Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Rosie Hughes’ Wrexham dream
“You think about how many people are inspired today out of the 10,000 people that are here,” he said. “How many little girls were watching Rosie and thinking, ‘I want to go and do that’? “And Rosie setting all sorts of goal records that I hope will stand for a long time. I also hope […]
Women’s sides can add ‘significant value’ to world’s top football clubs – Deloitte
Women’s sides will bring “significant value” to clubs in future seasons, according to analysis from Deloitte. But the finance company warns there is still work to do if the women’s game is to keep growing in a “financially sustainable way”. A report found the world’s leading clubs made an average revenue of 2.1m euros (£1.9m) […]
Phil Neville: England women’s boss to leave role next summer
Phil Neville is to leave his role as England women’s manager next summer. The 43-year-old former Manchester United and Everton defender was appointed in January 2018 on a contract until the summer of 2021. He led the Lionesses to a first SheBelieves Cup success and a fourth-place finish at the World Cup in 2019. But […]
Richard Osman to embark on new series of crime novels
Rebecca Jones Arts correspondent, BBC News PA Media Richard Osman has revealed he plans to take a break from writing his successful Thursday Murder Club novels to embark on a new crime series. Osman told BBC News his new book series will be “a sort of Thursday Murder Club meets The Da Vinci Code”. The […]
Increase in Jersey foster carers after campaign
BBC The government said the fostering and adoption team had received more than 30 enquiries More than 14 islanders have signed up to become foster carers in Jersey. The government held a two week campaign to raise awareness of fostering due to an island shortage of carers being available. It said the fostering and adoption […]
How Oxford United’s cultural rebuild is creating success on the pitch
The Football Association made a number of changes to the set-up of women’s football a decade ago and since then, only one team from the National League’s Premier Divisions has gone undefeated to make the play-off final – Blackburn Rovers in 2016-17. Oxford’s players believe their team culture is why they have got this far […]
How Shrinking perpetuates Hollywood’s most sexist cliché
Apple TV+ The Apple TV+ series is the latest screen hit to use a dead family member or romantic partner as a narrative driver for its male hero. When will this crass trope end, asks Ralph Jones. Some things never change. When Shrinking, Ted Lasso creator Bill Lawrence’s new comedy drama starring Jason Segel, launched […]
Founder of mental health equine charity made MBE
The Horse Course Harriet Laurie uses horses to help people better cope with anxiety A woman who founded an equine charity to help disadvantaged people has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours List. Harriet Laurie founded The Horse Course in 2010 to help people with anxiety and other issues and has trained […]
The cookie that can’t be perfected
Karen Stabiner Features correspondent Anne Fishbein Nancy Silverton’s Ultimate Chocolate Cookie has a fudgy top layer (Credit: Anne Fishbein) In her new cookbook, The Cookie that Changed My Life, Nancy Silverton takes the classic Oreo to a new level with her recipe for the ultimate chocolate cookie. If you’re going to call a recipe “The […]
Free Licence to Sew course aims to fill textiles skills shortage
BBC The organisation’s founder, Paula Gamester MBE, said their motto was “we sew and we’re fabulous” A new project that trains people to become textile machinists in 10 weeks for free is being launched in the hope it will help fill a “major skills shortage”. At one time, around one third of the world’s cotton […]