine teams after one race will never […]
North Korea error opens door to fake Twitter account
Twitter The fake account contains unflattering images of the North Korean Supreme Leader and calls him an obscene name in Korean An error on a state-run North Korean website means that users can click through to a Twitter account attacking the government. The Our Nation School website, which teaches its readers about the philosophy of […]
Phil Neville: England women’s boss denies he is sexist
Phil Neville denied he is sexist and said he has huge respect for women, in his first media appearance after being appointed England women’s head coach. Neville apologised a day after taking the job for past tweets about women. “I had to – I didn’t like the words used,” said the 41-year-old. “I’m not a […]
41 poster incidents reported to police
PA Media Elsie Trainor is one of two SDLP candidates for Belfast South Forty-one incidents relating to election posters being damaged, removed or destroyed have been reported in the past month, police have said. Candidates from many parties have experienced issues with election campaign material. Police said they were investigating all the incidents thoroughly. Officers […]
Japan’s female bosses mapping a course for other women
Getty Images The Gion Matsuri is one of the most prestigious annual festivals in Japan Believed to have started in 869AD, the Gion Matsuri is one of the most famous annual festivals in Japan. This year it embraced the digital world. For the 2022 event back in July, an interactive, online map was made available […]
War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms
BBC Ihor Zakharenko’s videos from Ukraine were swiftly removed Evidence of potential human rights abuses may be lost after being deleted by tech companies, the BBC has found. Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence – but footage that may help prosecutions can be taken down without being archived. Meta and YouTube say they […]
Ahmad ‘happy and satisfied’ after first women’s symposium
“I declared that I was a happy and satisfied man. Happy with the success of this first initiative, satisfied because the results exceeded all our expectations. “My great final wish is that women’s football on our continent becomes a tool at the service of economic, social and cultural life,” Ahmad added. Amongst those in attendance, […]
Brexiteer popular with the Tory grassroots
EPA Penny Mordaunt launches her leadership campaign in July Penny Mordaunt has become the first Conservative MP to officially announce she is standing to replace Liz Truss as Tory leader and prime minister. She was one of the less well-known candidates in the summer Tory leadership contest, but made it through to the final three. […]
Souadou Niang is a former cleaner who became a hotel owner
Souadou Niang started as a cleaner in a renowned hotel in the USA. Through hard work she rose through the ranks to become one of the top managers of the company. Years later, she returned to Senegal and opened her own luxury hotel, with 80% of the staff being women that she trained herself. She […]
The Hundred: Oval Invincibles & Northern Superchargers mark welcome women’s return
The double header between the Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers also served as an interesting experiment, with the women going on second after the men – headlining a day at The Hundred for the first time. It feels slightly skinny that this will be the only time this summer the women are afforded such a […]