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UK charity Women in Sport has released new research which reveals that, despite twice as many black girls dreaming of becoming elite athletes compared to white girls, in reality just one in seven are

Privacy pioneer In March, Meredith Whittaker, president of encrypted messaging app Signal, learned about the Trump Administration’s Signal-gate scandal from a group chat. Slack-jawed, she read the Atl

When it comes to forms of communication, mastering the acronyms LOL and ROFL is one thing, says our columnist, but keeping up with emojis is a whole new ball game…

They’re back – but with a big difference. Unlike the sometimes dangerously low (or even no) protection tanning oils of the past, Bali Body’s new Watermelon Sunscreen Oil SPF 50, £22.95, comes with sup

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