3 hours ago Major scientific discovery reveals women ruled Britain 2,000 years ago

DNA evidence suggests that Celtic women held held significant positions and political, military and social influence and enforce Roman tales of warrior queens on the isles

Politics

1 hour ago Rudy Giuliani fails to show for trial to allocate property in defamation case

Trial, to decide if he has to turn over Florida condo and World Series rings for $148.1 defamation award, was delayedRudy Giuliani’s trial over whether he must turn over his Florida condo and other prized possessions to former Georgia election workers whom he defamed was delayed on Thursday after the former New York City mayor failed to show up in court.A jury ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $148.1m to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss in 2023 after Giuliani falsely accused the women of attempting to steal the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago EA FC 25 TOTY revealed – men's and women's TOTY squads and release date confirmed

The men's and women's EA FC 25 TOTY squads have been revealed, with the first batch of TOTY items to enter Ultimate Team packs soon.

Economics

8 hours ago Who is Megan Bayne as wrestling fans hail 'big meaty women graps revolution'

Megan Bayne made a shock appearance on All Elite Wrestling's special Maximum Carnage edition of Dynamite last night, and has been hailed by wrestling fans on social media

Sport

68 minutes ago Elianne Andam’s father says killer’s conviction is a ‘message’ violence against women ‘will not go unanswered’

Her killer Hassan Sentamu had a history of violence towards girls after putting two in a headlock

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29 hours ago ITV Loose Women suddenly paused by Christine Lampard as show pays emotional Linda Nolan tribute

The presenter issued an emotional statement following the sad death of Linda Nolan

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5 hours ago The women's health problems that men suffer too: From breast cancer to osteoporosis and UTIs, they're surprisingly common but little known... here are the symptoms so many miss

Osteoporosis, breast cancer, even bladder infections are all health conditions we normally associate with women. Yet they can affect men too and a lack of awareness could be fatal.

Science

5 hours ago Huge ice volcano looks set to blow as 130 earthquakes registered in five hours

One of the largest quakes in the swarm of more than 130 near the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland reached a magnitude of 5.1 on Tuesday morning, the country's met office said

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4 hours ago Rihanna's £7 lingerie gives women confidence 'no matter their size or age'

Rihanna's Savage x Fenty has just dropped its Valentine's Day collection and it's every bit as fabulous as you'd expect with pretty options for all sizes

Economics

18 hours ago Female fan left feeling 'violated' after spotting CCTV camera above the women's toilets at Football League ground

The Birmingham City supporter travelled down to Swindon to watch the Blues play at the County Ground in the Football League Trophy on Tuesday night.

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96 minutes ago Kiena Dawes' boyfriend Ryan Wellings is jailed for six years and branded a 'danger to women' and a 'monster' after she killed herself and blamed him in note

Violent 'bully' Ryan Wellings was previously cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a 'monster' who had 'killed me'.

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6 hours ago The women's health problems that men suffer too: From breast cancer to osteoporosis and UTIs they're surprisingly common but little known... here are the symptoms that so many miss

Osteoporosis, breast cancer , even bladder infections are all health conditions we normally associated with women. Yet they can affect men too and a lack of awareness could be fatal.

Science

5 hours ago Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals

Exclusive: Water industry calls for PFAS ban after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across countryWhat are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?The Guardian view on chemical pollution: the UK can’t ignore the risks from PFASRaw drinking water sources across England are polluted with toxic forever chemicals, new analysis has revealed, prompting the water sector to demand that ministers ban the substances and polluters pay for the astronomical cleanup costs.The areas covered by Affinity Water and Anglian Water were found to be particularly badly affected, and experts have said they fear “we are drastically underestimating the size of the problem”. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Victoria Beckham's £32 makeup pencil praised by women for covering grey eyebrows

The BabyBlade Microfine Brow Pencil is from Victoria Beckham's very own beauty brand and shoppers are loving it, with many impressed with how well it covers greys

Economics

19 hours ago Football fan left "violated" after spotting camera overlooking women's toilets

The fan, who spotted the camera while attending a game said it made her feel 'very exposed'.

