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Joanna Shields: after a string of top tech jobs, she was appointed as the UK Business Ambassador for Digital Industries

Joanna Shields: ‘We’ve got so much going for us. We can lead the world’

The Chris Blackhurst Interview: The US-raised pioneer of London’s ‘Tech City’ on why she thinks Britain’s digital talent is a match for anything in her native land

Dawn O'Porter: The broadcaster and teen novelist on depression, polygamy and flipping burgers for her A-list husband

There is such an issue for women on comedy-panel shows I did 8 out of 10 Cats recently and afterwards I got loads of shit [on Twitter] about the way I looked. That's why women don't go on these shows: if you have a hair out of place, you get negative comments. Men are allowed to just be funny; it's not fair at all – and I know so many women in the public eye who are so much funnier than men.

Mia Wasikowska on doppelgangers, dancing and developing survival instinct

A spur in her ankle brought her ballet career crashing to a halt aged 14 – but that was never going to keep Mia Wasikowska down. The actress reveals how she bounced back to become the world's highest-grossing female film star… and why she's returning to the depths of despair for her two latest movies

Lachlan Murdoch, the second son of Rupert Murdoch, has returned to News Corp

Lachlan Murdoch: Has the heir to the family's media empire finally been chosen?

The 42-year-old is once again first in line to succeed Rupert when he decides the time has come to hand over the reins

Anthony Ogogo at Repton Boxing Club

Anthony Ogogo interview: 'I am quite happy as the odd one out'

The middleweight is not your typical boxer – bright, articulate and with a model's looks. He tells Tim Rich how being on the Mayweather undercard in Las Vegas will be the stepping stone to big things in and out of the ring

Changed man: despite a new look, Christopher Jefferies says ‘chances are that someone in the public will recognise me’

Christopher Jefferies was vilified for a murder he didn't commit - now he's a privacy crusader

Jefferies was arrested in 2010 for the murder of Joanna Yeates, and saw his character traduced by the tabloid press. Powerful people now seek his opinions, he has an agent, and his story is to be made into a film

Matt Taylor has been coaching the Under-15s and U-16s at his first club Luton Town for 18 months

Matt Taylor interview: West Ham midfielder has learnt to value Upton Park life

As West Ham man's career winds down he is determined to enjoy every minute on the big stage

Paul McGann

Paul McGann, from Withnail and I to The Doctor and Chekhov: ‘Britain’s growing class divide denies hope to so many’

The actor on finding success, Chekhov and ‘The Monocled Mutineer’

Meers cites US research that says 84 per cent of mothers who leave their jobs don’t want to

Sharon Meers: The answer to a happy home? Make it 50/50

The American author extols the virtues of equal parenting in her new self-help book, but she's strictly brisk professional when she meets Susie Mesure

Afghan second vice -presidential candidate Habiba Surabi laughs as she attends an election rally in Kabul earlier this week

Habiba Sarabi: 'To be in Afghan politics as a woman is a risky task'

But Taliban fury and death threats are risks that Dr Sarabi – standing in the presidential elections on 5 April – says women have to take

Mark Oliver Everett: The Eels frontman on lost loves, parallel universes and staying positive

I'm sacrificing my dignity so people can learn from my mistakes and not be as stupid as I've been. I like to be as honest as I can be in my work, and I've decided to take a bullet on the new record. It's about love and messing love up. My biggest problem is that I never realise I'm in a good situation.

Time to move on: Jason Roberts says now is ‘a time for change’ in tackling prejudice in the game

Jason Roberts: Reluctant to give up on footballing dream

After innocuous injury 15 months ago veteran striker never thought he would have to hang up his boots

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