he gave her a start in the business but with ann summers she made it her own.omic relief tonight, the annual fundraiser which started back in 1985. a host of stars, from danny dyer to kylie, are taking part in the evening of comedy and music, all to raise money to help with issues including homelessness and food poverty. it's being broadcast from salford — and with less than an hour to go, let's speak to one of tonight's presenters, joel dommett. jol, evening to you. remind us how important this evening is. filth. jol, evening to you. remind us how important this evening is.— important this evening is. oh, it is so important. _ important this evening is. oh, it is so important. it— important this evening is. oh, it is so important, it really _ important this evening is. oh, it is so important, it really is. - important this evening is. oh, it is so important, it really is. the i so important, it really is. the money goes so far. i've just found out in the last couple of days when we have been rehearsing to show how important your money that you donate is. and it

ann summers started as four slightly seedy—looking sex shops frequented by men.of our babydolls... playing her part in the sexual liberation of women and the high street as well. and that made her one of the most successful and well—known businesswomen in the uk. and she did it following her instinct... this is just beautiful, isn't it? that women were just as interested in sexy lingerie as men. i remember going to the board meeting where i was looking for investment for my idea. it was an all—male board and one of the board members turned round and said, "look, this isn't going to work, women aren't even interested in sex". oh, yes, they were. it's hard to believe now, but when this business got going, there was nowhere, really, for women to go on the high street to buy sexy underwear or adult toys. jacqueline gold built ann summers into a major force in british retail, a company led by women, for women. one lingerie boss says she was a trailblazer. she absolutely paved the way for women to feel empowered in the bedroom and the boardroom and really brought femal

ann summers started as four slightly seedy—looking sex shops frequented by men. this is one of our babydolls... playing her part in the sexual liberation of women and the high street as well. and that made her one of the most successful and well—known businesswomen in the uk. and she did it following her instinct... this is just beautiful, isn't it? that women were just as interested in sexy lingerie as men. i remember going to the board meeting where i was looking for investment for my idea. it was an all—male board and one of the board members turned round and said, "look, this isn't going to work, women aren't even interested in sex". oh, yes, they were. it's hard to believe now, but when this business got going, there was nowhere, really, for women to go on the high street to buy sexy underwear or adult toys. jacqueline gold built ann summers into a major force in british retail, a company led by women, for women. one lingerie boss says she was a trailblazer. she absolutely paved the way for women to feel empowered in the bedroom and the boardroom and really

she specialises —— ann summers specialises in sex toys. an mbe for services to entrepreneurship. scientists in scotland say they've solved the mystery of why people from the orkney islands off the north—eastern coast of the country may be more susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer. it's all about a gene variant, which is already known to increase the risk of those cancers, being more common in people of orcadian heritage. laura goodwin has the details. people have lived here on the island of westray for many thousands of years. in part, the community's deep connection to their roots have helped scientists solve a 25 year medical puzzle. an increase in family history of breast cancer first noticed by the screening services in orkney. now a team of geneticists have come to the island to communicate their findings face to face. around one in 1,000 women across the uk have a brcai variant. the study found one in 100 people with orkney grandparents have this particular variant. the historical nature of small island communities means there is

jacqueline gold, the businesswoman behind the lingerie brand ann summers, has died, aged 62.best known for growing the retailer into a familiar sight on british high streets. she transformed the company's customer base, and was made a cbe in 2016 new years honours list. jacqueline gold, who's died at the age of 62. in the last few minutes, the skipper of a speedboat has been sentenced in connection with the death of 15—year—old emily lewis in southampton. michael lawrence was acquitted of manslaughter, but found guilty of failing to maintain a proper lookout and failing to maintain a safe speed on southampton water in 2020. along with the speedboat company owner, mr lawrence was given an 18—week prison sentence suspended for two years. french riot police have used tear gas and water cannon to clear thousands of protesters from the place de la concorde in the centre of paris. more than 100 people were arrested at the demonstration, which was triggered when the government decided use a rare constitutional measure to by—pass parliament and force through an increase in the state

the founder of ann summers jacqueline has died at the age of 62.n a statement her family said jacqueline died yesterday evening after battling stage four breast cancer for seven years. she was made a cbe in 2016 for services to women in entrepreneurship and, social enterprise . royal fans will be enterprise. royal fans will be able to watch the king's coronation on big across the uk over. coronation on big across the uk over . 30 screens will be erected over. 30 screens will be erected at famous landmarks, including cardiff castle, belfast hall and piccadilly gardens in manchester. the government says it will make it easier for everyone to feel part of the historic event taking place on may the sixth. this is gb news we'll bring you more news as it happens. now back to . happens. now back to. mark rory, thank you very much indeed . so could we be for in a feel good friday? striking doctors could be meeting the health secretary as soon as this afternoon to discuss their pay and conditions. it's afternoon to discuss their pay and conditions . it's un

the two men i'm trying to educate in the joys of ann summers parties in the break there, alex dean, political paul embery, the fireman, writer and broadcaster. so much fun. so much fun . and if any ladies are much fun. and if any ladies are out there that i've been to an on summer's party, you'll know exactly what i mean. anyway, let's move on. you don't need to blush, paul . we're all adults blush, paul. we're all adults here way , right? so did the here way, right? so did the international criminal court in the hague has issued arrest warrants russian warrants for the russian president putin of alleged war crimes. i've got to say, i mean, how much you know, how much this is worth its weight in paper? some people are saying it's absolutely not at all. the kremlin, of course, have responded, saying that the arrest warrant had no significance was significance whatsoever and was basically ridiculous anyway , basically ridiculous anyway, moving on as well. slovakia has also joined poland. you might have seen this in providing fighterjets have seen this in providing fighter jets to ukraine have s