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1 hour ago Manchester United and Man City get major injury boosts ahead of derby double

Manchester United Women and Man City Women both enjoyed strong FA Cup results in preparation for back-to-back Manchester derbies.

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31 hours ago Having this food daily could improve bone health and strength in older women, research suggests

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 10million Americans suffer from osteoporosis

Science

6 hours ago Women's Royal Rumble Odds 2025: The 11 favourites to win the WWE wrestling event

A hot of the biggest names in wrestling are in contention to take the crown in the free-for-all.

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6 hours ago Can YOU tell what work these beauty experts have had done? One spent £20,000, another's on Ozempic... and one's all natural

Can you tell from their photos who's never touched tweakments and who's had more than £20,000 worth of work?

Economics

23 hours ago Football fan 'violated' as club explain camera above women's toilet inside stadium

The supporter was left horrified to see the fixed camera above the cubicles at Swindon Town last night when they played against Birmingham City, who won 2-1

Sport

2 hours ago 'Strange' message missing twin sisters in Aberdeen left before vanishing

As the search continues for missing twin sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, their concerned brother Jozsef has opened up about the 'strange' message the women left for their landlady, before they vanished in Aberdeen

Events

7 hours ago Scottish Labour MPs revolt against UK Government over Waspi compensation

Lillian Jones became the latest MP to criticise the Labour Government for failing to reimburse women born in the 1950s affected by the change to state pension age.

Politics

27 hours ago Sephora knocks £15 off 'divine' designer perfume that 'always gets compliments'

"It lasts long on the skin, is a real head turner, smells ultra fresh and feminine yet powerful. Only one or two sprays are needed for an all day lasting scent."

Economics

23 hours ago Football fan left 'violated' after horrifying discovery inside women's toilets

The supporter was left horrified to see the fixed camera above the cubicles at Swindon Town last night when they played against Birmingham City, who won 2-1

Sport

3 hours ago Young women see dramatic spike in cancer rates compared to young men. Why? It’s complicated

Rates of new cancer diagnoses are higher in women under 65 than in men, physicians say

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8 hours ago MPs unite on calls for vote on State Pension age compensation for millions of WASPI women

More than 50 MPs attended a parliamentary debate on State Pension compensation for 1950s-born women.

Politics

29 hours ago Police hunting female shoplifting gang after £5,000 of perfume, jewellery and clothes stolen from posh shops including Jo Malone

The women are said to be operating in two separate groups and are not linked to one another but have made off with hundreds of pounds of luxury items.

Economics

4 hours ago ‘A flood of disinformation’: rumors and lies abound amid ongoing LA wildfires

Disasters have long led to misinformation as people grasp for control, but the consequences can be life and deathThe Hollywood sign was not on fire. Firefighters weren’t using women’s purses to put out fires. A fish is not responsible for the blazes. The Los Angeles fire department didn’t see big budget cuts. The fires were not started deliberately as some kind of mass plot related to high-speed rail or the 2028 Olympics. Firefighting efforts did not include spraying a mood stabilizer into the air to put locals into a trance. Diversity measures are not to blame.Fires are still burning in Los Angeles, and with them has come a near-constant stream of rumors, half-truths, conspiracy theories and outright lies. Natural disasters have long led to the spread of misinformation as people try to make sense of destruction and grasp for control when the world around them is destroyed. In the aftermath of the disaster, a lot is still unknown: what caused it, what could have prevented it, who co...

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8 hours ago 'Significant' increase in number of abortions after relying on natural contraception and period tracking apps

The proportion of women who reported using no contraception at all when they got pregnant also increased by 14% between 2018 and 2023, the analysis found.

Politics

30 hours ago 'Casanova conman' tricked lovers out of £400k with Lottery lies before vanishing to Asia

John Eric Wells, a decorator from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, earned the title Casanova after he spun a web of lies telling women he had won the lottery

Economics

4 hours ago A Sydney ban on skimpy swimmers is not new. ‘Bikini wars’ have been raging in Australia for a century

Until the 1900s daylight beach swimming was forbidden and women were expected to wear pants in the waterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Bettine Baker was ordered to leave Bondi beach because of her skimpy swimwear, she couldn’t help but scoff.“The whole business is so old-fashioned and narrow-minded that it’s not even funny,” the 20-year-old said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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16 hours ago RANGERS CONFIDENTIAL: How the women's team at Ibrox could set a precedent for the men

Rangers and Celtic are now the dominant forces in the Scottish women's domestic game, along with Glasgow City, but struggle to achieve the commercial success of WSL teams.

