60 m. ago ‘I’m welling up thinking about it’: how a comedian used humour to beat trauma – and made it into a podcast

After Mark O’Sullivan’s My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom helped him move past his childhood trauma, he’s launched a tearful, joyful new show – about creativity’s power to rebuild livesMark O’Sullivan is still buzzing from winning a Royal Television Society (RTS) award for his documentary, My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom. “I’m grinning like a mid-party Michael Gove,” he chuckles. “It’s lovely for it to be recognised as an important and powerful piece. I just got a message from someone I knew years ago to say they’d seen the news about the award, watched the show and finally felt able to say they were also abused. That moved me to tears. Again!”Comedian and writer O’Sullivan – co-star of cult Channel 4 sitcom Lee & Dean and creator of ITV teen drama Tell Me Everything – is now launching the weekly podcast Making Lemonade. It explores the healing power of creating something positive out of negative experiences, after his own life was radically transformed by his deeply personal film, confro...

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4 h. ago The questions that Virginia Giuffre faces from Prince Andrew allies over claim she has 'four days left to live'

Prince Andrew's sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre posted a photo of her bruised face lying on a hospital bed on Instagram and said doctors told her she is going to die due to kidney failure after a crash.

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5 h. ago Settlements agreed over claims of historical sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club

Celtic Plc settles around 70% of cases in class actionLaw firm expects further settlements in coming weeksA seven-figure payout has been agreed for a lawsuit over claims of historical sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club, a law firm has said.Thompsons Solicitors is acting for about 30 former Celtic Boys Club players and said about 70% of the cases had been settled by Celtic Plc. The firm expects further settlements in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago JK Rowling says suspension of toddler from nursery for 'transphobia or homophobia' is 'totalitarian insanity'

The child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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9 h. ago Gary Glitter faces bankruptcy for failing to pay £500,000 compensation to sex abuse victim

The former Glam rock star remains in prison for sex crimes against girls in the 1970s and 1980s

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10 h. ago Wife makes sexual abuse claims against doctor husband accused of trying to kill her on Hawaii hiking trail

Arielle Konig, 36, has made a bombshell sexual abuse claim against her husband, Gerhardt Konig, 46, in her application for a restraining order after he allegedly tried to push her off a Hawaiian hiking trail.

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13 h. ago The wrestler with nine lives: how Saraya survived alcohol, abuse, injury and a leaked sex tape

At 18, Saraya-Jade Bevis had a rags-to-riches signing that took her from Norwich to the largest wrestling promotion in the world. A few years later, she hit rock bottom. Here is how she started overIt’s hard to know where to start with champion wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis. Do we start in the same place as her memoir, at rock bottom aged 25 when a sex tape of Bevis taking part in a threesome was leaked and went viral? At that time, Bevis was suspended from wrestling, addicted to alcohol and, she says, snorting so much cocaine that her nose was spraying out blood.Or do we start with her childhood in Norwich, raised by a family of wrestlers, ex-cons and alcoholics, living in a council house where, she says, the rent was always due and dinner might be mashed potato sandwiches. The childhood sexual abuse that she had kept hidden for most of her life? Her rags-to-riches signing at 18 to WWE, the largest wrestling promotion in the world? Her new life in the US, when she was enjoying success...

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23 h. ago Pop paedophile Gary Glitter made bankrupt and could lose multi

Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages, allowing lawyers for his victims to access his assets - including a £2million London penthouse

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23 h. ago Gary Glitter bankrupt after refusing to pay damages to woman he raped when she was 12

Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages, allowing lawyers for his victims to access his assets - including a £2million London penthouse

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25 h. ago Teacher accused of sex with student exchanged 25,000 texts with victim, police say

Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 44, was ‘obsessed’ with the teen, and would sit with him for lunch on a daily basis at school, according to prosecutors

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29 h. ago Toddler accused of being transphobic or homophobic was suspended from nursery

Data from the Department for Education reveals the child was suspended for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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32 h. ago Toddler kicked out of nursery after being accused of 'transphobia or homophobia'

The child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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41 h. ago Alleged abuse victims of disgraced Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed are set to launch legal action against late billionaire's estate

Law firm Leigh Day said a pre-action letter has been sent to lawyers for the estate on behalf of the women, who worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss.

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41 h. ago Five women plan legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate after abuse allegations

More than 100 alleged victims have contacted police to say they were sexually abused by the tycoon

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42 h. ago Five women plan to pursue legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate

The women worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss between 1995 and 2012, their lawyers said.

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3 d. ago King Charles recuperates after hospital stay as he sends condolences to Myanmar quake victims after death toll tops 1,000

King Charles has sent a message of condolence to the people of Myanmar following a deadly earthquake that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in the south-east Asian country.

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3 d. ago The thousands of Brits falling victim to stowaways: How more than 5,000 migrants were caught trying to sneak into Britain last year by hiding in cars or lorries from Europe

Drivers can be fined up to £10,000 if an illegal migrant is found hiding in their vehicle on their way to the UK, even if they had no knowledge of their existence.

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4 d. ago Criminal court backlog could hit 100,000 by end of 2029: Fears victims could pull out of trials as crisis reaches record high

The backlog in the Crown Courts stood at 74,651 at the end of December 2024, up from 73,172 at the end of September and 67,317 cases in December 2023.

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5 d. ago Duchess of Edinburgh urges ‘collective effort’ to tackle online child abuse

Sophie and safeguarding minister Jess Phillips joined forces to highlight the need to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation online.

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6 d. ago Disgusting new incest allegations against 'gangbang' teacher 'who made victims wear Scream mask'

The shocking allegations have been made against Indiana teacher Brittany Fortinberry, 31, who is facing almost 30 charges related to child sexual abuse.

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