35 h. ago A common drug used to treat heart attacks may not help and could have fatal consequences for women, bombshell new study finds

Beta blockers are medicines that are used to lower blood pressure and cause the heart to beat more slowly and with less force and have been used to treat cardiovascular issues for years

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61 h. ago Hollyoaks actor Rizwan Khan is found guilty of raping two women including one who was sleeping while he launched vile sex attack

Rizwan Khan, 40, was also found guilty of sexually assaulting one of his victims and slapping a child across the face, in separate incidents.

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64 h. ago Fake Uber driver who raped two women with vile attack kit in his car is jailed for a second time

Head, who was described as the definition of a danger to women, had his first conviction quashed by the Court Of Appeal in November 2024 following a complaint relating to the original trial.

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68 h. ago Predator who drugged victims and recorded sexual abuse on camera hidden in air freshener admits 24 attacks on women

Police are appealing for more victims of businessman Chao Xu to come forward after finding hundreds of pictures and videos on his phone

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3 d. ago Defendant convicted of sex offences – Buckinghamshire and London

Defendant convicted of sex offences – Buckinghamshire and London  thamesvalley.police.uk

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4 d. ago London’s sex offences hotspots: where are women likely to be attacked?

London’s sex offences hotspots: where are women likely to be attacked?  London Evening Standard

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4 d. ago London’s sex offences and stalking hotspots revealed: where are women most likely to be attacked?

Mum of Sally Anne Bowman, 18, says females are in ‘constant danger’ 20 years on from her murder

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4 d. ago Fiend who carried out five rapes at knifepoint branded violent predator by police

Alexander Steven, described by police as a violent sexual predator, is behind bars after being convicted of the attacks on women over a two-year period in Dundee.

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5 d. ago Dutch cops probing murder of girl, 17, and sex attacks on two women discover kitchen knife in river next to asylum centre 'where suspect was staying'

The teenager, named Lisa, was cycling to her home in the suburbs in the early hours after a night out in Amsterdam when she realised she was being followed and called the police.

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6 d. ago New York model rips German immigration problem after horrific attack while protecting women on vacation

John Rudat, 21, was stabbed multiple times and left bloodied and battered after trying to stop two victims from being violently assaulted on German public transit in the city of Dresden on Sunday.

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6 d. ago Hero tourist 'stabbed in face' protecting two women on tram in Germany

John Rudat, 21, has been identified as the Good Samaritan who stepped in to help two women being attacked on a tram in Dresden, Germany, before he was then knifed in the face

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage attacked by Jess Phillips over 'sudden interest in women's safety'

Jess Phillips, who is leading Labour's efforts to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) said Nigel Farage's interest 'shouldn't fool anyone' in a scathing attack on his past record

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8 d. ago NHS doctor shares warning signs of heart attacks in women as they often go unnoticed

While many of us might think we know the common signs of heart attacks, an NHS doctor insists that symptoms in women often go unnoticed - and this can be extremely dangerous

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9 d. ago Vile tattoo artist sexually assaulted female clients at shop and home studio

Pervert Ashley Lilleyman carried out sex attacks on women during prearranged appointments between January 2022 and July last year and was jailed to six years and four months

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1 week ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth crisis in Ukraine

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Warning to stay away from Reggie the dolphin over fears he could attack after 'targeting women in wetsuits'

Reggie the dolphin was first seen in Lyme Bay in Dorset after adorable footage emerged of it excitedly playing with a family and asking for belly rubs on August 3.

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1 week ago Linking sex attacks to migration is 'dangerous racist diversion' warn women's rights groups

In a letter to Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper, organisations including Rape Crisis England and Wales, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and Refuge called on ministers to stand up to the 'dangerous narrative'

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2 w. ago Migrant hotel resident accused of sexually assaulting three women in as many weeks

Qais Al-Aswad, 26, who resides at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, Brighton Road, Horley, Surrey has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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2 w. ago Rapist who attacked three women in West Lothian and Falkirk caged

Kevin Malloy, 39, has been caged for nine years.

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