Politics

5 hours ago Amanda Palmer ‘profoundly disturbed’ by sexual assault allegations against ex

The singer-songwriter posted a statement on Instagram after multiple women accused the author of sexual misconduct in a New York Magazine article this weekNeil Gaiman’s ex-partner Amanda Palmer has publicly acknowledged the allegations of sexual misconduct made against the author for the first time.Posting on her Instagram account, the American singer wrote: “As there are ongoing custody and divorce proceedings, I am not able to offer public comment. Please understand that I am first and foremost a parent. I ask for privacy at this time.” Palmer and Gaiman, who married in 2011, and have one child together, are currently in the process of getting divorced. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Loose Women's Frankie Bridge 'knocked sideways' as doctors find tumour in her neck

Loose Women star Frankie Bridge has revealed she was 'knocked sideways' after doctors told her they had found a tumour in her neck while having an MRI scan for headaches

Politics

20 hours ago March Madness will pay women's teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA

Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention

Politics

9 hours ago ‘I came down here to die’: the untold story of the first JFK assassination attempt

In a fascinating new book, the forgotten tale of Richard Pavlick, who tried to kill JFK in 1960, is brought to light“Everybody’s got the right / To their dreams,” goes the lyric in Stephen Sondheim’s musical Assassins, sung by a chorus line made up of men and women who have tried, with or without success, to kill the president of the United States.The infamous group includes John Wilkes Booth, Charles J Guiteau and John Hinckley Jr. An updated version might add Thomas Crooks and Ryan Routh for allegedly trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year. But there is no place for Richard Pavlick, the would-be killer of John F Kennedy you probably never heard of. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Emile Cairess, Alex Yee and Eilish McColgan lead British hopes at London Marathon 2025

Cairess will be joined on the startline by Olympic triathlon champion Yee, while Charlotte Purdue will hope to establish herself as part of a strong women's field

Politics

12 hours ago The Crow Girl review – a gripping crime drama that fills you with hope for the world’s good people

This confident, stylish adaptation of a Scandinavian bestseller is an extremely well-made thriller about the race to track down a serial child killerThe most striking thing about The Crow Girl is the sight of young male bodies lying dead all over the place. It’s quite shocking. Those poor boys, you think. Isn’t it terrible? How could anyone ? It has the twin effects of drawing you deeper into the plot and showing you how inured we have become to the sight of young dead female bodies used as scenery and plot points. It’s good to be reminded now and then, I think, of what we deem normal and where we draw our cultural lines and have our consciousnesses and consciences shaken awake.Now that I’ve crow-barred that outrageous feminist point in – to business! This psychological thriller has been adapted by Milly Thomas from the Scandinavian bestseller of the same name by Erik Axl Sund. Eve Myles plays domestically harassed wife and mother (though in a far more credible way than is customary...

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23 hours ago Everton v Aston Villa, Newcastle v Wolves and more: Premier League – live

Updates from Wednesday evening’s matchesLive scoreboard | Premier League top scorers | Email NiallThere’s plenty more going on beyond the Premier League tonight: in the Championship, Blackburn host Portsmouth while in a pleasing piece of symmetry, the same fixture features in the Women’s FA Cup fourth round, alongside Leicester v Stoke.In Scotland, Rangers welcome Aberdeen with both teams desperate for a win. In Italy, Inter host Bologna and there are five Bundesliga fixtures including Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim. I’ll do my best to provide updates, or you can follow our live scores page. Continue reading...

Politics

20 hours ago NY federal judge denies bail for two real estate brokers and their brother in sex trafficking case

A federal judge in New York City says two luxury real estate brokers and their brother accused of raping dozens of women over more than a decade will remain in jail to await their trial on sex trafficking charges

Events

23 hours ago Myleene Klass pushes for changes in law to get paid bereavement leave for women who suffer miscarriages after her own devastating four losses

The 46-year-old and MP Sarah Owen - who have both had miscarriages in the past - appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain to talk about it.

