26 h. ago Almost half of women have faced sexist insults while playing sport, study finds

A study of 3,000 women who play sport has found that almost half have been subject to sexist abuse - including being told they 'look like a man' or are 'not strong enough'

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28 h. ago New breast cancer treatment may ‘transform’ care and reduce debilitating side effects

More than 37,000 women have radiotherapy for breast cancer in the UK every year

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28 h. ago 'I'm male Bonnie Blue after sleeping with 1,000 women – but now face big regret'

Benny James, 31, from Croydon, south London, says he had sex with a different woman every week for over a decade but that the 'buzz' was not worth the 'dark hole' later down the line

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36 h. ago Experts find new approach that may ‘transform’ breast cancer treatment

More than 37,000 women have radiotherapy for breast cancer in the UK every year

Science

36 h. ago Pregnancy drug given to 300,000 women linked to 30 per cent higher cancer risk

Women in the UK who took the pregnancy drug Diethylstilbestrol - also known as DES or Stilbestrol - could be screened by the NHS after studies uncovered a 30% higher risk of breast cancer

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44 h. ago Man who slept with over 1,000 women explains the catch with the promiscuous life

Benny James, 31, from South London, has said the buzz of sleeping with multiple women a week and making money is not worth the 'dark hole' it leaves you in later down the line

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51 h. ago Women's rights group sue Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond for £50,000 for still allowing transgender bathers in, despite Supreme Court ruling

Sex Matters are gearing up to take legal action against the City of London Corporation over their stance that transgender women can use the ponds in north of the city.

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52 h. ago 'I slept with 1,000 women and I have a warning for anyone living that life'

Benny, 31, says he thought he was just having fun - but he has been left with regrets

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5 d. ago Monthly symptom suffered by millions of women linked to huge increased heart attack and stroke risk

Swedish researchers found the increased risk after examining 22 years of health data from almost 100,000 women and the results could have implications for millions.

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7 d. ago Head of football in Republic of the Congo accused of embezzling $1.3m of Fifa funds

Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas rejects allegations as conspiracyClaims include almost $500,000 for women’s teamThe president of the Republic of the Congo’s football federation (Fecofoot) has been accused of embezzling $1.3m (£960,000) of Fifa funds, including almost $500,000earmarked for the country’s women’s team.Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas may be charged with money laundering and forgery offences after being summoned to attend a hearing in Brazzaville this week. He was arrested at the end of May by the central intelligence and documentation office (CID), a department of the ministry of the interior. Mayolas and Fecofoot’s general secretary, Badji Mombo Wantete, have denied the allegations and described them as a “conspiracy”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Almost 30,000 Scots women check if partners have secret violent past using police programme

The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland (DSDAS), also known as Clare’s Law, gives women the right to ask police if a current or ex-partner has a record of abusive behavour.

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7 d. ago CCTV of three women is released after £10,000 in cash is stolen from train passenger's bag

The 49-year-old victim had been carrying the huge amount of cash in an envelope when he boarded a train at Paddington station on Friday, June 20.

Economics

8 d. ago Women reporting sexual harassment 'endemic' in Scots workplaces

A survey of more than 1,000 women working in Scotland found 10 per cent had been sexually assaulted while almost five per cent had been a victim of sexual coercion.

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2 w. ago Euro 2025 is sure to showcase just how far women’s football has come | Emma Hayes

England, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands are the teams to beat but the tournament in Switzerland will be incredibly tightYou only have to wind the clock back two full major-tournament cycles, to Euro 2017, and there were no fully professional women’s leagues in Europe. Thanks to increased investment in the women’s game, there are now more than 3,000 full-time female players across the continent, and that professionalisation is why my overriding feeling about this summer’s Euros is that the quality is going to be so much higher than we have seen before. And it will be so tight.In Spain, England and Germany there are three strong favourites who are all capable of going on to win it and I would add the Netherlands to the top four. I was so impressed when we [the United States] played the Dutch in December. They will need everybody fit but, on their day, they are a top side. Beyond that, this tournament is going to show the prowess of the Nations League, which was introduced since th...

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2 w. ago He's the Iranian sniper accused of being a sleeper agent. Now his blue

Ribvar Karimi was arrested by US immigration officials over the weekend along with 10 others.

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4 w. ago How Nest turned a $24,000 idea into a global movement supporting women artisans

In 2005, Rebecca van Bergen was a graduate student in social work at Washington University when she won $24,000 in a school innovation contest

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last month Women lose up to £14,000 in earnings after miscarriage or stillbirth

Data from ONS shows women who suffer stillbirths are worst hit in employment earning terms

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