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From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

In Kenya, agriculture employs up to 75 per cent of the population, but farmers’ livelihoods are being threatened by a…

7 months ago

Woman hospitalised over dessert containing nuts at Bradford business

Chris YoungLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesThe customer had a nut allergy and was served a dessert with a chocolate hazelnut…

7 months ago

Built on care and connection: How one Somali-British woman is strengthening diaspora communities

From then on, Safia learned early what it meant to look out for others.As a primary school student, Safia began…

7 months ago

‘It’s like barbed wire,’ says woman on gynae waiting list

Laura MaguireLaura Maguire said she often spends days in bed due to painMarie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIA woman waiting…

7 months ago

Newport woman felt ‘so guilty’ having skin cancer while pregnant

A woman says she felt "so guilty" for having skin cancer while pregnant with her son.Emma Giannuzzi, 36, from Rogerstone,…

8 months ago

UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of woman activist

UN experts and 400 prominent women have urged Iran not to execute Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer and women's…

8 months ago

Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity

BBCElizabeth Tsurkov spoke to the BBC from Israel, where she is recovering from her ordealAn Israeli-Russian woman held captive for…

9 months ago

‘Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion

“Sometimes, it feels like the world isn’t made for people like me,” said Shiminenge, her voice steady despite the weight…

9 months ago

Wiltshire man donates kidney to woman he met after crash

Sue Kinnear,BBC Radio WiltshireandKirsten Robertson,BBC WiltshireClare BrixeyClare Brixey and Tim Swimburn are recovering well following their four-hour operationTwo people who…

9 months ago

Belfast woman who ‘strung along’ man over kidney donation is sentenced

Lyndsey TelfordBBC News NIBBCNicola Hutton contacted Billy Cullen, who was in need of a kidney transplant, following an appeal for…

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