Campaign launches training for female election candidates
BBC Women In Public Life inspires and supports the women of Guernsey to stand for public office Women in Guernsey are being offered free training in campaigning skills ahead of this year’s election. As part of its #WomenStandGsy initiative, the organisation Women In Public Life has launched a ‘Train to Campaign’ programme. The training is […]
‘I’m sad that I didn’t have sex until I was 37’
BBC While the average person loses their virginity in their late teens, this is not true for everyone. “Joseph”, who is 60 and a widower, found it was a source of great shame and frustration. Here he shares his story. I remained a virgin until my late 30s. I have no idea how unusual that […]
Love Island: Why are viewers complaining?
ITV Marcel Somerville and Camilla Thurlow are among the contestants Viewers have been complaining about Love Island – but not for the reason you might think. The ITV2 show sees single men and women put together in a Majorcan villa to find love and win a £50,000 prize. So far this series, there have been […]
Australia pay dispute: Are the Ashes really under threat?
Yes. What got the players and their representatives irreversibly offside from a more enduring policy perspective was CA’s formal offer, issued in March, removing a key tenet of industrial agreements since 1997 known as the revenue-sharing model. Under this, anywhere from a fifth to a quarter of all CA incomings has been returned to players […]
Ghana country profile – BBC News
Some key dates in Ghana’s history: 12th Century – Various states established by the Akan people emerge and develop the gold trade. 1482 – Portuguese and later other European states set up posts to trade gold with the Akan states. 1500s – Transporting slaves overtakes gold as the main export in the region. 1600s – […]
Euro 2025: Boss Rhian Wilkinson says Wales are ‘culturally behind’ with women’s football
Wilkinson said she would like to see more families embracing the women’s game and there was still a perception being fed down that it is inferior to the men’s game. “I hate this men versus women argument, I’ve spoken to Craig [Bellamy, Wales men’s manager] at length about it,” she added. “I am as big […]
Elon Musk’s ‘disinformation’ endangering me, says Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips speaks to BBC Newsnight in the wake of Elon Musk’s tweets on grooming gangs Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told BBC’s Newsnight that “disinformation” spread by Elon Musk was “endangering” her but that it was “nothing” compared to the experiences of victims of abuse. The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald […]
Bet365 boss takes big pay cut but still makes £158m
Denise Coates, chief executive of the gambling firm Bet365, took a massive pay cut last year, but still received a package worth almost £158m. Ms Coates, understood to be the highest-paid director of Bet365 Group and one of Britain’s wealthiest women, was paid a salary of £94.7m in the year ending March 2024, down from […]
December sales provide little cheer for retailers
Getty Images Shoppers spent more in December compared with the year before but it wasn’t enough to make up for an overall lacklustre year for retailers, new figures suggest. Doing particularly well over Christmas were gifts including beauty advent calendars, jewellery and AI-enabled tech, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said. December’s growth of 3.2% was […]
A four-day science-backed guide to forging better friendships that will improve your life
Javier Hirschfeld/ Getty Images Friendships can bring some surprising benefits to our health. Here’s how you can make new friends and strengthen the ones you’ve got already. Health, exercise and diet reliably sit at the top of most people’s New Year’s resolutions – but for 2025, some may consider prioritising another goal: better relations with […]