Women's World Cup: England's women give it all for glory - 9/4/2010 07:16

On the eve of their World Cup final, Alison Kervin commends our rugby team for reminding us of the true spirit of sport. >>>

England Women v New Zealand Women: match preview - 9/4/2010 08:48

The Women's World Cup final between England and New Zealand at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday Sept 5 2010. >>>

England Women v New Zealand Women: quality on show belies game's amateur status - 9/4/2010 08:01

Amateur status belies the quality on show for Women's World Cup final. >>>

Girl hurt in barbecue explosion - 9/4/2010 11:17

A 13-year-old girl and her uncle suffer serious burns when a gas cylinder explodes during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire. >>>

Police concerned for missing girl - 9/4/2010 02:32

Police say they are concerned for the welfare of a teenage girl from Barnsley who has been missing for two days. >>>

Women in 'dead relative plane smuggle incident' will not be prosecuted - 9/4/2010 08:21

Gitta Jarant and her step-daughter Anke Anusic will not be charged after they tried to board an easyJet flight with Curt Willi Jarant, 91, who was dead. >>>

Gartmore hands equity to top staff - 9/4/2010 10:46

Gartmore, the fund management firm hit by regulatory concerns, has awarded 3.5pc of the company's equity to a group of top staff to encourage them to stay at the business. >>>

Women's Hockey World Cup: England remain unbeaten after victory over South Africa - 9/4/2010 10:18

England held off a late surge from South Africa to secure a 2-1 victory and maintain their unbeaten run at the World Cup. >>>

Ruck and Maul: Women stoop to conquer as popularity grows before Olympic debut - 9/5/2010 02:19

Their haka may be amazingly graceful but New Zealand's Black Ferns are posing an unmistakeable threat to England's hopes of winning today's Women's World Cup final in London. Inspired by the hot-stepping Carla Hohepa on the wing, the champions of the last three tournaments looked unstoppable in Thursday's 45-7 defeat of France in the semi-final. England, winners in 1994, brushed Australia aside 15-0 in the last four and after drawing crowds of 3,000 to pool matches at the University of Surrey, they are hoping for plenty of support at the 14,000-capacity Twickenham Stoop. Seven of the tournament's 11 referees are women, and the final will be handled by Australia's Sarah Corrigan. Mindful that both sexes will play Sevens when rugby rejoins the Olympics in 2016, the International Rugby Board are enthusiastic. It was different in 1991 when a rather ad hoc first Women's World Cup made a loss of £15,000 and organisers were thankful to the Rugby Football Union and their secretary, "Cuddly" Du >>>

All the Globe's a stage – even for women writers - 9/5/2010 02:22

They aren't so much smashing through the glass ceiling as sweeping aside layers of dusty parchment; but it is progress. As the first play penned by a woman opens at Shakespeare's Globe today – breaking a 411-year tradition – top theatre directors report a surge in prominent female playwrights, with a wave of talented women coming to the fore in Britain's male-dominated theatres. >>>