Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Olympic medallist Lewis Davey given hero’s homecoming in Grantham
Jess Lord / BBC Lewis Davey poses for a photo with families in Grantham during a walk around the town Olympic medallist Lewis Davey returned…
Keir Starmer denies purge of left-wing candidates
Getty Images Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has denied his party is blocking left-wing candidates as it scrambles to get a full slate in place…
Serena Williams leaves Eastbourne starstruck on competitive return to tennis
After cancelling a practice session on Monday, Williams arrived at the Devonshire Park practice courts at about 14:30 BST and word quickly spread around the…
‘We’ll give nation hope’ and ‘hidden tax trap’
The papers are dominated by Labour’s manifesto launch and their verdicts on the document. “We’ll give nation hope” is the how the Daily Mirror sums…
Kent weekly round-up: 17 August
DODE CHURCH/MATT JAMES Both Dode and Paddlesworth in the North Downs were thriving settlements until the plague hit in 1349 Man recalls seeing Hitler in…
Who is Alex Salmond?
BBC Alex Salmond – The basics Age: 69 Education: Linlithgow Academy, University of St Andrews Family: Married to Moira. No children. Parliamentary constituency: None Who…
‘Periods left me bed-bound during exam revision’
BBC Zaynah Ahmed missed many days of school during her GCSEs due to period pain A London student who was left bed-bound with period pain…
Paralympics 2024: GB win two golds among six medals on day one in Paris
Seven-month pregnant para archer Jodie Grinham competed in the heats of the women’s individual compound on day one. Rio 2016 silver medallist Grinham, 31, is…
What a climate-scientist turned president might mean for global efforts to tackle climate change
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico has elected the most scientifically experienced climate premier in history. Can she make a difference? Margaret…
Queen to share in Derby Day’s Diamond Jubilee party at Epsom
The horse is trained by Andrew Balding, the brother of BBC TV racing presenter Clare Balding, and she has admitted it would be hard to…