by Harry Featherston | May 3, 2024 3:19PM | Campaigns - Sexism in Football, Uncategorized
A BBC freelance football reporter has spoken out about the sexist comments made by controversial ex-footballer, Joey Barton, claiming ‘you can’t really escape’ the abuse. In a string of posts on X (formerly Twitter) in January, Barton stated “women...
by Thomas Burton | May 3, 2024 10:00AM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking, Uncategorized
New data has revealed only a fractional amount of spiking reports in the UK lead to a conviction, as experts warn tackling the wave of drink spiking is “almost impossible”. Between May 2022 and April 2023 police received 6,732 reports of needle and drink spiking, but...
by Luke Gill | May 2, 2024 2:50PM | Campaign - Football, Campaigns - Sexism in Football, Uncategorized
The success of the Lionesses saw an upsurge in the number of women’s football teams but the opportunities available for players are still limited. When England won the European Championships in the summer of 2022, there were almost 1,500 new women’s teams...
by Rei Takver | Apr 15, 2024 3:28PM | Live News, Live News Summary, Uncategorized
Liverpool City Council has held a minute’s silence this afternoon to honour the 97 victims who died in the crowd crush of the Hillsborough disaster this afternoon.You can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/lpoolcouncil/videos/2162929107394750
by Zhaona Li | Apr 15, 2024 1:28PM | Uncategorized
TEDx, an initiative that involves organising TED-style talks across the world, came to the University of Sheffield yesterday. The theme of the event was “boundaries”, and involved three speakers from diverse fields covering their experiences with...
by Rei Takver | Apr 15, 2024 11:07AM | Live News, Live News Summary, Uncategorized
Sophie Wingate, PA Media Lord David Cameron urged invitees to attend a Downing Street Eid reception and “put aside political differences” amid reports some are planning to boycott the event in protest against the Government’s support of Israel. Prime Minister Rishi...
