8 h. ago Malala and Kiran faced violence, threats and shame. Now their fathers want ‘all men to stand with women’

Ziauddin Yousafzai and Ranjit appear in a new film in which they discuss fatherhood, courage, gender justice and bringing up strong daughtersThe day Ranjit’s daughter was born, he distributed sweets to the entire village – not just because he was thrilled to be a father for the first time, but because he was father to a girl. “God heard my heart and granted my wish,” he says. His devotion to baby Kiran* was immediate and unshakeable. He would rush home from his work in the fields to spend time caring for her.Millions of fathers around the world will relate to the joy Ranjit felt, but in deeply patriarchal rural India publicly celebrating the arrival of a girl is an unusual, even defiant, act. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Wild moment two drivers launch into a fistfight at traffic lights in furious road rage incident before a high speed chase through the streets

A confrontation between city motorists has come to blows, bringing traffic to a halt on Saturday.

Transport

15 h. ago Keir Starmer plots equality law 'to penalise middle class and privately educated', Tories claim

The Government has already introduced a punishing 20 per cent VAT hike on private school fees.

Politics

59 h. ago An underseen Tom Hardy movie with 91% Rotten Tomatoes score is airing on TV tonight

The actor has appeared in only a few films this decade

Sport

3 d. ago I took my city kids on a road trip to teach them about the outback – and learned a few lessons myself | Emily Mulligan

Sensing a golden opportunity to impart some Aussie folklore, I confidently told my kids about a Bunyip. I was unable to answer their follow-up questionsRecently, I bundled the family into our beaten up station wagon and set out on a 3,000km journey from Sydney to the outback to instil some core memories into the kids. We had an ambitious agenda. The distances we had to cover to achieve my red dirt dreams were, to a sane minded person with two small kids in the back, loopy.And I will admit that, for the majority of this road trip, we were gripped with a palpable, vibrating rage towards each other, about the distance yet to travel, and the discomfort of every moment we were in the car. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Henry Cavill shows off his flowing locks as he makes rare appearance with glam fiancée Natalie Viscusso at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy

Henry Cavill cut quite the dapper figure as he showed off his flowing locks while posing with fiancée Natalie Viscusso at the 71st Taormina Film Festival in Italy on Wednesday.

Culture

3 d. ago Bryan Cranston reveals devastating impact of fame on his marriage to Robin Dearden

Bryan Cranston has shed light on the devastating impact of fame on his 36-year marriage to wife Robin Dearden during an appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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3 d. ago Former gym teacher accused of sexually assaulting elementary student in storage closet in the middle of class

Registered sex offender Michael Pipp, 57, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child and child enticement.

Society

3 d. ago Tuchel searching for England’s missing joy after failing to spark listless players

While there are mitigating circumstances, England showed an ominous lack of dynamism and control during friendlyIt was 11pm on Tuesday and it sounded as if there was some kind of road rage incident on the forecourt of the City Ground in Nottingham. All that could be heard was the deep blare of a horn from a large vehicle, which went on for an uncomfortably long time. Then the realisation dawned. It was the Senegal team bus and the driver was geeing up the gaggle of fans draped in the country’s colours, still ecstatic at how they had beaten England 3-1.The celebrations had got into full swing when Cheikh Sabaly, on as a substitute, swept home the clinching goal in stoppage time, the Senegal bench emptying, everybody wanting in on it. No team from Africa had beaten England before and it did not matter it was a friendly. The scene in the visiting dressing room was probably best described – as heard – by Thomas Tuchel. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago STEPHEN POLLARD: Labour's created an atmosphere where the hard working middle class are now fair game for bigotry

That an eight-year-old can be refused healthcare on the NHS because of the school he attends is deeply troubling.

Economics

9 d. ago Disney fans creeped out to learn where they've heard Lilo's voice before

A Lilo & Stitch voice star went on to appear in an iconic horror film, with the two films releasing in the same year and surprising fans of the much-loved family-friendly animated film

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9 d. ago I love the graffiti I see in Paris – but tagging is just visual manspreading | Alexander Hurst

Call me a middle-class ‘bobo’, but inspired street art has nothing in common with sprayed-on assertions of ‘me, me, me’Among the layers of life in Paris that energise me, I might list: peeling back the city’s music scene all the way to figuring out where, and when, the musicians go to jam together; the unassuming flair of even a basic brasserie; the way one can pivot, in the span of a week, from an art gallery opening to a friend’s concert to another friend’s restaurant to discover his Corsican-influenced menu, and end it by lingering on a terrace, “remaking the world” with others who challenge you – calmly – to see something a different way.Among the things about this city that exhaust me are the people who cram their way into the Métro without letting you step out first (seriously, what neurons are misfiring in the heads of these people?), and the sheer prevalence of tags. It’s when you leave Paris for a bit and come back that you realise how many tags there are. How swaths of a c...

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9 d. ago As a child my stepfather abused me. Then, when I turned 18, he forced me to marry him. This is the insidious way he groomed me... before everything changed

At first glance, Suzie Kennedy appears to have led a charmed and successful life. The pinnacle of her career as an actress was appearing with Angelina Jolie in last year's film Maria.

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1 week ago Watch: Violent road rage ends in shooting after man pinned to tree by Jeep

A violent road rage incident led to a shooting and crash, resulting in charges for three individuals in Bradenton, Florida on Monday (2 June).

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1 week ago The ONS reported a huge jump in vehicle taxes and nobody is happy

The City gets road rage

Politics

1 week ago Netflix star suffers 'mangled' injury that left him needing surgery

Skins star Sebastian de Souza - who has also appeared in shows like Normal People and more recently the Netflix film the Life List - has shared that he needed surgery last month

Events

1 week ago Max Verstappen must control his road rage to cement his legacy as a great

There was no justification for the driver’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand PrixThere was no justification for Max Verstappen’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand Prix, when he deliberately drove into the side of George Russell’s car. The world champion knows it and on Monday he admitted as much with something of a mea culpa on social media. Yet it also must be considered that it is part and parcel of what makes Verstappen so competitive, albeit in this case in an entirely unedifying and self‑defeating fashion.Angry and frustrated at a sequence of events in Barcelona, including having to cede a place to Russell, Verstappen surrendered to his baser instincts. Having pulled over to give the place to Russell, he clearly then felt a point had to be made and accelerated back up the inside to collide with the Mercedes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Max Verstappen must control his road rage to cement his legacy as a great | Giles Richards

There was no justification for the driver’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand PrixThere was no justification for Max Verstappen’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand Prix, when he deliberately drove into the side of George Russell’s car. The world champion knows it and on Monday he admitted as much with something of a mea culpa on social media. Yet it also must be considered that it is part and parcel of what makes Verstappen so competitive, albeit in this case in an entirely unedifying and self‑defeating fashion.Angry and frustrated at a sequence of events in Barcelona, including having to cede a place to Russell, Verstappen surrendered to his baser instincts. Having pulled over to give the place to Russell, he clearly then felt a point had to be made and accelerated back up the inside to collide with the Mercedes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Moment angry driver gets in road rage row with rival motorist while armed with golf club

The man, driving a grey Skoda Kodiaq, could be seen remonstrating with the driver of a black hatchback who yells: 'If you come near me I'm going to hit you.'

Transport

2 w. ago Valerie Mahaffey death: Young Sheldon and Desperate Housewives star dies aged 71

Mahaffey appeared in dozens of TV shows and films throughout her career

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