25 h. ago Leading female politicians and artists reject attempts to link migration and sexual abuse

The letter accuses the right of exploiting ‘violence against women to fuel hate and division’

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29 h. ago Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago UK 'outraged' at Israel restricting aid as it works to evacuate children from Gaza for treatment

British officials are working to evacuate critically sick and injured children from Gaza for treatment in U.K. hospitals

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5 d. ago Kyiv strike LIVE: British Council 'severely damaged' by Vladimir Putin's missiles

Russian missiles have struck the British Council offices in the Ukrainian capital, with officials warning the attack caused "significant damage" - and people may have been inside at the time

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6 d. ago Farage insists women will be deported under Reform plan to remove 600,000 people

The Reform leader announced the plan saying that anyone arriving in the UK illegally would be detained and deported.

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1 week ago WASPI women feel 'totally abandoned' after 10 years as poll shows election threat

A snap poll of 5,000 1950s-born women found 80% feel Labour and the Tories take them for granted and 85% think Nigel Farage's Reform 'don't care'

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2 w. ago Britain’s first transgender judge takes UK to European court over Supreme Court ruling on biological sex

Lawyers acting on behalf of Dr McCloud have filed their appeal in the European Court of Human Rights

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2 w. ago For Women Scotland launches legal action against Scottish Government on gender

The Supreme Court ruled in April that the words “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

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2 w. ago For Women Scotland launches new legal action against Scottish ministers on gender

The group said it has ‘little choice’ but to take further legal action

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2 w. ago Pete Hegseth does believe in a woman’s right to vote, Pentagon says after video controversy

Defense secretary raises eyebrows by posting clip of evangelical pastor advocating for repeal of 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted suffrage in 1920

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3 w. ago Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Tulip Siddiq in anti

Bangladeshi anti-corruption officials have testified against former British Minister Tulip Siddiq

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3 w. ago Drivers caught behind wheel of unroadworthy vehicles up 52% in a year

A total of 13,109 British drivers were convicted of the offence in 2024, official data obtained by the RAC revealed.

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3 w. ago ‘She’s the one that matters’: the growing influence of Melania on Donald Trump

First lady is facing increased scrutiny as political experts suggest she is behind US president’s recent volte-faces on Gaza and PutinWhen Melania Trump arrives in Britain for her husband’s second state visit next month, it will not just be the photographic pack straining every lens for clues as to her opaque mood or signs of froideur in their marriage. It will also be British officials.Six months into his second term as US president, a period in which Donald Trump has pirouetted on just about every big international issue, mandarins in Whitehall have realised they need to focus less time on trying to tame him, and more on looking at his wife. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Conor Benn has already leaked Chris Eubank Jr's purse for rematch

British boxing star Conor Benn has already leaked the official fight purse after his rematch with Chris Eubank Jr was made official

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4 w. ago Women behind the lens: ‘In Venezuela, the culture of pageants goes far beyond beauty’

Photographer Fabiola Ferrero explores her country’s obsession with beauty competitions and how they they are intertwined with politics and oilVenezuela holds two world records: the most international beauty crowns and the largest proven oil reserves in the world – two apparently unrelated titles that in fact are closely aligned. In the minds of Venezuelans, beauty and oil are tied to the idea of progress, modernity and our relationship with power, especially since the oil boom of the mid 20th century transformed us from a rural country to the richest nation in Latin America in the 1970s.During this time Miss Venezuela epitomised the nation’s aspirations. Even in the midst of the hardest economic and political crisis in our history, the pageants continue. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Brit tourist fined £12k after ignoring simple warning signs on mountain in Italy

The 60-year-old British man called the alpine rescue service to inform officials rocks were falling from above as he attempted to traverse the Via Ferrata Berti, a mountain path partially supported by metal ropes and stairs

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4 w. ago British men officially more polite than women, new research finds

Scientists say they have proved why fellas are friendlier than females - especially when it comes to work environments.

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last month Study confirms women in politics receive more attacks and abuse on social media than men

The research, which analysed millions of posts, also found that the language aimed at politicians in the UK contained more abusive words than those in other countries

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