"I don’t know what will happen with this ban, but what I do know is I want my husband here with me."

Women across the world are striking from all work to mark International Women’s Day. The strike is to highlight the economic power and significance women have in global economies. And if you can't strike, organizers suggest a range of other actions you can do to get involved in the movement.

There are concerns some of the shoes may contain illegal springs. The IAAF is to beef up its investigations into the next generation of marathon shoes, amid concerns some may contain illegal springs.

Will you be better off? We’ve looked at the figures to see how Philip Hammond’s budget will affect your finances.

"Many modern apologists for British colonial rule in India no longer contest the basic facts of imperial exploitation and plunder, rapacity and loot, which are too deeply documented to be challengeable. Instead they offer a counter-argument: granted, the British took what they could for 200 years, but didn’t they also leave behind a great deal of lasting benefit? In particular, political unity and democracy, the rule of law, railways, English education, even tea and cricket?"

Nike has taken another step into the lucrative Islamic clothing market by unveiling a hijab designed for female Muslim athletes.

Slovenia's answer to Justin Trudeau?

"It’s mundane and nice, and what a relief that is."

"Looking at French politics with the Brexit and Trump campaigns in mind is enough to cause a shudder."

"The situation on the Korean Peninsula is again inching to the brink of a nuclear war.”

"This is a sad day for Malta."

Pro-regime news agencies in Iran say the programme is committing the crime of “promoting women’s rights”. One news story explains that “these women shamelessly motivate other Iranian women to stand for their legal rights and civil rights.”

It’s frogspawn season and we’re live streaming from a very special pond in Hampshire. As night falls, we’re using an infrared camera to observe hundreds of common frog pairs gathering (alongside a few smooth newts).

These frogs hibernate through winter and are now ready to spawn in shallow, still water. That noise is the males croaking to attract females. Their tadpoles will hatch into froglets over the next 14 weeks.

Frogs are in decline in the UK due to agriculture and the loss of water meadows. Many types are now becoming a rare site in the countryside

One if his posts shows him topless with a tattoo of a dolphin on his shoulder; in another he is repairing a road. “Barbie, and not a bad guy,” reads his comment on a photo that shows him having makeup being applied to his face.

“It was 28 bullets shot at an unarmed mother driving her kids home. I don’t really believe in miracles. But you have two shooters on the opposite side of the car, basically shooting towards each other with my wife in the middle. Our three kids are half a metre behind and not one bullet grazed them.”