26 h. ago Record humidity across the world in 2024 as experts warn of rising health risk

Scientists warn the rise in hot and humid days puts communities under increasing risk from heat stress.

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48 h. ago AD FEATURE: Travel experts warn Brits to stay vigilant amidst rise of 'fake visa websites'

Travel experts have warned Brits of a number of elaborate scams that could see you handing over your personal details or payment information when applying for a visa

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54 h. ago ‘A whole spectrum of hatred’: women face increased violence in Milei’s Argentina as rights are eroded

In a country once lauded as a progressive bastion in Latin America, protections are being dismantled by a populist leader, and gender-based offences are on the riseIn the week before her murder, Fernanda Soledad Yramain lay awake at night listening as a motorbike circled the house where she was hiding. “She kept saying ‘it’s him’,” remembers Daniella Viscarra, Soledad’s sister-in-law with whom she had sought refuge in the Tucumán countryside. “She was scared all of the time.”A month earlier, in September 2024, 29-year-old Soledad had ended a relationship with her boyfriend, Francisco Timoteo Saldaño. They had been together since she was 14 and he was 35, and shared three children. In the final year of their relationship, Saldaño had turned violent. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Amber heat health warning kicks in as temperatures in UK set to soar to 34C

Authorities warn that there could be a rise in deaths as amber and yellow health alerts come into effect

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3 d. ago London A&E staff face regular attacks and threats of violence, shocking report finds

Nurses have reported being knocked unconscious and threatened with acid attacks while working in A&E departments

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4 d. ago Campaign highlights increased levels of violence against women and girls during and after major sporting events

Recent statistics and reports from frontline services have shown that incidents of domestic abuse and gender-based violence spike around the time of significant sporting occasions.

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4 d. ago UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti

More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotelsMore than 200 refugee organisations, charities and trade unions have signed an open letter calling on Britain’s political leaders to end “pernicious and insidious currents” of racism and hatred that underpin a slew of anti-migrant protests.The letter, coordinated by the campaign coalition Together With Refugees, has been signed by organisations including Amnesty International UK, City of Sanctuary UK, Care for Calais, Doctors of the World, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Freedom from Torture, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, the Public and Commercial Services Union, Refugee Action and Safe Passage. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council taking steps towards gender equality and tackling violence against women

Dumfries and Galloway Council has joined the Equally Safe at Work accreditation programme led by the Close the Gap charity.

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9 d. ago ‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict

Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in GazaTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in recent years.Health services are increasingly deliberately under attack and medics are facing violence and abuse in conflict zones around the world – in particular in Gaza, but also in Lebanon, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and El Salvador. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Consumed review – mothers and daughters clash in Women’s prize for playwriting winner

Traverse theatre, EdinburghBuried trauma surfaces at a family reunion in Karis Kelly’s darkly funny Northern Irish drama that attempts to capture a broader history of violenceKaris Kelly’s drama won the Women’s prize for playwriting in 2022 and you can see why. Set amid a family reunion dinner in Northern Ireland, only the women are present here. And in the way of many such theatrical reunions, it leads to an almighty blow-up, yet there is no hint of cliche. Kelly is a talented playwright navigating between black humour and pain.At the head of the table is Eileen (Julia Dearden), a foul-mouthed matriarch whose 90th birthday they are celebrating. Gilly (Andrea Irvine) is her daughter and the mother of Jenny (Caoimhe Farren), who left long ago for a life in London. Muireann (Muireann Ní Fhaogáin), the youngest, is Jenny’s London-born-and-raised daughter.At the Traverse theatre, Edinburgh, until 24 August. Then touring from 3 September.All our Edinburgh festival reviews Continue readin...

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1 week ago Jess Phillips: Nigel Farage would enable ‘modern day Jimmy Saviles’

Jess Phillips, the Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, condemned the Reform leader.

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1 week ago The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit

Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against womenOn 2 July, the jury delivered a guilty verdict on some of the charges against the music mogul Sean Combs, accused of horrific sexual abuse of women with the help of his extensive staff and deep pockets. He’s also accused in many civil suits of sexual abuse of adults and minors. It seems like everyone promptly forgot about Combs when the facts about the financier Jeffrey Epstein’s decades of horrific sexual abuse of at least a 100 girls and women, with the help of his extensive staff, deep pockets, banks, and elite connections became the next front-page ruckus.In June, the movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty in a New York retrial for some of his decades of horrific sexual abuse of women, with the help of his extensive staff, top lawyers, the film industry, some ex-Mossad agents and of course his deep pockets. In February a federal appeals court upheld the convictions and 30-...

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1 week ago UK has got fat on the free labour of women, says Jess Phillips

The minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls said the country has been reliant on the charity of women for years.

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3 w. ago Preventing violence against women and girls must remain a priority

Editorial: Our second refuge – built thanks to the generosity of our readers – is complete. But far more work is needed to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse

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3 w. ago Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: ‘I feel like we’re always having to keep a lid on female rage’

ITV’s ‘Karen Pirie’ marks a refreshing departure from all the usual crime drama cliches. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to its star about avoiding cosy crime tropes, creating a realistic twentysomething detective and grappling with violence against women on screen

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3 w. ago Below Deck star HUGO ORTEGA reveals the dark reality for women who want to be a 'yachtie' as superyacht crew member is 'murdered' in Bahamas: 'There's rape, violence... stewardesses are like toys

The superyacht captain and newest bosun on the hit reality show has spoken out to warn of the dangers faced by female crew after the death of stewardess Paige Bell.

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4 w. ago Acid attacks skyrocket by 10% as campaigners warn of rise in violence against women and girls

Almost a quarter of all attacks took place in Northumbria in 2024

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