20 h. ago Girl, 12, raped by 200 men after failing exam and running away from home

The young girl was saved from an Indian prostitution ring after suffering a three-month-long period of horrific abuse.

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4 d. ago Welsh castle has an incredible ‘floating’ footbridge and epic sea views you cannot beat

This well-preserved medieval fortress sits atop a rocky crag overlooking the dunes and sea.

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5 d. ago Staggering missed chances to save girl, 10, who 'jumped from window to escape torture'

A new police report has detailed the horrific injuries little Rebekah Baptiste suffered before her death at 10-years-old, allegedly at the hands of her father and his girlfriend

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8 d. ago Inspector, 65, dragged beneath train after jumping on tracks to save teen girl

Narciso Mimbela Rosas, a 65-year-old train inspector, is in intensive care after being dragged under a train when he leapt onto railway tracks to try and save a 14-year-old girl

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9 d. ago Waterworld lifeguards performed CPR to desperately try save girl, 4, found in lagoon

A four-year-old girl has tragically died from her injuries after an incident at the UK's biggest indoor water park, Waterworld, in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

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9 d. ago Irvine Welsh, Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick review: 'a sweary lovefest'

At this Fringe by the Sea appearance Irvine Welsh offered his views on Instagram culture, sentimental Christmas movies and the enduring appeal of the Trainspotting crew. Review by Mike Wade

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1 week ago Hero uncle drowns at beauty spot trying to save two nieces from waterfall

Hero uncle Mohananeethan Muruganantharajah, from Swansea, tragically drowned after saving his nieces at a waterfall in Wales

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3 w. ago Ridiculous Welsh town by the sea is like walking back in time, everything is epic

With its commanding medieval walls, ancient castle and lively harbour, this town is one of the best coastal escapes in North Wales

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3 w. ago Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago – we’re still at it | Fatma Aydemir

Abortion is criminalised and stigmatised – and now the right has found a new female scapegoat in its US-style war on bodily autonomyEvery nation has literary classics that shape its cultural identity. Germans have Faust, Goethe’s play about the successful but dissatisfied scientist Dr Heinrich Faust, who makes a deal with the devil. Faust has been performed, referenced and read in schools for more than two centuries now. Interestingly, the most tragic character in this tragedy is not the protagonist, but his “love interest”, Gretchen – a teenage girl groomed by the old man, impregnated and socially ostracised. Her solution? She drowns her “illegitimate” newborn child, accepts her death penalty and rejects Faust’s offer to save her from prison. In God’s mercy, the Christian girl seeks salvation and off goes Faust with the devil to new adventures in Faust, Part Two.What would Gretchen do today, I wonder. Her fate is not only a result of sexual abuse and an inherently misogynistic mora...

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3 w. ago Exploring the Dungeons and Dragons links in Stranger Things ahead of season 5

Netflix has dropped the trailer for Stranger Things season five

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3 w. ago Stranger Things' biggest Dungeons and Dragons references explained ahead of final season

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things lands later this year

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3 w. ago Hero saves 'screaming' girl from drowning as she's dragged out to sea

Two men risked their lives to save the little girl

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4 w. ago Former pro baseball player's heroic final act before he drowned in freak rip tide in front of his family

Anderson 'Chase' Childers, 38, died a hero when he drowned off the South Carolina coast over the weekend.

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last month Girl saved from drowning by hero strangers after being dragged out to sea on Welsh beach

Moira Malcolm was on holiday in Wales with her parents, her three children, sister-in-law and niece when her seven-year-old daughter Shylah was dragged out to sea on a floatie

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