1 hour ago Abortion case prompts calls for legal reform after woman’s four

The investigation has been described by MPs as ‘cruel and unnecessary’ and a ‘shocking wake-up call’ of the need for a change in the law.

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7 h. ago ‘Not much zoology – apart from the rabbit!’ Desmond Morris on his secret surrealist love romp film

The zoologist, now aged 97, is about to unveil Time Flower, his fantasy-fuelled film in which he pursues a woman called Ramona – who gave such a brave performance leaping off the bonnet of a car that he proposed to herIn the opening scene of Time Flower, a surrealist film by the zoologist Desmond Morris, a woman is lying facedown on the ground, clutching the grass with manicured hands and shaking her head. She is about to start running across a Wiltshire moor in elegant black heels, chased by Morris in a shirt and tie, her eyes wide, her lipstick dark, the angle of the shot emphasising her perfect, parted, panting mouth. Just before she trips and falls, a wild rabbit will stare straight at the camera – and flee.This 10-minute black-and-white film, which Morris made in 1950 while he was a 22-year-old student at Birmingham University, has lain untouched in his archive for nearly 75 years. Created in response to Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou, it is a testament to Mor...

Society

8 h. ago Woman dies after rescue teams called to river in Welsh village

The woman's next of kin have been informed following the incident which happened in Pontargothi - around seven miles east of Carmarthen

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21 h. ago A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars

A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered millions of views

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54 h. ago Mum shares image of child 'black and blue' after being knocked unconcious in random attack

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Angela Jarvis, from Scotland, has shared her child's injuries after a teen attacked her in a skatepark. Her attacker is a repeat offender but has been let off the hooks in court

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56 h. ago Police 'sent to stop bus after passenger refused to put packet of cheese and onion crisps away'

A woman on board the bus in Galway put a call in to the cops to complain about the smell of the crisps, according to the Irish Mirror.

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66 h. ago Labour 'is reviewing its winter fuel payment for thousands of Brits' after backlash from voters during elections

Senior figures in Keir Starmer's circles have allegedly been discussing how to simmer public anger in the wake of Labour's local election thumping to Nigel Farage's Reform.

Politics

2 d. ago Netflix viewers have weeks to binge 'flawless' British drama with Billie Piper

Secret Life of a Call Girl centred around a young woman named Hannah Baxter, who lived a double life as a high-class call girl

Events

3 d. ago I've worn this Nobody's Child dress to work, weddings and parties– and it's always a hit

The Black One Shoulder Crochet Trim Sabrina Midi Dress from Nobody's Child is a versatile piece that can be dressed up or down, and it's always a hit, says OK!'s Zoe

Society

7 d. ago Convicted child rapist and partner raked in millions selling dangerous black market prescription drugs across the world

The colossal criminal enterprise was masterminded by Christopher Templeman, 38, and 39-year-old Lisa Harper from a rented shipping container in Cumbria.

Economics

1 week ago Woman who stabbed man, 61, to death in racist attack after calling herself the 'Charles Bronson of Bristol' told care worker she was going to 'get the Jamaican drug dealer' minutes earlier

A woman who stabbed a man to death in a racist and unprovoked attack had asked her care worker that she be sent back to hospital minutes before the killing.

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2 w. ago Pedro Pascal brands JK Rowling a 'heinous loser' for her cigar

The actor, whose sister Lux recently came out as a transgender woman, shared the scathing remark under an Instagram post that was calling for a boycott of any future Harry Potter projects.

Politics

2 w. ago The astonishing act of kindness from a stranger that left elderly woman speechless

A young Kansas business owner changed an elderly woman's life after he got a call from the city about her overgrown lawn. 'Never in a million years, did I think this would happen,' Beth said.

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2 w. ago Woman jailed after threatening police officers called to Airdrie disturbance

Courtney Donnelly, 26, refused them entry to a flat, saying: "You're not getting in without a warrant. Try and see what you get."

Events

2 w. ago Keir Starmer welcomes ‘clarity’ of UK supreme court’s gender ruling

Prime minister calls ruling ‘a welcome step forward’ while equalities minister Bridget Phillipson also welcomes itUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has welcomed what he termed the “real clarity” of last week’s supreme court ruling on gender recognition, saying it was important now to draft guidance to help organisations deal with the repercussions.In his first comments since the court’s definitive ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, the prime minister called it “a welcome step forward”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Neirud review – a mysterious family relationship that unravels Brazil’s complex social fabric

Film-maker Fernanda Faya weaves together a loving homage to her circus performer grandmother and her elusive companionBuried secrets bubble to the surface in Brazilian film-maker Fernanda Faya’s tender and searching documentary, which seeks to disentangle the hidden knots of her fascinating family tree. The film opens with lovingly recorded home videos of various gatherings, including her childhood birthday celebrations, the only time of the year when her paternal grandmother, Nelly, would visit. A formidable woman of Roma ancestry, Nelly came from a long line of skilled circus performers, an illustrious ancestry that ended when Faya’s father did not join the family business.One particular aspect long eluded Faya: Nelly was always seen with woman called Neirud, whom Faya called aunt, but their actual relationship was a mystery; when Neirud died, her house was emptied of all personal photos and keepsakes. Through meticulous research, Faya gradually uncovered Neirud’s story. A Black w...

Politics

2 w. ago Exposing ‘the illegals’: how KGB’s fake westerners infiltrated the Prague Spring

Kremlin’s most prized spies were sent in to Czechoslovakia to whip up the 1960s reform protests in a move then replicated across the eastern blocDuring the spring of 1968, as revolutionary sentiment began to grow in communist Czechoslovakia, a group of friendly foreigners began arriving in Prague, on flights from Helsinki and East Berlin, or by car from West Germany.Among them were 11 western European men, a Swiss woman named Maria Weber and a Lebanese carpet dealer called Oganes Sarajian. They were all supporters of what would become known as the Prague Spring, an ultimately doomed attempt to build a more liberal and free ­version of socialism and escape from Moscow’s suffocating embrace. Many of the visitors sought to get close to the movement’s leading lights, offering support in the battle to reform communist rule. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Act now, Wes Streeting, say female frontline nurses locked in legal battle to stop a trans colleague using their changing room

The eight Darlington nurses objected to the man, who self-identifies as a woman called Rose, from sharing their hospital changing room.

Events

2 w. ago Mumsnet founder reveals she was blacklisted 'by Barclays' and Ocado and branded a 'bigot' for standing up for women's rights to access single

Justine Roberts claimed Barclays and Ocado had refused to advertise or partner with the online forum when they called for the Government to clarify the definition of 'a woman' under equality legislation.

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2 w. ago Mumsnet founder was blacklisted 'by Barclays' and Ocado and branded a 'bigot' for standing up for women's rights to access single

Justine Roberts claimed Barclays and Ocado had refused to advertise or partner with the online forum when they called for the Government to clarify the definition of 'a woman' under equality legislation.

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