digitaldiva

Travel loving, behaviour change student, fighter of gender health bias and ageism, gadget loving nomad, addicted to collecting and sharing information

digitaldiva
flipped into I'm Everywoman
- Scotland News
Period poverty: Scotland first in world to make period products free
bbc.co.uk - By Claire Diamond
Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products free for all. MSPs unanimously approved the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday. There is now a legal...
20 hours ago
digitaldiva
flipped into On the Rails
- Green Living
How sunshine can make the railways greener
bbc.co.uk
A solar farm plugged directly into the rail network is just one way that the railways are using solar energy to power trains. A film for People Fixing the World by Richard Kenny.
13 hours ago
digitaldiva
flipped into Mind your language
- Oxford Dictionary
OMG: The creator of the abbreviation 'would have loved emojis'
bbc.co.uk - By Laurence Cawley
OMG is a staple of text messages and social media posts across the world. It was first used by a World War One admiral whose extraordinary life and way with words are firing the imagination of his filmmaker...
13 hours ago
digitaldiva
flipped into ColourFull life
- Windrush
Windrush generation: UK 'unlawfully ignored' immigration rules warnings
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
The Home Office unlawfully ignored warnings that changes to immigration rules would create "serious injustices" for the Windrush generation, a report by the equalities watchdog says. It found the "hostile...
13 hours ago
digitaldiva
flipped into I'm Everywoman
- Extreme E
Chadwick to race in Extreme E with Veloce
bbc.co.uk
Britain's Jamie Chadwick says there is "no reason a woman can't be up there with the guys" after being confirmed among the 20 drivers competing in the inaugural Extreme E season in 2021. The new climate-aware...
7 hours ago
digitaldiva
flipped into Football - The beautiful game ... And other sport
- Australasia
The teenage leg-spinner making history
bbc.co.uk
In a normal world Amy Smith says she would have celebrated her 16th birthday by having a low-key party with family and friends at a local pub or cafe. But 2020 is anything but normal. The young Australian...
8 hours ago