Izzy Christiansen: Everton midfielder signs new deal to remain with WSL club
Everton midfielder Izzy Christiansen has signed a new deal to remain with the Women’s Super League side for a further two-and-a-half years. The 29-year-old began her career at the Blues and went on to have spells with Birmingham City and Manchester City. After joining French giants Lyon, where she helped them to the Women’s Champions […]
‘I sound like a little kid!’
Jean Baptiste Mondino An outtake from the cover shoot for Raw Like Sushi, by Jean-Baptiste Mondino Rock critics of a certain age have written hundreds of articles (and in one case, an entire book) about the moment in 1972 when David Bowie draped his arm around guitarist Mick Ronson on Top of the Pops and […]
WSL 2023-24: Everything you need to know about the new Women’s Super League season
While the other major leagues in Europe are up and running, managers, players and fans have had to wait until October for England’s top flight to return. The start comes days after an international break for the start of the Women’s Nations League, and just six weeks after the World Cup final. Leicester manager Willie […]
Women’s FA Cup final: Superstitions, nerves & a ‘celebration’ of women
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes is more familiar with the occasion having already led the club to two FA Cup successes. Should the Blues win on Sunday, they will have secured a treble of trophies from the 2020-21 season with both domestic cups and their league title. “We’re always competing for trophies every year so yes, […]
Female pop stars celebrate a record-breaking year on the charts
Getty Images Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter were among the stars who scored platinum-selling albums in 2024 From Taylor Swift to Charli XCX, women had a record-breaking year on the British charts, according to new figures from the British Phonographic Institute (BPI). Female pop artists topped the singles chart for an unprecedented 34 weeks – […]
Former US President Jimmy Carter
Watch: A look back on the life of former US President Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter, who has died at the age of 100, swept to power promising never to lie to the American people. In the turbulent aftermath of Watergate, the former peanut farmer from Georgia pardoned Vietnam draft evaders and became the first US […]
Five of the biggest stories in the patch
Harry Seager Harry Seager caused an online storm when he found a Mars bar without its signature ripple A story about a man who caused an online storm when he found a Mars bar without its signature ripple was among our most-read stories in the south this year. We have picked five stories from 2024 […]
Guernsey women calls for more awareness of eating disorders
Jenny Thomas Lois Vidamour, Hannah Langlois, Emily Savident, Alex Oliver, Suzannah Tostevin, Sophie De La Mare, Orla Rabey, Abi Tardivel, Jenny Thomas and Hannah Vidamour (left to right). Young women are calling for more support and awareness of eating disorders (ED) in Guernsey. In September, 11 local women travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, to run and […]
Naetive Studio founder on starting a business in maternity leave
Mollie Warrington Mollie Warrington said she told her partner that they couldn’t have a business and a tidy house when she first started making mugs in her kitchen A businesswoman whose handmade mugs have been shared by influencers such as Molly-Mae and Stacey Solomon, said “mum-guilt” is one of her biggest challenges. Mollie Warrington, from […]
School ‘defects’ check ordered and ‘young adults to ill to work’
The Guardian leads with ministers ordering safety checks on a group of post-war school buildings over fears of defects in thousands of schools. The paper writes that after months of delays, contractors have finally been appointed to investigate the buildings. The main front page image is the crashed Jeju Air plane in which 179 people […]