33 h. ago Report on future of Grangemouth site expected next week, minister says

The refinery is set to close in the coming months and put 400 roles at risk.

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58 h. ago Women who start their own businesses report a 'significant boost in confidence, resilience and self

The research, gathered from 1,000 female entrepreneurs to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, found four in five (80%) feel more confident in their abilities after launching their business, with 87% feeling happier.

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3 d. ago Project Willow report on Grangemouth ‘ready to go’ in coming days – minister

Gillian Martin said the £1.5 million report is undergoing final checks.

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5 d. ago Swedish royals bundle up in warm clothes as they join Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife to watch Nordic World Ski Championships

The two families put on an animated display as they joined hundreds of spectators to watch the Women's 50km mass start cross country race in Trondheim, Norway.

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6 d. ago Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is marked on March 8.

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9 d. ago Fifa launches new Women’s Champions Cup but delays Women’s Club World Cup

Champions Cup to involve six clubs from across the worldClub World Cup was due in 2026 but will start in 2028A new six-team Women’s Champions Cup is to be established next year, featuring clubs from across the world. The competition was approved at a Fifa Council meeting on Wednesday that also confirmed a two-year delay to the first Women’s Club World Cup.The 16-team Women’s Club World Cup was due to launch in 2026 but, as first reported by the Guardian, has been put on hold. It is understood Fifa believes the delay will ensure it has time to create space in the calendar for the additional fixtures. The competition will be played every four years from 2028. In the meantime the Women’s Champions Cup will get under way, to be played annually other than in Women’s Club World Cup years. The champions of each confederation’s club tournament will take part. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago When is International Women's Day 2025, when did it start, and how is it celebrated globally?

International Women’s Day honours achievements of women and promotes gender equality

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9 d. ago Welsh woman dubbed ‘Killer Queen’ to compete BBC’s latest tense TV competition

Claire, 50, wants to show the middle-aged women out there that it’s never too late to start as she appears on BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame

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2 w. ago Whither the next great tennis rivalry? Maybe don’t hold your breath

Tennis has been awash for nearly 60 years with stellar rivalries, especially on the men’s side. But it’s becoming clear the next great one might not be around the cornerThe Australian Open exists on its own in the tennis calendar at the start of the year – not really connected to what came before or what ensues immediately after; it’s nearly five months removed from both the US Open that precedes it and the French Open that follows it. For most followers of the sport, the real start of the calendar year tennis season, for both men and women, is the PNB Paribas event at Indian Wells, which starts on Wednesday. Long considered the sport’s “fifth slam”, the tournament starts a torrid nonstop stretch of seven months of intense competition. As this long winter slowly loses its grip on the country, fans will revel in watching the best men and women competing under the hot desert sun.But, unfortunately, the men’s side of the draw will be somewhat lacking because of the absence of Jannik Si...

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2 w. ago Whence the next great tennis rivalry? Maybe don’t hold your breath

Tennis has been awash for nearly 60 years with stellar rivalries, especially on the men’s side. But it’s becoming clear the next great one might not be around the cornerThe Australian Open exists on its own in the tennis calendar at the start of the year – not really connected to what came before or what ensues immediately after; it’s nearly five months removed from both the US Open that precedes it and the French Open that follows it. For most followers of the sport, the real start of the calendar year tennis season, for both men and women, is the PNB Paribas event at Indian Wells, which starts on Wednesday. Long considered the sport’s “fifth slam”, the tournament starts a torrid nonstop stretch of seven months of intense competition. As this long winter slowly loses its grip on the country, fans will revel in watching the best men and women competing under the hot desert sun.But, unfortunately, the men’s side of the draw will be somewhat lacking because of the absence of Jannik Si...

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2 w. ago Workers putting in billions of pounds of unpaid overtime – report

TUC urges workers to finish their shifts on time and take breaks.

Economics

2 w. ago Lionesses frustrated, plus the Rubiales trial fallout – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Suzy Wrack and Jamie Spangher to talk through the Women’s Nations League openersOn Tuesday’s episode of Women’s Football Weekly the panel discuss the start to the Lionesses’ Nations League campaign: a 1-1 draw in Portugal.Also the panel talk about the defeats for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, although the Republic of Ireland started their campaign off with a 1-0 win over Turkey. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I couldn't have considered having children given the sheer amount of prejudice towards lesbians'

'There was always an enormous pressure on women to find a husband and start a family, and not to leave it too late'

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2 w. ago Average advertised annual salary surges to almost £41,000 – report

Job vacancies have fallen in recent months, totalling just under 830,000 in January, the lowest figure for the month since 2021, Adzuna found.

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2 w. ago Celebrity Hunted winner Christine McGuinness makes relationship confession

Christine McGuinness evaded capture from the hunters on Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted and became the first female winner - she tells us it's given her a huge confidence boost

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3 w. ago Senior judge issues surrogacy warning after two women in their 60s paid £120,000 to start a family

Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division of the High Court, said in a ruling yesterday that the couple were 'being exploited for commercial gain'.

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3 w. ago Europe’s seaborne imports of gas fall by fifth to lowest since 2021, report finds

UK records 47% annual drop as governments aim to replace fossil fuels but also spend billions on new LNG terminalsEuropean imports of seaborne gas shipments fell by a fifth last year to their lowest level since the pandemic, according to a new report, while the UK’s plunged by nearly a half, but governments are continuing to spend billions on new import terminals.The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) found that Europe’s imports of liquefied natural gas, known as LNG, fell by 19% last year to lows not seen since 2021 as governments worked to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Firms planning to cut recruitment and increase redundancies – report

Many businesses are planning to reduce headcount, raise prices and cut investment in workforce training, survey suggests.

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