Kemi Badenoch triple lock comments trigger pensions row
PA Media Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has triggered a row after saying her party wants to explore greater means-testing of government support. Speaking on LBC Radio, she said the UK had a poor record in prioritising assistance to those who need it the most. Her comments, in response to a question about the state pension, […]
Women say police don’t take obscene calls and indecent exposure seriously
BBC Rebecca says other women came forward when she posted about her experience on social media In October, business coach Rebecca Amin opened her laptop to join a video call as her children played in the room next door. When her male client turned on his camera Rebecca was shocked to find he was standing […]
Barnsley ex-teacher one of UK’s top businesswomen
BBC/Victoria Scheer Amazelab founder Leonie Briggs has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. A former chemistry teacher who wants to inspire the next generation of scientists has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. Leonie Briggs, who is 42 and from Barnsley, set up her business […]
Elderly villagers in Gotherington are taught how to use smartphones
Older people in a rural village are learning how to use their smartphones in sessions run by the council. The villagers of Gotherington in Gloucestershire are being taught how to use the NHS app, WhatsApp and emails. Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Lauren Woods, who runs the classes, said the village suffered from poor signal but wi-fi […]
The Birmingham women combatting loneliness by speed mating
Khiefa Gabbidon Space For Girls aims to help women connect with each other After finishing university and moving back to Birmingham, Khiefa Gabbidon struggled to make friends when she started work. The 22-year-old had a job in the tech industry which she described as a male-dominated field and said she did not have any women […]
A life in the spotlight
Getty Images Linda Nolan and her singing sisters lived in the spotlight after their career-defining hit I’m In The Mood For Dancing in 1979 – meaning both their highs and lows were played out in public. The close-knit group, the original sisters – Linda, Anne, Denise, Maureen and Bernie (Coleen was initially too young) – […]
Badenoch criticises Tory handling of Brexit
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised her predecessors for mishandling Brexit, saying leaving the EU without a growth plan was a “mistake”. In her first major speech of 2025, Badenoch will attack the Labour’s government but also her own party for repeatedly pledging to lower immigration as numbers “kept going up” and for promising net […]
Northampton hotels for homeless scheme extended
Sue Faulkner Sue Faulkner said the extension of block bookings at two Northampton hotels would give more time to get as many people as possible into accommodation A scheme to accommodate a town’s homeless population in hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has been extended until the end of June. Northampton’s Single Homelessness Forum moved 90 […]
Why a song calling out men is under fire for sleaze
Screenshot from YouTube A song that claims to spotlight the male gaze is being called out for doing the opposite A scantily-clad woman gyrating to a racy song has powered some of India’s biggest chartbusters. So, when a new song from the southern Telugu film industry dropped in December, claiming to subvert the male gaze, […]
How Telford’s child sex abuse inquiry could shape government thinking
Getty Images Safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, said an independent, locally-led inquiry into child sex abuse, like in Telford, was the “only model” she had seen work Although the council, among others, was strongly criticised during the inquiry, its response to the findings was praised last year by inquiry chair Tom Crowther KC and the victims […]