5 h. ago Gaza war leads to 41% fall in births prompting allegations of reproductive violence

Israel’s war in Gaza has caused high numbers of maternal and neonatal deaths, say two reportsIsrael’s war in Gaza has led to a 41% fall in births in the territory, and high numbers of maternal deaths, miscarriages, newborn mortality and premature births, two reports into the impact of the conflict on pregnant women, babies and maternity care reveal.Two reports by Physicians for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School, and Physicians for Human Rights–Israel document how the war has led to high figures for maternal and neonatal mortality and forced births in dangerous conditions and systematically dismantled health services – consequences of “a deliberate intention of preventing births among Palestinians, meeting the legal criteria of the Genocide Convention,” researchers said. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago France records more deaths than births for first time since end of second world war

Country joins EU neighbours in demographic crunch of ageing population and falling birthrateFor the first time since the end of the second world war, France has recorded more deaths than births, suggesting that the country’s long-held demographic advantage over other EU countries is slipping away.Across the country in 2025, there were 651,000 deaths and 645,000 births, according to newly released figures from the national statistics institute Insee. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Cold War TV series is the greatest 'of all time' to watch on BBC tonight

The acclaimed TV series is based off John le Carré's 1973 novel and was adapted in 1979 for the BBC before later being followed by a 2011 film version with Gary Oldman.

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12 h. ago Boy tied to tree and set on fire on 8th birthday before deathbed video exposes killer

Don Collins was convicted of murdering his neighbour Robbie Middleton ten years ago after setting him on fire on the boy's eighth birthday in 1998 in a brutal bid to silence him

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44 h. ago US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace

The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace

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3 d. ago 'Greatest war film of all time' inspired by heroic true story is free to watch

A Second World War film has been hailed by fans as the "best war movie ever made" is free to stream - and it's not Saving Private Ryan.

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4 d. ago UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Putin launches nuclear

The emergency meeting comes after the Kremlin confirmed it had fired an Oreshnik ballistic missile on Ukraine for the second time since the war began in February 2022.

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5 d. ago Morrissey announces first album in more than five years called Make

The album was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and was recorded in France.

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5 d. ago Russia's use of its hypersonic missile in western Ukraine is seen as a warning to Kyiv's allies

Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage

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5 d. ago The Traitors fans crown latest episode 'the best of all time' and say it 'should win all the awards' as Fiona wages war on fellow Traitor Rachel in show's 'messiest moment yet'

Amanda became the latest contestant to be banished at the roundtable, after ending up with the same number of votes as Reece and failing to pick the chest with the shield inside.

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5 d. ago Iman wishes her late husband David Bowie a 'happy heavenly birthday'

The supermodel, 70, who married to the singer from 1992 up until his death in 2016, said his light still 'burns bright.'

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7 d. ago Tragedy could strike again if action isn't taken following deaths of mum and baby in home birth case, coroner warns

A coroner has published a damning list of risks that could lead the deaths of women and their newborns across the country, after the shocking inquest of Jen and Agnes Cahill who died in a home birth tragedy

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9 d. ago Deaths set to outnumber births in the UK in 2026 ‘in new era’ that could lead to higher taxes

With birth rates falling, think tank Resolution Foundation said the UK will need to rely on immigration for population growth

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9 d. ago Deaths set to outnumber births in the UK: 'Hard questions for the future'

Experts have worryingly predicted that the death rate in the UK will surpass the birth rate.

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1 week ago ‘Once whispered, now discussed’: the rise of dubious claims of civil war in the UK

Dystopian warnings once reserved for the far right have found a wider audience – but there are good reasons for scepticismIt is a darkly dystopian vision of Britain’s future, in which tens of thousands die in a bitter civil war in just a few years time.Yet such forecasts are no longer limited to niche corners of the internet or the X feed of Elon Musk, condemned by Downing Street for claiming that war in Britain was inevitable after the post-Southport rioting. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tens of thousands of mothers are bleeding to death giving birth. Aid cuts are denying them a solution

A breakthrough to stop life-threatening bleeding in childbirth was only just starting to reach the mothers most at risk when Donald Trump’s aid cuts hit. Rachel Schraer speaks to health workers about the dire consequences

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1 week ago Here's what I've learned as my 70th birthday and the spectre of death loom

On her 70th birthday, Susan Dalgety will climb to the top of the Acropolis in Athens after travels to Portugal, Norway, France and the US. Life, after all, is for living

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1 week ago Val Kilmer's daughter pays emotional tribute to late star on his birthday... 9 months after his shock death at 65

In a touching post to Instagram on December 31, the actress and singer shared 20 photos of the Top Gun star - who died of pneumonia on April 1 after a long battle with throat cancer.

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2 w. ago Putin vows victory in Ukraine in chilling New Year message days away from tyrant overtaking Stalin in grim war milestone

PUTIN has vowed he will defeat Ukraine in a chilling New Year message. His disturbing speech, in which he congratulated his soldiers on a premature victory, comes as he edges close to beating a grim war milestone. In two weeks' time, Putin's war against Ukraine will have lasted longer than Josef Stalin's crusade against Europe...

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2 w. ago 'World's Most Obese Man', 41, who once weighed 1,322 pounds dies after kidney infection

Juan Pedro Franco, who held the Guinness World Record for the 'World's Most Obese Man' has tragically passed away due to complications following a kidney infection

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