Housing by numbersHousing Network This article is more than 6 years oldHomeless women are even more vulnerable than homeless menThis article is more than 6 years oldChannel 4 programme shows more women are becoming homeless and being treated far worse on the streets and by councils Rough sleeping has doubled in the past five years, with increasing numbers of women: women who are often existing or expectant mothers, fleeing violence, or who have disabilities or health problems.

Sex with robots is ‘about intimacy and technology, computers and psychology’, says Dr Kate Devlin. Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design/Getty ImagesSex with robots is ‘about intimacy and technology, computers and psychology’, says Dr Kate Devlin. Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design/Getty ImagesSummer essentialsSexFor at least a decade, researchers have speculated that sex with robots is just around the corner but that is yet to materialise The man leans towards the woman on his couch.

South Africa This article is more than 13 years oldMatron cleared of abuse at Oprah Winfrey school says case left her 'humiliated'This article is more than 13 years oldProsecutors had accused Tiny Virginia Makopo of trying to kiss and fondle pupils at TV host's Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in 2007A woman acquitted of sexually abusing girls at a South African school set up by the television host Oprah Winfrey has told how the case left her "

Women's footballInterviewOrlando Pride’s Haley Carter: ‘I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot here’Suzanne WrackFormer US marine takes on general manager role and is determined to change the culture and win a NWSL championship Haley Carter, Orlando Pride’s new general manager and vice-president of soccer operations, is not afraid to address the culture shift needed in the NWSL, including at her club. “There are consistencies we should see across the board: it needs to be safe, it needs to be inclusive and at this level it needs to be a winning culture too,” she says.

Netherlands This article is more than 1 year oldDutch city becomes world’s first to ban meat adverts in publicThis article is more than 1 year oldHaarlem’s move is part of efforts to cut consumption after meat was found to contribute to climate crisis A Dutch city will become the first in the world to ban meat adverts from public spaces in an effort to reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.