26 h. ago ‘I have searched and searched for help’: the Sudanese women left alone to live hand to mouth in Chad’s desert camps

As the war in Sudan pushes more people across the border, malnutrition is on the rise in Chad’s remote settlements where 86% of the refugees are women and childrenFor hours, jolting along the waterlogged dirt track to the hospital, 18-year-old Makka Ibraheem Mohammed held on tight to her seat and focused on stopping herself vomiting. She was in labour, in extreme pain after her uterus ruptured, but was now being tossed around in the ambulance that jumped along the dips and bumps of the road through the Chadian desert.Most of the 878,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled to Chad since 2023, living hand to mouth in this harsh landscape, are women. They stay in isolated camps in the desert with limited water and food, no work and with medical help often a life-threateningly long distance away. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Backstage bloodbath leaves Loose Women in turmoil: Insiders reveal twist that's left show fighting for survival

The fallouts between the panellists of Loose Women - both on and off-screen - can be vicious. As for managing their ever-changing cliques? Nigh-on impossible.

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4 d. ago Lord Sugar forces Jamie Redknapp to read out live TV apology and hand over £10k

Jamie Redknapp has issued a grovelling apology to Lord Alan Sugar live on Sky Sports after the former Tottenham chairman threatened to sue the pundit over his comments

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6 d. ago Moment 'Good Samaritans' who jumped onto train tracks to help woman who dropped her phone end up STEALING it

Footage captured at Ilford station on September 30 showed the woman looking for assistance after her device fell from her hand and onto live tracks.

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8 d. ago Brit miraculously survives falling 11,000ft when both parachutes fail while skydiving over Nevada desert

Mitchell Deakin, 24, was carrying out a tandem jump from the Jean Airport, Clark County, alongside an instructor during his 'dream' US holiday when disaster struck.

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8 d. ago Stacey Solomon's panicked baby question as Joe Swash gets distracted by Rio Ferdinand

Stacey Solomon and her husband, Joe Swash, were on holiday in Dubai when the former EastEnders actor made a parenting gaffe that left the Loose Women star asking a very important question

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1 week ago Two women in their 70s left fighting for their lives after being hit by reversing Ford Transit van

The vehicle crashed into the pedestrians in Lowbourne in Melksham, Wiltshire at around 1.30pm on Saturday. The two women were rushed to hospital.

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1 week ago Being organised and active may be predictor of longer life, study finds

Researchers find specific self-descriptions predict mortality risks better than broader categories such as extraversionBeing organised, active and helpful could not just make you a better person, it may even help you live longer. On the other hand, being frequently stressed, anxious or moody could be linked to a shorter lifespan.Researchers said their findings, published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, could help doctors develop tools for predicting health risks based not only on blood pressure and cholesterol but also on how someone tends to think, feel and behave. Continue reading...

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1 week ago This is the very worrying reason so many women are now suffering from constipation

Joely Walker left her glamorous job as Head of Beauty at Grazia magazine to focus on a chronic health issue.

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1 week ago Penny Lancaster SLAMS Gregg Wallace and reveals terrifying Masterchef clash that left her ‘shaking and in tears’

PENNY Lancaster savages Gregg Wallace in her new autobiography - claiming he was threatening towards her, harassed her and left her in floods of tears on MasterChef. The Loose Women star, who competed on the BBC cooking show in 2021, gave evidence against the disgraced host which saw him sacked earlier this year. In her...

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2 w. ago Trump's Tylenol and vaccine warnings leave some pregnant women concerned, others angry

President Donald Trump's Tylenol and vaccine warnings have left some pregnant women angry and others with questions

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2 w. ago Mystery of girls found dumped in park in 1989 finally solved...with tragic revelation about what happened to their mother

Two women, named recently as Elizabeth and Jasmin Ramos, who were dumped in a park as toddlers, discovered their mother had been murdered in a decades-old cold case.

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2 w. ago Outrage in Pakistan after three transgender women killed and left on roadside

The victims' bodies were found on a roadside on Sunday

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2 w. ago Scots women 'left in limbo' waiting for urgent gynaecological appointments

EXCLUSIVE: Patients at risk of cancer have waited more than 90 days to be seen despite receiving urgent referrals.

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2 w. ago BBC pundit breaks down in tears with emotional Matt Beard tribute as TV coverage paused

BBC Sport pundit Fara Williams was left in tears while paying tribute to former Liverpool Women's manager Matt Beard live on TV after his tragic death this week.

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2 w. ago Life of Osama bin Laden's son – Dad's tea boy to family trait that 'runs in my blood'

Omar bin Laden has one of the world's most infamous surname but he lives a very different live to his father after being given the 'hand of friendship' by people with good hearts

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3 w. ago Trouble in paradise: How Barcelona’s crisis left women’s team short of players

La Liga’s salary limit applies to the whole club and with six players leaving this summer, is the club’s golden era over?How times have changed. For the past few years Barcelona have been the team everyone wanted to join: five consecutive Champions League finals, stylish football, leaders in women’s football, a stunning city and Ballon d’Or winners for teammates. However, 10 years after becoming professional, the three-time European champions are a club in trouble.Restricted by La Liga’s financial fair play rules, the women’s team have had a calamitous summer transfer window. There have been six departures – all to the Women’s Super League – while the midfielder Alba Caño is leaving for the NWSL in January. They made only one signing, Laia Aleixandri on a free transfer from Manchester City. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sam Thompson left in ‘no man’s land’ after ‘crisis situation’ at Loose Women

Former Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson was left 'panicking' after a woman fell over while waiting for the filming of Loose Women

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4 w. ago 'It's not just women who have been left with BURNS': Men issue urgent warning after popular deodorant firm apologises for 'agonising' itchy armpits claim

Men have now told how they too have required medical grade creams to treat the painful rashes and burning from the deodorants. One even claimed to have lost all his armpit hair.

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4 w. ago Bayrou heads to Élysée to hand in resignation as France’s PM – Europe live

Emmanuel Macron to name successor ‘within days’ as political crisis grips FranceFrance to get third PM in a yearLithuania has also said it will strengthen its borders with Belarus and Russia during the Zapad military exercise, the country’s border guard said today.The authorities said they would carry “even more active border monitoring, patrols, and other border control measures,” looking for any potential border violations and provocations against Lithuania. Continue reading...

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