23 h. ago Julio Iglesias faces claims female staff were told to have sexual health tests, say reports

Spanish singer, 82, had already been accused of sexually assaulting two female former employeesThe Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, who has been accused of sexually assaulting two female former employees, is also alleged to have ordered some women who worked for him to undergo tests for sexually transmitted diseases, local media have reported.The sexual assault allegations against the 82-year-old singer, whose career spans six decades, were published on Tuesday after a three-year joint investigation by the Spanish news site elDiario.es and the Spanish-language TV network Univision Noticias. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Photos of demonstrators outside the Supreme Court as it considers upholding transgender sports bans

People for and against letting transgender girls and women play on female school sports teams gathered at The Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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39 h. ago US supreme court appears poised to uphold laws banning trans athletes

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court on Tuesday appeared poised to uphold laws banning transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in two conservative states, in a landmark legal battle that could carry profound implications for trans rights across US society.During oral arguments on two cases of trans students who sued over Republican-supported laws in West Virginia and Idaho that barred them from girls sports, one member of the court’s conservative majority after another voiced skepticism about the students’ cases. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago The disturbing rumours surrounding Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis – plus truth about comeback after backing rapist pal

STANDING with his arm around his wife, Ashton Kutcher looked sheepish as he hit the Golden Globes red carpet. While Mila Kunis, 42, put on a brave face, the 47-year-old actor’s nerves couldn’t be missed, and it’s no surprise. It’s been four years since Hollywood’s former golden couple have attended an award show after being...

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57 h. ago JK Rowling shows her support for awards attendee who confronted transgender women using female toilets

The confrontation, which was filmed by attendees and circulated on social media, took place inside the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square during the annual awards for the Not All Gays group.

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67 h. ago Jennifer Lopez's naked Golden Globes dress sparked 'dangerous' red carpet scene

Jennifer Lopez attended the 2026 Golden Globe Awards on 11 January, but her nude-illusion dress with sheer panels and cut-out sections left her panicking in front of the cameras

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67 h. ago 'Boris bikes' to be named after inspirational women cyclists to increase female ridership

1.5 million cycling trips a day are made in the capital - but only a third by women

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3 d. ago Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld cradles her baby bump at 2026 Golden Globes after husband Josh Allen's playoff win

Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld showcases her growing baby bump in a classy ensemble as she attended the 2026 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday.

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3 d. ago Maura Higgins shows off her amazing figure in an elegant gown and dramatic gold shawl as she cements her US success by rubbing shoulders with huge A

Maura Higgins showed off her jaw-dropping figure in an elegant black gown as she attended the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. 

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5 d. ago Timothee Chalamet flashes $36k necklace as he ditches Kylie Jenner at pre

Timothee Chalamet flashed a pricy piece of jewelry as he attended the AFI Awards Luncheon in Los Angeles on Friday - but his girlfriend Kylie Jenner was no where to be seen.

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7 d. ago Scottish Greens leader refuses to describe trans rapist Isla Bryson as a man saying the party believes in 'self

Ross Greer was asked twice in an interview how he would categorise the gender of Bryson, who was initially sent to a female-only prison last year after being convicted of raping two women.

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9 d. ago Female solo traveller reveals the country she will never return to due to its 'horrific' treatment of women

American traveller Chloe Jade, who has visited 167 countries and has acknowledged 'hardship' experienced by locals in some nations, has shared three places she has has no plans to return to.

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1 week ago Ariana Grande's £16 lip stain from the Critics Choice Awards 'stays put for hours'

Ariana Grande attended the Critics Choice Awards wearing a full face of glam from her own R.E.M. Beauty makeup line, including a £16 lip stain that 'stays put for hours'

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2 w. ago Female MPs in Japan seek to flush out sexism with call for more toilets

PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition asking for better facilities for women to match improved representationNearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building for women to match their improved representation.Japanese politics remains hugely male-dominated, although the number of women in the parliament rose at the last election – and Takaichi became the first female prime minister in October. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos

PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition asking for better facilities for women to match improved representationNearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building for women to match their improved representation.Japanese politics remains hugely male-dominated, although the number of women in the parliament rose at the last election – and Takaichi became the first female prime minister in October. This is reflected by there being only one lavatory containing two cubicles for the lower house’s 73 women to use near the Diet’s main plenary session hall in central Tokyo. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Female cricket pundit opens up on her period comments on BBC Test Match Special: 'It should be normalised'

Former female cricketer and pundit Alex Hartley has urged that women 'shouldn't be scared to talk about their periods' after being criticised for discussing the topic on BBC radio.

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2 w. ago The year in patriarchy: Taylor Swift, Trump 2.0 and the Epstein files | Arwa Mahdawi

The year 2025 saw a Swift engagement, a rapid rollback of rights and a slow release of the heavily redacted Epstein filesThe year 2025 would have been far better if we could have sent a few billionaires and world leaders into intergalactic exile. Instead, we had to make do with Katy Perry spending 11 minutes on the edge of space as part of Blue Origin’s all-female crewed mission. Perry promised us all that, in service of women’s empowerment, the crew would “put the ‘ass’ in astronaut” and “make space and science glam”. Truly, one giant leap for womankind!Space may have got glam, but it was another glum year for many on Earth. The war in Ukraine continued, with increasing numbers of women volunteering to fight. The civil war in Sudan raged on, with the UN urging the world not to ignore harrowing details of targeted sexual violence, torture, and abductions from the region. The slaughter in Sudan is so extreme that the blood can even be seen from space. Although I’m not sure the billio...

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2 w. ago Britain’s female serial killers from cruel poisoner to sadistic nurse

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. From Victorian poisoners to modern hospital killers, these are Britain’s most notorious female serial killers, the women whose crimes shocked the nation, influenced policy and rocked public trust

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3 w. ago Women paying thousands to fix their vaginas after unexpected fat jab side effect

Fat jab use has led to women in the US paying thousands to fix a female genital condition associated with sudden weight loss. The procedure has been dubbed 'labia puffing'

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3 w. ago Rory McIlroy makes feelings clear as he's quizzed over potential career switch

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award winner Rory McIlroy flew straight from Manchester to Miami and attended the boxing match between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul

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