Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Dorset library roles cut ahead of new opening hours
Dorset Council’s library workforce is being cut ahead of new opening hours which begin next month. The authority is implementing its new library strategy –…
Netanyahu walks political tightrope as US seeks Gaza deal
Reuters Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East to seek backing for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal If diplomats have groundhog days,…
Google employee anti-diversity memo causes row
EPA A Google employee’s opinion criticising the firm’s diversity initiatives is causing a furore at the firm. In an internal memo, a male software engineer…
US Secretary of State Clinton unveils Pakistan aid
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a raft of new Pakistan aid projects worth $500m (£328m). On a visit to Islamabad, she said…
Oxfordshire neighbours urged to grow food on pavements
Oxford Brookes University Low-maintenance foods like strawberries and herbs were grown by residents on Malford Road A guide for growing food on pavements and verges…
SNP leader John Swinney says UK should follow Scotland’s lead on higher tax
John Swinney says adopting Scotland’s tax approach would “avoid £18bn worth of cuts” The UK should follow Scotland’s lead on raising taxes to avoid spending…
A police officer with a conscience who left Belarus
BBC Andrei Ostapovich was a high-flying young police investigator in Belarus when protests broke out earlier this year, in the wake of the country’s disputed…
Hundreds of girls attend Cornwall engineering careers festival
More than 600 girls have attended a festival aimed at getting them into careers in technology and engineering. The ‘Reach for the Sky’ event –…
Five stories you may have missed
PA A story about the opening of Jeremy Clarkson’s new pub, The Farmer’s Dog, was among our most-read stories of the week. We have picked…
The start-ups launching in space
Rocket Lab Rocket Lab has had five successful launches from a base in New Zealand Peter Beck is a space entrepreneur with a rocket and…