Getty Images An mpox vaccine will be offered to thousands of men who have sex with men and some healthcare workers in the UK to boost protection against a form of the virus at the centre of an outbreak in parts of Africa, the government has said. It has bought more than 150,000 doses and […]
Getty Images Protests erupted on the streets of Iran after Mahsa Amini’s death Women in Iran have told the BBC how their online activity has been spied on by the authorities, leading to arrests, threats and beatings. Iran stepped up surveillance following nationwide women-led anti-establishment protests, after the death in police custody two years ago […]
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Why […]
Bucha, Ukraine – Valentyna beams when she talks about her new vocation – a “witch of Bucha”. That’s the unofficial moniker of almost 100 women aged 19 to 64 who are volunteers in part-time military service in air defence units in the suburban community northwest of Kyiv. Each “Bucha witch” trains to handle assault rifles […]
NASA Work to build the International Space Station began in 1998 In June two American astronauts left Earth expecting to spend eight days on the International Space Station (ISS). But after fears that their Boeing Starliner spacecraft was unsafe to fly back on, Nasa delayed Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return until 2025. They are […]
Suw Charman-Anderson Suw Charman-Anderson warns that the annual event she organises may have to end Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) fields are struggling to survive as corporations’ shrinking budgets, and cultural changes, see diversity strategies take a back seat. Ada Lovelace Day – a global annual celebration of women working […]
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent. Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption. Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn […]
Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities. Dozens more people have been left seriously injured – some suffering burns to 80% of their bodies, according to Haitian Prime Minister Garry Coville. The incident happened on Saturday near the commune of Miragoane, about 100km (60 miles) west […]
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip on Saturday in Las Vegas. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Former President Donald Trump is safe after shots were fired at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., while Trump […]
The Conservative party leadership candidate James Cleverly has declined to rule out accepting future donations from Frank Hester, the businessman who said Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women”. A Guardian investigation revealed in March that Hester had told a meeting he did not hate all black women but seeing Abbott on […]