16 h. ago Horror MRI accidents from necklace error to sex toy 'dragged through body'

The huge magnetic force of MRI machines has led to some devastating disasters, including a tragic incident involving a gun. We look at the worst accidents over the years

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20 h. ago Bucktin: 'Doddery Donald Trump forgets key fact in his rush to roast'

All the maddest, baddest and best bits of the US news agenda this week - from Trump's self-own to sex toy thievery

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22 h. ago ‘It’s not just pleasure – it’s resistance’: portraits of people with their sex toys around the world

Gulim in Kazakhstan keeps her very first one as a souvenir while Coco in Thailand breaks the law by having them, and Serena in Italy says they’re essential. But there’s still a stigma when it comes to talking about sex toys. That’s why Gabriele Galimberti’s images are so powerful, writes author and academic Roxane Gay (Warning: explicit content)Most of us are taught to keep our sexual lives private. We’re taught to hide our desires, and all too often, to be ashamed of them. Cultural instruction about sex tends to be very prescriptive. Sex happens in our bedrooms, behind closed doors, between a man and a woman. Sex is for procreation rather than pleasure. Sex is for marriage. Sex should only happen when you fall in love. If you’re a woman, you should only have one sexual partner for the whole of your life. If you’re a man, the sky’s the limit.Certainly, some of these mores have shifted over time, relaxed a bit. But mostly, we’re supposed to keep our sex lives to oursel...

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1 week ago Sex haven where randy grans are flocking to romp with toyboys

The Gambia has a reputation for Brit pensioners flocking to the African country looking for love.

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1 week ago Sex haven where randy Brit grans are flocking to romp with toyboys

Each year, mature women flock to The Gambia in search of a holiday romance with a local toyboy, leaving authorities to despair over the country's nickname, ‘The Gran-bia’

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2 w. ago The two Mr Ps on life in the classroom: ‘I’ve worked with teachers who have been hit or kicked’

In their popular podcast, the brothers talk about all the hidden horrors and hilarity of teaching – from burnout to bad behaviour, stress, trolling and a constant stream of embarrassing incidents ...You can learn a lot about British society from what children bring into classrooms. Take sex toys, Lee Parkinson says. He co-hosts the highly popular Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast) with his brother Adam – they both work in primary schools – and their inboxes are bursting with stories from teachers of X-rated show-and-tells.“You would not believe,” Lee says. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jana Kramer candidly admits money ‘sometimes outweighs my moral compass’ after sex toy ad

‘I am a sole provider,’ the country singer and mother of three said in her defense

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3 w. ago Oregon psychiatric hospital spends thousands of taxpayers’ money on sex toys for patients — many of whom are criminals, report finds

Access to sexual aids creates safer environment for staff and other patients, hospital says

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4 w. ago Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou facing second trial as more women come forward

Prosecutors weigh possibility that the Chinese student, who treated his victims as ‘sex toys’, could face further action Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou is facing a second trial with police and prosecutors preparing to charge the Chinese student with a second round of offences.Zou, 28, is already serving a minimum 24 years for attacking 10 young women in London and China. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Brit gran, 86, swears off sex after splitting with Egyptian toyboy husband, 40

Iris Jones, 86, wed Mohamed Ibrahim, 40, in 2020 in Cairo after meeting him on social media the year before. But their romance was short lived and they split in 2023

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