Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Derby data analyst aiming for World Dodgeball Championships glory
Supplied Kez Tranter plays for Derby Phantoms Dodgeball Club Kez Tranter spends most of her day as a data analyst in Derby, but this summer…
‘Leadership’ needed from UK to protect aid workers, say MPs
Reuters A group of MPs has called for “strong leadership” from the UK to better safeguard aid and healthcare workers from harm. Last year, there…
Italian fashion great dies aged 91
Nino Cerruti – one of the great Italian designers and fashion entrepreneurs – has died aged 91. Reports say he passed away in hospital in…
The surprising secret hidden in a pregnancy test
BBC A teardown of a digital pregnancy test has created a buzz after revealing it contained a standard paper test, similar to those used by…
Alexia Putellas chasing Olympic glory
Getty Images Alexia Putellas has won numerous titles in her career Spanish football is on top of the world right now. Last year its women’s…
Knife crime plans criminalise children
“Teach kids the realities of knife crime.” The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has criticised a new scheme by the government to tackle knife…
Meet the female ‘artpreneur’ making a splash online
ASHLEY LONGSHORE Ashley Longshore’s art has been bought by Hollywood celebrities Buying a piece of art has long been considered an investment, of time as…
The country that’s ‘high risk, high return’ for start-ups
Getty Images A Buddhist monk takes a selfie at the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Myanmar After decades of dictatorship and international sanctions, Myanmar (formerly called Burma)…
Something In The Water? Why we love shark films
Getty Images Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws left a generation of movie-goers scared to swim in the sea From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to…
How electric vehicles are moving into the fast lane
BBC Sushila Devi and her e-rickshaw From battery-powered delivery trucks and rickshaws, to Formula E racing cars, electric vehicles are entering the mainstream. But will…