41 h. ago Austerity has hit the UK’s ability to tackle violence against women, European watchdog warns

The Council of Europe has said there is an ‘urgent need’ for more places in women’s shelters and warned cost-cutting measures have left vital services ‘underfunded and understaffed’

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52 h. ago Sweden’s Soft Hooligans ready to pump up the volume at Women’s Euros

Fans’ group will take megaphones, banners and flags to Switzerland to ensure the atmosphere doesn’t fall flatIn some parts of the world, Sweden is often confused with Switzerland. But this summer there will be no mistaking Swedish football fans as they descend on Switzerland for the Women’s European Championship bringing great colour as well as great noise. As ever, Soft Hooligans, a grassroots supporter group, is leading the line but this time there are more logistical issues to think about. “A major concern was how the ‘f’ we were going to get all our stuff down there,” says Caroline Gunnarsson, a Soft Hooligans member who will be driving the group’s campervan to Geneva, one which will be full to the brim with drums, megaphones, banners and flags.Soft Hooligans was founded in 2017 after Estrid Kjellman returned from the Netherlands where she had watched the Euros with her family. She was impressed with the presence and passion of Dutch fans but was also taken aback by the lack of ...

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62 h. ago Pacific faces ‘critical moment’ in fight for press freedom, media watchdog warns

Some reporters in the region face jail for alleged defamation in countries where news outlets often lack resources to defend lawsuitsThe Pacific is facing a “critical moment” for press freedom, the region’s media watchdog has warned, as a number of senior journalists in a range of Pacific countries are facing costly lawsuits and criminal prosecution for alleged defamation.“We have seen a few cases coming up challenging the fundamentals of press freedom in the region,” said Robert Iroga, the chair of the Pacific Freedom Forum. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK adults are losing the ability to daydream because of common phone habit

On the back of a shocking study, an expert has revealed that excessive social media intake could be reducing our capacity to daydream - and, in turn, be creative

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6 d. ago Watchdog warns of food safety risk of imported Dubai chocolate

The Food Standards Agency said it had identified a number of products that posed a health risk to consumers with allergies

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6 d. ago Mum of boys losing ability to walk face 'nightmare' battle for free NHS drug

Givinostat can slow the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and is being offered for free by a drug firm while it goes through the process of NHS approval

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6 d. ago Scotland's justice secretary pledges £6m more to tackle youth violence after latest summit

Angela Constance announced the move following the latest emergency event at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh on Thursday.

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7 d. ago Watchdog warns over common payment method where you 'need protection'

Which? has raised concerns over the 'protection gap' for shoppers who will not be covered by consumer rules

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7 d. ago Scotland must be ‘relentless’ in efforts to tackle youth violence, Swinney says

First Minister chairs special summit to clamp down on knife crime and violence among young people

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1 week ago More funding to tackle youth violence in Scotland announced amid Record campaign

The Record launched the Our Kids ... Our Future campaign in February 2023 after we highlighted a worrying trend of violence among teens.

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1 week ago Georgia Harrison to be awarded an MBE after campaigning on tackling violence against women following ex Stephen Bear's imprisonment

Georgia Harrison will be awarded an MBE for her campaigning efforts on tackling violence against women and girls.

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2 w. ago Warning to women on Mounjaro as UK drug watchdog issues 'important' alert over side effect

Women using the weight loss jab Mounjaro have been urged to take an "important" measure for four weeks after starting the drug

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2 w. ago Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will swell US debt by $2.4tn, warns fiscal watchdog

Administration insists legislation will lead to budget surplus

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2 w. ago Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will swell US deficit by $2.4tn, warns fiscal watchdog

Administration insists legislation will lead to budget surplus

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2 w. ago Government 'not prepared' for major outbreaks as experts warn threat is increasing

The UK Government not properly prepared for the growing risk of bird flu, bluetongue and African swine fever, a watchdog has warned

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2 w. ago Clàudia Pina’s double for Spain means England miss out on Nations League finals

Spain demonstrated why they are the favourites to win the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland as they came from behind to beat England in Barcelona and top their Nations League group.The Spain substitute Claudia Pina proved to be the matchwinner, scoring twice and causing all sorts of problems for the England defence. After England held a half-time lead thanks to Alessia Russo’, the Barcelona forward equalised just inside the hour mark, two minutes after coming on, when she created room for herself to shoot inside the box with her left foot and beat Hannah Hampton. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Simmering anger' over poor social housing conditions could lead to 'disquiet', warns watchdog

Complaints to Housing Ombudsman about substandard living conditions are more than five times higher than they were five years ago

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3 w. ago Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv

Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against RussiaThe German chancellor has said that Germany, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters, will remove range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv for the first time, to enable it to defend itself against Russia.Friedrich Merz said Germany, Britain, France and the US had lifted the restrictions to enable Ukraine to be better able to hit military targets on Russian territory. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The ‘dangerous’ Australian women whose art was dismissed, forgotten – and even set on fire

A new exhibition celebrates 50 globetrotting women who traded parochial Australia for European modernity to create ‘subtly subversive’ artGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen Justine Kong Sing stepped off a steamship into Edwardian London, the Nundle-born daughter of a Chinese merchant could tell straight away she was a long way from Australia: amid the “roar and rush” of the city, no one seemed to notice her.“In the colonies, where foreigners are treated differently, an Oriental suffers keenly the mortification of being stared at, and often assaulted, because of his color!” she wrote in a widely published account. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside Arsenal’s Champions League party, including a Jess Glynne concert

Glynne performs in Lisbon and does duet with playerPassionate Josh Kroenke speech praises those involvedA congratulatory speech from Josh Kroenke, an impromptu Jess Glynne concert and appearances from an array of beaming club legends featured on a night of jubilant celebration for ­Arsenal after they won their first women’s European title in 18 years.At a private party in Lisbon that ­continued into the early hours of Sunday after the 1-0 win against ­Barcelona, the club’s co-chair Kroenke is understood to have deli­vered a ­passionate speech ­praising the full team effort that had con­tributed to the long‑awaited ­Women’s Champions League ­triumph, ­reserving ­special praise for the head coach, Renée Slegers, and the head of women’s football, Clare Wheatley, former Arsenal players. Continue reading...

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