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<p>‘Removing these barriers will mean that fewer women will feel the need to leave the workforce. More women in the workforce means stronger economic growth’</p>

Angela Rayner

We’re going to revolutionise workplace support for menopausal women

Empowering women to fully unlock their potential will make us a stronger, fairer and more prosperous country, writes Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner – that’s why we’re introducing guidance such as uniform to help with hot flushes and menopause-related leave and absence

From Weinstein to Al Fayed – we need to end the abuse of NDAs

<p>The first batch of ‘Love Island’ 2022 contestants</p>

Tasha Ghouri

The real reason I signed up for Strictly and Love Island

There are too many women in prison – here’s what needs to change

<p>Women and a girl walk along a street in Kandahar, Afghanistan</p>

Cathy Newman

The easy answer to those who ask why we need International Women’s Day

<p>‘80 per cent of people displaced by the climate crisis are women. And when women are displaced from their homes, they are at greater risk of unemployment, child marriage, human trafficking, and gender-based violence’</p>

Carla Denyer

It’s men who caused the climate crisis – but women who suffer the most

<p>‘(500) Days of Summer’, the 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Marc Webb,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Days_of_Summer#cite_note-3"> </a>stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel – and chronicles the highs and lows of their relationship</p>

I think I’m in a ‘situationship’ – and it’s dreadful

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to overhaul ethical investment rules that deny Britain's defence sector of billions in funding (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>

James Moore

We cannot afford to be squeamish about Britain’s defence industry

<p>What’s always overlooked is that dressing up children either requires time or it requires money </p>

emma kernahan

Let’s end the performative hell of compulsory World Book Day costumes

<p>‘Is it really unrealistic to think that Pepco would accept as little as a quid for someone to take the underperforming Poundland off its hands?’</p>

Business Comment

Bye bye Poundland – but what’s next for Britain’s ailing high street?

<p>‘The women victimised by the Met’s Special Demonstration Squad are remarkable. You will want to hear their stories’</p>

james moore

Why has it fallen to TV execs to fight for the Spycops victims?

<p>‘Journalists were actively choosing not to follow evidence – out of fear’</p>

karishma patel

I’m a former BBC newsreader – Gaza is the reason I resigned

<p>‘Is there some snobbery at work? Do they perhaps imagine libraries as places that only nerdy geniuses like Roald Dahl’s <em>Matilda</em> can use?’ </p>

Kat Brown

How shameful that councils mark World Book Day with library cuts

<p>‘When Donald Trump got furious with Volodymyr Zelensky it wasn’t just business, it was personal’</p>

What really lies behind Trump’s unbridled fury with Zelensky

<p>Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports could cause gas prices to climb, perhaps by as much as 40 cents a gallon</p>

James MOore

Will American consumers now catch a ‘tariff chill’?

<p>Yvette Cooper and her French counterpart have announced increased policing to tackle people smuggling</p>

may bulman

Why increasing border police won’t stop people dying in the Channel

<p>‘If a stalker feels confident in attending a televised event full of cameras and the media, what are the chances for someone like me to stay safe?’</p>

Sharan Dhaliwal

If Emma Raducanu isn’t safe at work, what hope do we have?

<p>The sudden intensity of colour / Was like unlocking a door</p>

What it’s really like to have cataract surgery

Poet and artist Frieda Hughes was gazing at two moons in the sky – until a hospital appointment helped her see the woods for the trees

<p>‘In a week in which we have Trump’s crackers AI video, I would argue that a dog sound bath is the only sane response’</p>

As the world went Trump mad, I took my pet for a doggy sound bath

sketch

The House of Commons was united against a common enemy – Nigel Farage

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