Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Meet Stanley’s new mixed martial arts champion
BBC Kennedy Freeman is now aiming to compete in the USA A competitive fighter says she feels like she has put her small town on…
Embattled Macron seeks boost from reopening
Reuters Emmanuel Macron plans to use the reopening of the cathedral for a political boost A gravely weakened President Emmanuel Macron hopes to win a…
Capturing the scent of Palestinian life in a perfume bottle
Sebastian Usher Qassem Abu Khalaf and his wife Malak Hijaz have a library of hundreds of ingredients A young Palestinian couple in Jerusalem have produced…
London pilot will GPS tag stalkers on prison release
More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged by March 2026 under a pilot scheme from the Mayor of London, Sadiq…
Life-saving ‘baby box’ plan to be put to council
Alamy The boxes are based on a 1930s Finnish idea A proposal to introduce potentially life-saving ‘baby boxes’ is to be put before Brighton and…
Wales women: How 2024 became the year they made history
The appointment of Rhian Wilkinson to succeed Grainger was a ginormous gamble from the FAW. By her own admission Wilkinson joined Wales after a difficult…
Bradford young people encouraged to visit city’s museums
Bradford Council Workshop activities included using natural dyes to decorate a tablecloth Young people have been encouraged to visit Bradford’s museums and galleries through a…
Lionesses: Euro 2022 has helped 129,000 more girls get into football
Stacey Mullock, senior national development manager within grassroots football at the FA, says they have been overwhelmed with the success of the programme. “Without grassroots,…
Northern Ireland: Would an under-23 team help NI’s senior side?
Northern Ireland do not need to look too far afield to see the benefits of introducing an under-23s team to help aid player development and…
Battle of the Brits: Joe Salisbury and Harriet Dart clinch victory for Bulldogs
With the ATP and WTA Tours suspended since March and resuming this month, the Battle of the Brits allowed the players to build up fitness…