the founder of ann summers , founder of ann summers, jacqueline gold, has died at the of 62.of 62. in a statement, family said jacqueline died yesterday evening after battling stage four breast cancer for seven years. she made a cbe in 2016 for service to women in business, entrepreneurship and social enterprise . the prince social enterprise. the prince and princess wales have been celebrating son patrick's day today with the irish gods . kate today with the irish gods. kate and william have attended the same patrick's day parade in aldershot . it's kate's first aldershot. it's kate's first time at the parade as colonel of the regiment. the royal couple also met with members of the irish gods gods. also met with members of the irish gods gods . this is gb irish gods gods. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. i was back to . happens. i was back to. patrick all right. well, we love a little bit of big news, don't we? and we've got some today because the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant against vladimir putin, the president. russia the russi

and it's leads nicely about talking about ann summers on toasters you mention that sister's favouritehich is a shocking headune bull, which is a shocking headline to be perfectly honest, it says men do regularly lie about their size. know about their willy size. i know about their willy size. i know about. about their willy size. i know about . just according to about. just according to researchers at researchers in denmark , i didn't know whether denmark, i didn't know whether to raise this subject today is a entendre. yes but you know do you you lie about these sorts of the sets of a karaoke scene until they actually i was looking forward to today being audition for the new bones and obviously i've been overlooked. again, according to reports today. again, according to reports today . but two, i want to today. but two, i want to comment on just a yes or no. oh yes. no. well, the question the question have over lives no one's ever asked . i'm philip and one's ever asked. i'm philip and the answer's yes . one's ever asked. i'm philip and the answer's yes. i shall be glad to you, since

jacqueline gold, the businesswoman behind the british lingerie brand ann summers, has died, aged 62.ed the previous mark of 30 hours and 11 minutes at cronulla beach in sydney. he's raising money for youth mental health projects and said he felt "pretty cooked" after catching more than 700 waves in setting the record. he's risked infected ears, dehydration, hypothermia and drowning. he also had to deal with swarms ofjellyfish, and at one point, and at night, pitch—black seas. yeah, pretty good. you just smashed the world record, are you tired? yes, i've still got a job to do, though, i said 40, so... how are you feeling overall at the moment? yeah, pretty good. i should say so. finally, if you've ever wondered who would win in a confrontation between a crane and an alligator, let me show you these pictures. these have come from the gulf coast city of sarasota in the united states. you can see an alligator climbing out of the water, confronting a crane. look at that, magnificent. the bird raises its wings and squawks at the animal, but then backs away. but as the alligator moves close

summer in the middle. is that the right way to look at it? anneos are saying things are ok, but let's look at what they are doing with their capital. we saw a record amounts of dollars going into share buybacks, which is companies ways of saying we are not seeing credible uses of our capital to invest high-growth relative to our ability to return capital to our shareholders right now. they are also saying we are not seeing great return on investment coming down the pike when we look at the growth outlook. in terms of the credit markets, i have done both private equity investing, private credit investing. here is what i would say. credit investing, when it is done well, is highly disciplined, dispassionate, and focused on risk mitigation. when the market is so uncertain, i want to find those investors with those attributes. that is why i'm looking at credit. alix: if we wind up getting hit in equities, with spreads being so tight, isn't that where things will unravel fast? ann: it depends on where you are in this and yorty of the capital stack. ul

piece in "the new yorker" is headlined "how the government cancelled betty ann's debts" and follows up on her piece last summerng student debtors of america: in an era of declining wages and rising debt, americans are not aging out of their student loans -- they are aging into them." welcome to democracy now! why don't you start off by laying out the arguments in the cases before the supreme court yesterday and the questions that were asked by the supreme court justices. >> thank you for having me. i just want to start by saying we should not take for granted the fact five years ago, 10 years ago the fact that calling for student debt cancellation was widely ludicrous. yesterday we saw the solicitor general representing the department of justice in the biden administration arguing tooth and you for the right for these loans to be canceled and the necessity for these loans to be canceled. that is the fig picture framing of what happened yesterday that we even got to this point is fundamental testament to the strength of the movement. yesterday the supreme court they were hearing two cases. why was brought by si

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summer lee. ms. lee: first acknowledging and thanking our convener, the gentleman from illinois and the bold and brave women our colleague cory bush ann anna pressley have put together and all the women whose shoulders we stand and brought a perspective and urgency for the fight for all women and adding on to that urgency and it's women's history month in the year of 2023 and we pretend to be surprised that a document written by rich land-oning 18th century do not protect my rights. and my plaque ancestors until the 19th century does not empower people who yet look like me. a document that did not allow women the right to participate in our democracy through voting let alone the right to have land or bank account is in need of an update. i'm not surprised. actually i'm pissed. imone of the new vice chairs of the e.r.a. caucus to demand the need for a constitutional amendment so our future daughters and granddaughters are not discussing what we failed to do. i stand today frustrated and not obvious that the rights of all women and specifically plaque women need to be protected. as we are wrapping women's history month, i want to make s