3 h. ago ‘I want to be the greatest’: New Zealand’s Jorja Miller on her limitless ambition

One-time highland dancing queen has lit up the Women’s Rugby World Cup with her attacking zestRugby’s next potential superstar is not shy about articulating her hopes and dreams. “I want to change the game and I’m proud to say that. I want to do things that no one has ever done, female or male.” Nobody could ever accuse the fast-rising Jorja Miller of lacking blond ambition or the necessary self-confidence to match her rare talent.The 21-year-old builder’s daughter from the South Island of New Zealand is also not the sort to sit around patiently twiddling her thumbs. Already she is her country’s youngest Olympic gold medallist and has been voted the best sevens player in the world. Last year, aged only 20, she was named New Zealand’s player of the year, making her the youngest winner since Jonah Lomu. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Masseur faces jail over attacks on five women at luxury Berkshire spa

Ibrahim Ali, 36, of Datchet, Berkshire, had been working at the Nirvana Spa on Mole Road, Sindlesham, when he committed the vile acts between November and December last year.

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34 h. ago Scots women's kickboxing champ brutally attacked two nightclub bouncers

Christianne Fahey, former Scotland rugby international and professional boxer, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault.

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3 d. ago Violent scenes outside chip shop see reports of men and women in their fifties and sixties attacking people

Police are looking for a group of people who are believed to have been involved in the incident

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6 d. ago Researchers find new link between women who suffer heart attacks

The typical risk factors for major cardiovascular events include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or a history of smoking

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7 d. ago Beast caged over rapes and sex attacks on five women across Scotland

Stephen Whitehurst was convicted of multipe offences, including rapes, against five women.

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8 d. ago Scots Tinder rapist who 'staged his own death' convicted of attacking two women

James Clachan went missing in May 2022, and fled to Spain, where he was arrested two years later.

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9 d. ago Streeting says hate speech laws are having ‘unintended consequences’ after arrest of Father Ted writer – UK politics live

Health secretary says government needs to balance legislation so police are ‘not just policing tweets’ following detention of Graham Linehan over posts on transgender issuesAt the Downing Street lobby briefing yesterday the PM’s spokesperson was reluctant to comment directly on the arrest of Graham Linehan. But he did say that Keir Starmer thought the police should be focusing on “antisocial behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women”. The Daily Telegraph has interepreted that as an attack on the Met.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was on the media round this morning and in some respects he adopted the same line. Asked about the arrest, he told Times Radio:I think the prime minister and the home secretary have been very clear that with the law and order challenges we’ve got in our country, we want to see people being kept safe by policing streets, not just policing tweets.One thing I would say, be...

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1 week ago Women given common heart medication 'more likely to face heart attack and death'

Beta blockers are a common treatment for a number of heart conditions, but the majority of patients aren’t getting its benefits and it may even be detrimental for some

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1 week ago This common drug used to treat heart attacks could have fatal consequences for women: new study

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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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