Politics

21 hours ago Clothes, toiletries – and a free stylist: the LA teen creating a space for peers amid the fires

Avery Colvert created Altadena Girls, an organization now with celebrities sending products, eateries reaching out to cater and a surplus of volunteersCars lined up outside an art studio in eastern Los Angeles on Sunday morning, packed with boxes of feminine care products, pimple patches, skincare, clothes, underwear, makeup and more. Some volunteers had driven for hours to support a unique mutual aid effort.As fires in Los Angeles continue to rage, people across the city are springing into action to meet the needs of the thousands of families who have been displaced. Among the dozens of clothing donation and bottled water distribution sites, Altadena Girls – a new organization started by 14-year-old Avery Colvert – has struck a chord with its focus on teen girls’ recovery. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Ilona Maher: Bristol Bears stint can help me ‘fit seamlessly’ into USA team

Sevens star is gaining 15s experience in EnglandShe hopes to be play in Rugby World Cup this yearIlona Maher says the measure of success with Bristol for her would be if she has “caught up” with the USA 15s team to aid her bid to be part of this year’s Rugby World Cup.The 28-year-old signed for Bears in December with the goal of making the USA squad for the tournament during August and September in England. Before moving to the Premiership Women’s Rugby club this month, Maher last played 15s rugby in 2021 but was a central figure in the nation winning Olympic sevens bronze at the Paris Games. Continue reading...

Politics

21 hours ago Coleen Nolan's heartbreaking comments about Linda Nolan's horrible nights alone before death

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan spoke about sister Linda Nolan's cancer treatment just months before her death aged 65 as she opened up about her heartbreaking nights

Events

25 hours ago Labour MPs say not compensating Waspi women undermines trust in politics

The debate heard from MPs that the decision announced in December, not to compensate the women was a ‘profound misjustice’

Politics

24 hours ago Palestinians killed in bombings including women and kids before peace deal agreed

The countdown to peace between Israel and Hamas during their missile exchanges has been punctuated with air-strikes which 'increased in intensity' and left at least 24 people dead

Events

26 hours ago Women’s football trailblazer backs calls for Celtic and Rangers to join WSL

Patricia Gregory has been supporting women’s football since its subdued beginnings in the 1960s, and said Scottish teams had ‘even more difficulties’.

Politics

27 hours ago How to find your signature style: Using what you already have in your wardrobe

Ready to define a style that feels authentically you? Join personal stylist Clare Chambers to discover practical strategies for creating a wardrobe that saves you time, money, and stress—while looking effortlessly polished.

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26 hours ago The most flattering haircuts for women over 50, according to celebrity stylists

There's a common misconception that women over the age of 50 should cut their hair short, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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28 hours ago Linda Nolan emotionally remembered on Loose Women as tributes pour in for late singer following death

The late singer was honoured the ITV series as news of her death following a 20-year battle with cancer broke

Events

26 hours ago Ancient DNA suggests women were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain

Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery in southern Britain shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage

Politics

28 hours ago Coleen Nolan 'utterly devastated' as she issues statement after sister Linda's death

The Loose Women star issued a statement after the news was confirmed by the Nolan family and Linda's agent

Events

27 hours ago Best jeans for petite women that will suit whatever your style, tried and tested

Skip the tailor and shop our curated edit of denim for smaller statures

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28 hours ago Loose Women lead emotional tributes for Linda Nolan after star's death aged 65

Linda Nolan has been battling breast cancer for over 20 years and has died at the age of 65 surrounded by her beloved sisters.

Events

27 hours ago 100 Best gifts for women 2025: Top present ideas for her this festive season

Surprise her with something she'll never expect. No vacuums allowed.

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28 hours ago Linda Nolan’s death announced on Loose Women as panel pay tribute to ‘beacon of light’

Linda Nolan’s death was today announced on ITV’s Loose Women as the panel paid a special tribute to the singer, describing her as a “‘beacon of light.

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