1 hour 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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19 h. ago Loose Women heartache as beloved staff member leaves programme amid ITV shake

Loose Women panellists, including Ruth Langsford and Coleen Nolan, shared their heartbreak after a staff member announced their departure from the ITV programme

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks actor Rizwan Khan is found guilty of raping two women including one who was sleeping while he launched vile sex attack

Rizwan Khan, 40, was also found guilty of sexually assaulting one of his victims and slapping a child across the face, in separate incidents.

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks star Rizwan Khan found guilty of raping two women and sexual assault

A Hollyoaks actor has been found guilty of raping two women, one of them while they were asleep

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3 d. ago Chinese man living in London admits drugging, sexually assaulting and raping women

Chao Xu admitted 24 charges including drugging women, rape and sexual assault

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3 d. ago Trans Met Police special constable who raped and sexually assaulted child may have more victims

The offences took place between January 1 2018 and April 2, 2024, Amersham Crown Court heard

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4 d. ago Outrage in Italy over pornographic website with doctored images of prominent women

Phica posted altered photos, with vulgar and sexist captions, of women including prime minister Giorgia MeloniA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women, including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform, called Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Outrage in Italy over porn site with doctored images of prominent women

Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on site along with vulgar and sexist captionsA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trans Met Police special constable found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child

A volunteer Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child.

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4 d. ago Two Afghan asylum seekers deny abduction and rape of girl, 12, in quiet Warwickshire town

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape relating to the underage girl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, as well as two counts of sexual assault and one count of abduction.

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5 d. ago Tory chair says party would consider deal with Taliban to return Afghan migrants – UK politics live

Kevin Hollinrake says party would ‘potentially’ set up returns agreement with country as he says deportation plan is ‘far more comprehensive’ than Reform’sNigel Farage has been accused of “ugly” and “destructive” rhetoric after announcing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and pledging to pay despotic regimes such as the Taliban to take them back.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative press conference in Oxford, Farage said he would rip up the UK’s postwar human rights commitments, contained in a range of international conventions, to deport “absolutely anyone” – including women and children – arriving by small boat.We really are through the looking-glass now. Nigel Farage pretending to be patriotic while pledging to rip up Britain’s proud record of leading the world on human rights.As we’ve seen across history, his populist playbook is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive. We know where it will lead if we don’t stop it.If today ...

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6 d. ago Farage attacked for ‘ugly’ rhetoric of plan for mass deportation of asylum seekers

Reform UK leader says he will rip up UK’s human rights commitments and pay despotic regimes to take people backNigel Farage has been accused of “ugly” and “destructive” rhetoric after announcing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, and pledging to pay despotic regimes such as the Taliban to take them back.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative press conference in Oxford, Farage said he would rip up the UK’s postwar human rights commitments, contained in a range of international conventions, to deport “absolutely anyone” – including women and children – arriving by small boat. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Vile sex beast caged indefinitely for raping vulnerable teenagers on same night in Edinburgh

Raymond Nyiam, who is also known as Otu Nyiam, abused both of his victims at a flat.

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6 d. ago Rome to Munich ‘beer train’ sleeper service for Oktoberfest launched

Beer fans can book the Bavarian-themed journey from €99

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6 d. ago Gaupset to Zigiotti: stars to watch in Women’s Champions League this week | Moving the Goalposts

We pick out eight notable talents poised for qualifying action, including a new Manchester United signingThe second round of Women’s Champions League qualifying gets under way on Wednesday with several notable teams entering, among them Manchester United, Brann, Glasgow City and Roma. The winners of Wednesday’s semi-finals will progress to Saturday’s finals and play for a place in mid-September’s final round of qualifying. Here are eight players to keep an eye on this week.Julia Zigiotti (Manchester United): With Fridolina Rolfö continuing to recover from the injury that hampered her at Euro 2025, plenty of eyes will be on her compatriot and now club-mate Zigiotti. The Swede was United’s other marquee signing this summer and brings a wealth of experience. The tenacious defensive midfielder arrived after a double-winning season with Bayern Munich and was at the heart of her country’s run to the quarter-finals in Switzerland. Zigiotti will be familiar to Women’s Super League fans from...

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage's 'dangerous' mass deportation plan torn to shreds

Nigel Farage has unveiled draconian proposals for mass deportations of asylum seekers including plans to lock up women and children - but questions have been raised

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage accused of ‘ripping up’ human rights laws after unveiling plans for mass deportations

Farage announces policies to deport 600,000 aslyum seekers, including women and children, if Reform UK wins the next electionFarage said the mood around the country is a mix of “total despair” and “rising anger”. Without significant action from the government then he sad he fears the anger “will grow”.Farage said:In fact, I think there is now, as a result of this, a genuine threat to public order and that is the very last thing that we want. And I have been saying of course for a long time that it is a growing threat to our national security. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Frankie Bridge shares Loose Women makeup routine including £12 brow product

The ITV star shared her favourite beauty buys, many of which can currently be snapped up on sale

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7 d. ago Thought our royals had it bad? Spare a thought for the King of Norway, whose grandson is facing vile sex claims that threaten to bring down their entire monarchy

To the world at large, King Harald of Norway is the perfect 21st century monarch. A figure of quiet dignity and modesty, loved by his people as an ordinary family man whose lifelong pastime is sailing.

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8 d. ago RICHARD KAY and RONAN O'REILLY: Thought our royals had it bad? Spare a thought for the King of Norway, whose grandson is facing vile sex claims that threaten to bring down their entire monarchy

To the world at large, King Harald of Norway is the perfect 21st century monarch. A figure of quiet dignity and modesty, loved by his people as an ordinary family man whose lifelong pastime is sailing.

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