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Advocacy groups are calling for the heads of two international handball governing federations to step down due to “blatant sexism.”

'If the guys can do it in a t-shirt and shorts, we should be able to do it in the exact same outfit' By 15 hours ago Two members of Norway's female beach handball team have spoken out about the recent controversy that saw the team ditch their official bikini uniforms in favour of shorts during a competition. The move resulted in the team being fined £1,300 (AUD$2,424) and each player being fined a further £130 (AUD$242). Tonya Lurstaad and Julia Bird appeared on ITV's Lorraine to discuss the controversy, explaining they had wanted to change their uniform for a long time. "But we decided t...

Africa’s build-up from the pandemic and climate sting The Economic Commission for Africa on Monday March 1st launched the Building Forward for an African Green Recovery report which highlights the continent’s bold post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy. The report seeks to bolster the continent’s valiant quest for the realization of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), attainment of the Paris Agreement’s climate change targets and achievement of the prosperity objectives articulated in Africa’s Agenda 2063. The Building Forward for an African Green Recovery wil...

Wednesday 20 January 2021, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Free The Eve of St Agnes is traditionally the night on which a maiden in want of a husband performs a certain set of bed-time rituals to conjure one up. This folk tale inspired John Keats to write his Romantic Medieval narrative poem of the same name – and we’re going to magically recreate the whole story on 20th January – St Agnes’ Eve itself. John Keats. Illustration © Linda Hughes. Poetry Society colleagues and friends Julia Bird and Mike Sims have run many Keats-themed events at Keats House in Hampstead, the Keats Shelley House ...