2026 press releases

A female cricketer hits the ball

The Hundred has helped level the playing field for women’s cricket

Cricket’s newest competition is helping close the gender gap in the sport by bringing new audiences to women’s matches and changing perceptions about the women’s game, according to new research.
Newly elected Hungarian President, Péter Magyar.

Could Viktor Orbán be back in 2030? Why Péter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win

The mood was jubilant among liberals and pro-Europeans in Hungary and beyond on April 13 as Péter Magyar led the Tisza party to a landslide election victory. His win ended the 16-year administration of Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russian Fidesz party. Given the high turnout and margin of victory, giving Tisza a two-thirds constitutional majority in parliament, the jubilant mood seems justified.
Pope Leo XIV waving

‘I’m not a politician’: why the clash with Pope Leo could prove dangerous for Donald Trump

“I am not a politician; I speak of the Gospel.” Pope Leo XIV’s recent remarks, made during his apostolic journey to Africa, immediately suggest that his clash with Donald Trump operates on a different level to the US president’s usual political spats.
Smartphone screen with lots of social media apps

Expert comment: Social media content is increasingly shaping how people understand their health

Social media content creators and patient voices are increasingly shaping how people understand their health, sometimes becoming trusted ‘experts’ alongside, or even instead of, medical professionals, says Prof Stefania Vicari