Opinion – Blue Origin’s view of women’s safety is concerning
On reflection, some of the inadvertent messaging is concerning and shows a lack of progress here on Earth. Last month a group of female American celebrities, including singer Katy Perry, chat show host Gayle King, activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen, HR executive Kerianne Flynn, journalist Lauren Sánchez, and NASA rocket...
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Scotland to scrap new law that would criminalise misogyny
The Scottish government has said it will no longer be moving forward with a policy that would criminalise misogyny. Instead, it will be amending existing hate crime legislation. A bill that was poised to reinforce and improve protection for woman and girls in Scotland has been scrapped ahead of...
FA to ban transgender women from football
The Football Association (FA) has announced that transgender women will be banned from playing in women’s football from 1 June. It is a response to the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that the term ‘women’ only refers to biological women. The FA has announced that transgender women will...
Opinion – Celebrities have the right to set boundaries in public
Robbie Williams recently admitted to struggling with anxiety during fan interactions. His openness puts our pension for performative closeness under the spotlight. ‘Do you think there should be a limit to how many people can access you in one day?’ asks singer Robbie Williams on a now viral Instagram post....
New study suggests diet changes could aid endometriosis pain
The report marks a turning point for sufferers of the disease – one which, despite growing awareness, remains grossly under researched. Turns out – if you're one of the estimated 1 in 10 women globally living with endometriosis – there might be something revolutionary about your plate of food. A landmark...
Bill Gates to donate ‘virtually all’ his wealth earlier than planned
With the world’s richest nations making major cuts to funding for global health initiatives, Bill Gates has announced he will donate the entirety of his immense wealth earlier than expected. Over the next two decades, his charity is expected to spend more than $200bn on global health programmes. Today, billionaire...
UN reports highlight sexual violence crisis against children in Sudan
As the civil war in Sudan continues, the United Nations recently released a troubling report detailing a rise in sexual exploitation of children. Sudan’s civil war that has been waged between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has brought extreme abuses against children among the other things, says latest reports. Between 2023 to now, over the period when the civil war in Sudan exploded, the...
Fears Russia is damaging underwater internet cables in Baltic Sea
NATO has increased surveillance in the Baltic Sea after reports of suspicious Russian vessels being spotted near sites of damaged internet cables, threatening a global outage. The modern world sees itself heavily enveloped by the internet. Today, there are 5.56 billion internet users, with an exponential increase since it was adopted. Hence, the idea of a global internet outage feels almost surreal - like the kind of crisis only Ethan Hunt...
Opinion – the far-right is shaping our idea of wellness
Meat, masculinity, and meagre waistlines are all on the rise – and the manosphere might be partly to blame. It’s not just you. There’s definitely something in the air at the moment. Some might say it started with Pretty Little Thing’s controversial rebrand, in which the fast-fashion giant killed their ‘BBL party wear’ and produced a swathe of light-skinned, waifish models in its place. Others will tell you this was...
New bill to protect traditional reproductive practices in Hawaii
A new bill has been passed in Hawaii that prevents those practising traditional midwife and reproductive methods from being subject to costly fines or prison time for trying to serve and preserve both their community and indigenous culture. Compared with other states in America, reproductive rights in Hawaii seem relatively progressive, if judged in terms of abortion restrictions. Although the bar, admittedly, is lower than my pelvic floor. Though the...
