Grace Clinton: How England’s ‘next superstar’ caught Sarina Wiegman’s eye
Ever since her days at Everton, Clinton has been tipped to become a star. The midfielder stepped up to the first-team squad under former Toffees boss Willie Kirk aged just 16 during the 2020-21 pre-season campaign. She was an unused substitute in their FA Cup final defeat by Manchester City later that season and earned […]
Kathleen Turner diss has the whole world guessing
BBC Turner found fame in such films as Body Heat and Romancing the Stone Kathleen Turner has set the cat amongst the pigeons by accusing an unnamed actress of “playing the same role for 20 years”. In a frank interview with Vulture, the 64-year-old pours scorn on the unidentified star for “only giving people what […]
Women’s Champions League returns: What to look out for in 2022-23 quarter-finals
Big games call for big stadiums and each of the quarter-final teams will play in their club’s larger ground which is usually used for the men’s teams. That’s eight iconic stadiums. Champions League debutantes Roma will host Barcelona at Italy’s Stadio Olimpico before travelling to the Nou Camp for the second leg. Barcelona attracted enormous […]
The stories behind the songs
Reuters Ariana Grande’s fourth album Sweetener, which has just been released, sees the US pop star attempt to step up as an artist as she deals with the peaks and troughs of the past couple of years. The Manchester bomb, which killed 22 people after her gig last May, looms large, as does her blossoming […]
EU settlement scheme: ‘Worry’ as deadline nears
BBC Ewa Hughes moved to Wales in 2003 and has been granted settled status A charity is “worried” some European Union citizens living in Wales will miss the application deadline to remain in the UK, post-Brexit. Anyone who entered the UK under the EU’s freedom of movement must register with the settlement scheme by 30 […]
Women’s World Cup: Fifa wants to increase teams & double prize money
This year’s World Cup has seen record TV audiences in the UK and beyond, with Infantino keen to capitalise on the success of the tournament by expanding it from 2023. Prize money for the 2019 World Cup was doubled to $30m (£24m) but will go up to $60m (£48m) for the next tournament. The 2018 […]
Dame Jenni Murray signs off with feminist anthem
Dame Jenni closes her last programme with Helen Reddy Dame Jenni Murray ended her final episode of Woman’s Hour with Helen Reddy’s feminist anthem, I Am Woman. The Australian singer died this week aged 78. The outgoing presenter said it was “very strange” to be hosting the BBC Radio 4 show for the last time, […]
The changing face of working men’s clubs
BBC Bar worker Anni Cawley, 20, says young people are missing out on a “great craic” Three quarters of working men’s clubs have closed over the past 50 years, according to their national association. Now, one of the oldest in the country has dropped “working men” from its name in an attempt to reinvent itself […]
Women’s Six Nations 2022: Grace Davitt says new coach Greg McWilliams the right choice for Ireland
Former Ireland centre Grace Davitt says Greg McWilliams is the right choice to lead the country’s women’s team as they are about to begin this year’s Six Nations after a traumatic 2021. McWilliams succeeded Adam Griggs after the Ireland team’s shock failure to qualify for the World Cup. This followed criticism from players past and […]
Jon Lewis named as England women’s head coach
Well beaten in the Ashes in Australia, captain Heather Knight’s side were on the brink of an early exit from the World Cup in New Zealand, only to recover and reach the final, where they were beaten by Australia. A comprehensive home series win against South Africa was followed by a disappointing Commonwealth Games, where […]