Janine Van Wyk: Glasgow City defender returns to focus on South African club
Janine Van Wyk says she is leaving Scottish champions Glasgow City as the club she founded in her homeland “needs my attention”. South Africa’s most-capped player, Van Wyk started JVW FC in 2013 and the side have now been promoted to the Women’s National League. The 34-year-old joined Glasgow last year and helped them win […]
Brexit legal advice row and rail chaos report
Withdrawal deal latest Getty Images MPs will begin five days of debate later on the Brexit withdrawal agreement. But before that, they’ll vote on whether the government broke Parliament’s rules by not making public all the legal advice it has received about the deal. Ministers have published only an overview and say any more would […]
Meet the women leading our public bodies
BBC Rachel Wang is a trustee for the National Portrait Gallery. Rachel Wang is a 44-year-old mother of two and runs her own business. She is also on the board of trustees for the National Portrait Gallery. “Being a trustee is not just about fancy dinners and private viewings. It’s a job which comes with […]
New offences and tighter rules
Getty Images The draft bill aims to protect children online but is wide-ranging in scope New criminal offences and major changes have been proposed in the UK’s landmark Online Safety Bill, which seeks to regulate social media and tech giants. A new parliamentary report calls for adding scams and offences, like sending unwanted sexual images […]
‘In my world, there are a lot of Ma Raineys’
Netflix “We’re so used to seeing black characters defined by white people,” Viola Davis tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. “And when they’re defined by white people, their voice gets taken away, their sexuality gets taken away. “They are defined in the image of – take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt – […]
Council reform plan to ‘deliver better public services for everyone’
BBC Ministers have raised concerns that councils are predominantly made up of older, white men Job sharing, family leave and video-conferencing could make it easier for people to serve as councillors. The Welsh Government says a new law will ensure local authorities better reflect their communities with a wider range of views and experiences. Greater […]
Why was rival Mastodon trending?
Mastodon A number of India’s Twitter users say Mastodon is a more egalitarian alternative Some of India’s most influential Twitter users are looking to move to little-known network Mastodon amid an outcry over Twitter moderation methods. Mastodon’s apparent trend-surge was prompted by Twitter suspending a leading Indian Supreme Court lawyer’s account twice. Users have told […]
Solar energy empowers young women in Yemen
Ten women in Yemen’s Abs district have built and now run a solar microgrid. The project was set up in 2019 with the help of the UN Development Programme. The women now run the station as their own business, providing affordable, renewable energy to a community living near a war zone. As a result of […]
WhatsApp attack and Brexit changes demand
Getty Images Hackers hit WhatsApp This involved using WhatsApp’s voice-calling function to ring a target’s device. Even if people didn’t answer the call, the surveillance software would be installed, and, the Financial Times has reported, the call would often disappear from the device’s log. WhatsApp told the BBC it had been the first to notice […]
The Pakistani brides being trafficked to China
BBC Sophia (right) married a Chinese man after her pastor made introductions The marriage between a local Christian woman and a Chinese Christian man six months ago in the eastern Pakistani city of Faisalabad had all the signs of a perfect match. She was 19, he was 21. She was a trained beautician, he a […]