8 h. ago Defiant Imane Khelif breaks silence after new plans for rules to 'protect female Olympians' emerge amid gold medallist's leaked medical report

Olympic champion Khelif has broken her silence in the wake of new measures announced to 'protect the female category' in sport - as controversy continues to swirl around her Paris gold medal.

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1 week ago Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe collapse of water systems in Gaza is threatening the territory with devastating drought as well as hunger, Unicef has warned, as medics reported that Israel had killed more desperate Palestinians seeking aid.On Friday at least 24 people waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, according to local health authorities, in addition to other deaths by airstrikes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Shabana Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights convention

Justice secretary says ‘public confidence in the rule of law is fraying’ but she wants to protect ECHR by changing itEchoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rightsThe justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said Britain will pursue reform of the European convention on human rights (ECHR), both at home and in Strasbourg, saying “public confidence in the rule of law is fraying”.Mahmood’s warning in her speech at the Council of Europe came as the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, said she would undertake an examination of how the courts were applying the right to freedom from degrading treatment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Norway’s new rules to protect polar bears from tourists slammed as ‘conservation fascism’

Exclusive: Government in Oslo says keeping a distance protects the Arctic predators, but critic says the motto is ‘We’re not happy till you're not happy’

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2 w. ago Shocked family of 'miracle' Brit who survived Air India plane crash break silence

A relative of Air India passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh said he was 'painted with blood' after he emerged from the wreckage of the doomed flight bound for London

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3 w. ago Algerian boxing bosses issue furious response for 'violating' Imane Khelif's rights amid leaked medical report

World Boxing announced on Friday that it will introduce mandatory sex testing for male and female boxers who want to take part in competitions, and specifically referenced Khelif.

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3 w. ago Imane Khelif set to KEEP Olympic boxing gold medal, despite calls for title to be stripped after 'leaked medical report proved champion is a biological male'

A legal expert has revealed why Imane Khelif is unlikely to be stripped of her Olympic gold medal despite the emergence of a 'leaked' medical report.

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3 w. ago Revealed: Why Imane Khelif is set to KEEP Olympic boxing gold medal, despite calls for title to be stripped after 'leaked medical report proving champion is a biological male'

A legal expert has revealed why Imane Khelif is unlikely to be stripped of her Olympic gold medal despite the emergence of a 'leaked' medical report.

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3 w. ago World Boxing apologises for naming Imane Khelif in gender testing rule change

The governing body last week announced the introduction of mandatory sex testing, saying Khelif would be unable to compete without first taking a test

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3 w. ago Imane Khelif breaks silence amid claims leaked medical report 'proves boxer is biological male'

Khelif, who claimed gold for Algeria at the Paris Games last summer, was thrust into the center of a bitter storm once again this week when the results of a 2023 medical test were allegedly leaked.

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3 w. ago Millions take more than 10 pills a day. Now doctors warn results can be catastrophic, patients aren't being told

More than a million people in England are being prescribed ten or more medications a day, according to a new report by the NHS Health Innovation Network.

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3 w. ago Imane Khelif 'knew they were biologically male and were cheating' at the Olympics, claims Sharron Davies, as she calls out 'criminal negligence' after 'leaked medical report'

Former Team GB star Sharron Davies has claimed Imane Khelif knew they were 'biologically male' when competing in the Olympics last year in light of a recent a 'leaked' medical report.

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4 w. ago JK Rowling leads calls to take away Imane Khelif's Olympic gold medal

JK Rowling has called the alleged results showing that Olympic champion Imane Khelif is a biological male 'a win for women'.

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4 w. ago Leaked medical report 'proves Imane Khelif is a biological male' in bombshell claim about Olympic boxer

The alleged results comes less than two days after World Boxing ruled that Khelif would need to undergo sex screening to be eligible for any future appearances in female events.

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