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Virginia Wade: a Wimbledon champion written out of British history
The Andy Murray headlines have ignored the fact that a Briton won a Wimbledon singles title in 1977. Ah, but she was a womanAge: 67.Appearance: Airbrushed. Out of history.Who or what is Virginia Wade?...
View ArticleEgyptian protesters blame military after dozens killed in Cairo - video
At least 34 people have been killed in an attack outside the headquarters of the Republican Guard in Cairo
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Sierra Leone's Irish alliance bodes well for women affected by violence |...
Ireland is supporting efforts to tackle gender-based violence in Sierra Leone and focus greater attention on women's rightsThe World Health Organisation recently trained the spotlight on gender-based...
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I have access to affordable contraception. Millions aren't so lucky | Gauri...
Family planning services require real political commitment to upholding women's rights, not just cashLately, almost every week somebody asks me when I'll have children. Sexist? A little. Annoying? A...
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Egypt's dead and injured: the toll so far
News that 34 people have been killed in Cairo today raises Egypt's death toll - but to what number? Since nationwide protests began, various figures have been circulated. This is our attempt to gauge...
View ArticleAustralian drives car through Melbourne supermarket window - CCTV video
A elderly woman drives a car through the front window of a supermarket in Melbourne
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Lady Gaga attempts to block 'harmful' lawsuit documents
Singer calls for gag order in ongoing court battle between two of her former collaboratorsLady Gaga has attempted to block the release of "sensitive, private and personal information" as part of an...
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We need public debate, not a secret tribunal, on covert British surveillance...
Want to complain about Prism? It's easy – simply take your case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and await your silencingIn order to challenge a secret surveillance system, and to demand the...
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Abu Qatada's jet cost taxpayer £50,000, says aviation industry
Cost of chartered jet that took radical cleric to Jordan adds to estimated £1.7m spent to have him removed from UKThe private jet flight taken by Abu Qatada to Jordan at the weekend cost the British...
View ArticleSecunderabad, south India: search for survivors after hotel collapses - video
Rescuers search for survivors trapped under rubble after a two-storey hotel collapsed in south India leaving 12 dead and at least 18 injured
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Boris Johnson criticised for suggesting women go to university to find husband
London mayor is accused of casual sexism over remark at forum with Malaysian prime ministerThe mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been accused of casual sexism after joking that the increase in the...
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Muslim Brotherhood condemns 'massacre' of Morsi supporters in Cairo
Army says 'terrorists' tried to storm Republican Guard club where Mohamed Morsi is rumoured to be in detentionEgypt's crisis plumbed new depths on Monday after 42 supporters of Mohamed Morsi were...
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Asiana Airlines pilot in fatal crash was making first flight to San Francisco
Investigation ongoing into whether inexperience to blame for Boeing 777 crash as coroner probes death of teenage passengerThe pilot at the controls of an Asiana plane that crashed landed was guiding a...
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Fugitive caught naked in panic room of his Spanish villa, police say
Convicted drug trafficker Mark Lilley, who went on run in 2000, was arrested on Saturday in dawn raid on his Málaga homeOne of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been caught hiding naked in a panic...
View ArticleProtesters killed in Egypt – in pictures
Egyptian security forces opened fire on supporters of the deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo
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Eliot Spitzer to meet voters in post-scandal bid to be New York comptroller
Former Democratic governor launches campaign in New York City five years after stepping down amid prostitution scandalFormer governor Eliot Spitzer planned to meet voters on Monday in Manhattan while...
View ArticleGreece secures troika deal ahead of eurogroup meeting - live
• Troika and Greece reach deal but highlight "uncertain outlook"• UK's George Osborne backs jail threat for reckless bankers• Stock markets rebound• Eurozone finance ministers meet to discuss Greece,...
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Liu Zhijun, China's ex-railway minister, sentenced to death for corruption
Sentence suspended for two years, but Liu will spend at least 10 years in jail as Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown bitesA Beijing court has sentenced China's former minister of railways Liu Zhijun to...
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San Francisco plane crash victim may have been hit by rescue vehicle
Coroner investigates whether one of two Chinese schoolgirls killed died from injuries sustained in crash or secondary incidentA coroner examining the San Francisco plane crash that claimed the lives of...
View ArticleDozens killed as army fires at Morsi supporters – live coverage
• Reports indicate 300 people were wounded in attack outside Republican Guard building in Cairo• Live coverage of all developments throughout the dayPaul Owen
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