68 h. ago Secrets of 'Monster Mansion' HMP Wakefield and the UK's most dangerous inmates

Originally built as a house of correction in 1594, HMP Wakefield was rebuilt in the Victorian era and has a long history of housing our worst criminals, including the longest serving prisoner in the UK penal system

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69 h. ago 'Eerie portal to a lost world' that lies beneath Greater Manchester estate

The Victorian era tunnel has been abandoned for more than 60 years

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4 d. ago Syphilis symptoms: What is syphilis and signs you may have STI as cases of Victorian era disease on the rise

There is concern after the latest data showed cases of syphilis had continued to rise 🏥

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7 d. ago 10 of the best Italian restaurants in London, from Ida to Bocca di Lupo

Italian food has been a hit in London since the Victorian era. Josh Barrie names his favourites

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8 d. ago Inside the Victorian era law of 1861 that governs abortion rights in the UK

As campaigners fight for the decriminalisation of abortion to the UK, we delve into the 1861 Victorian era law that currently governs women's bodily autonomy in Britain

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1 week ago Trump says he is doubling tariffs on imported steel to 50% – US politics live

President makes announcement that he is raising tariff from 25% at Pennsylvania rally celebrating US Steel and Nippon Steel ‘partnership’Trump warms to Nippon Steel, backing ‘partnership’ with US SteelThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ as Tesla chief grilled on reported drug use and black eye – US politics live

US president praises Musk’s ‘tireless’ work as he leaves so-called department of government efficiencyMusk allegedly took large amounts of drugs while advising Trump – reportThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump demands bigger tax cuts in budget bill as Musk dodges question about reported drug use – US politics live

Trump and Musk speak to reporters as Musk caps his turbulent tenure as the head of DogeMusk allegedly took large amounts of drugs while advising Trump – reportThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says Musk ‘worked tirelessly’ in press conference to mark his exit from Doge – live

Musk caps his turbulent tenure as the head of Doge in a news conference with Trump in the Oval OfficeThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty

Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisationArgentina is being used as a “testing ground” for stripping back abortion rights internationally as it cuts funding for contraceptives and ends the distribution of abortion pills, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday.Before the inauguration of President Javier Milei in December 2023, the state bought abortion pills, which were then distributed for free through the public health system. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: I’ve spent decades inside prisons – here’s how I’ll fix them for good

In light of the Gauke sentencing review, prisons minister Lord Timpson explains why, to end the perma-crisis in our justice system, we must now embark on the largest expansion of jail places since the Victorian era

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2 w. ago The Victorian 'lady swindler' with 40 aliases who convinced an admiral to be her sugar daddy and tried to con an island of crofters

Despite being illiterate and uneducated, Annie Gordon Baillie forged herself a career as one of the Victorian era's most notorious con women.

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2 w. ago Alert over spiralling numbers of children hit by 'Victorian illness' that can kill

The infectious disease, which was most prominent in the Victorian era, largely affects children aged between two and eight. Today it can be treated with antibiotics.

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