News & Blog

Ora Washington: The 'queen of two courts' whose brilliance was ignored

Ora Washington was a champion, a star of two sports, but prejudice stopped her competing for the biggest prizes of the day. Read more here.

Iran protests: Women around the world cut their hair

Around the world women are uniting in protest against the Iranian government by cutting their hair.  Watch here.

Senior female BBC employees say corporation ‘ignored’ harassment by DJ

Four women say BBC failed to act until high-profile man became Alex Belfield target, and still refuses independent inquiry.  Read more here.

LGBTQ Russians Were Putin’s First Target in His War on the West

In Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mind, the war in Ukraine and his decadelong assault on LGBTQ rights are two sides of the same coin.  Read more here.

Hate crime, England and Wales, 2021 to 2022

The official statistics were released this week.  Read more here.

A Katrina survivor with a disability tells her story

Karen Nix tells her story of surviving hurricanes Katrina and Ida while living with cerebral palsy.  Read more here.

Warnings that £150 extra cost-of-living help for those on disability benefits is 'not enough'

Life already costs more when you are disabled, the charity Scope says, adding that even before the crisis, disabled people faced extra costs of around £580 per month.  Read more here.

Birthdays

As part of Black History Month, we wish a Happy Birthday this week to David Haye, John Regis, George Bridgetower and Tessa Thompson among many others.