13 h. ago Misogynistic abuse is a ‘national emergency’ – and it starts online

Editorial: Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips is to be applauded for treating the problem of violence against women and girls with the same seriousness and techniques used to foil terrorism – but still more can be done to control the tech giants who make money out of pushing hatred

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25 h. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

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63 h. ago Lithuania arrests 21 during investigation into balloon smuggling ring that closed airport

This crackdown follows Lithuania's declaration of a national emergency earlier this month

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4 d. ago Extra £19m for domestic abuse survivor safe housing amid ‘national emergency’

£19m will be aimed at giving survivors a ‘fresh start’ in new housing

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4 d. ago Safe housing pledge for domestic abuse survivors amid 'national emergency' warning

Some 4,900 families seeking safety will be helped by the uplift, which comes on top of £480milllion over three years to support women and children in safe accommodation

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5 d. ago The government’s ‘crackdown’ on violence against women must be more than words

Editorial: Shabana Mahmood promises to deal with a ‘national emergency’, but the home secretary must match her rhetoric with action

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7 d. ago Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donationsThe new threat is so dizzyingly bizarre that Europe, and especially Britain, is slow to believe it. The US declares itself our enemy. Europe emerges as its main adversary in the US national security strategy. Russia is its friend, not us. Everything that looked solid since the second world war is turned upside down; the land of the free becomes the destroyer of democratic values. Appeasement fails.He may ramble, but Donald Trump speaks plainly. He means what he says, and he hates everything European. Except its emerging “patriotic” parties, which he wants to support. His strategy warns of “civilizational erasure”, claiming Europe will soon “become majority non-European” and parroting the racist conspiracy known as the great replacement theory. Describing Europeans as “weak”, “decaying” and “destroying their countries”, with “real stupid” leader...

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7 d. ago A1M closed in one direction due to ‘serious’ police incident as drivers warned of severe delays

THE A1M is closed in one direction due to a serious police incident with drivers warned of severe delays. The motorway in West Yorkshire is shut northbound between Junction 40 and Junction 41 with emergency services at the scene. National Highways said West Yorkshire Police are carrying out investigations following a "serious incident" shortly after...

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8 d. ago Birmingham train delays LIVE as emergency incident sparks chaos at New Street

National Rail said all lines were closed as emergency services responded to an incident, with services impacted between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton

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9 d. ago Prince of Wales bridge closed over 'risk of collapse' as M4 hit with 2

Prince of Wales Bridge has been been closed for "emergency repairs" a National Highways spokesman has confirmed, after an inspection grew concerned about the lightning columns

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9 d. ago Prince of Wales bridge closed as 'lighting columns at risk of collapse' in M4 chaos

Prince of Wales Bridge has been been closed for "emergency repairs" a National Highways spokesman has confirmed, after an inspection grew concerned about the lightning columns

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9 d. ago Lithuania declares national emergency over Belarus balloon risk

The Lithuanian government asked parliament to grant the military powers

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9 d. ago Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus

Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks from balloons coming from Belarus

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1 week ago ‘It has to be genuine’: older influencers drive growth on social media

As midlife audiences turn to digital media, the 55 to 64 age bracket is an increasingly important demographicIn 2022, Caroline Idiens was on holiday halfway up an Italian mountain when her brother called to tell her to check her Instagram account. “I said, ‘I haven’t got any wifi. And he said: ‘Every time you refresh, it’s adding 500 followers.’ So I had to try to get to the top of the hill with the phone to check for myself.”A personal trainer from Berkshire who began posting her fitness classes online at the start of lockdown in 2020, Idiens, 53, had already built a respectable following. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scots social worker calls for child mental health to be declared national emergency

It comes as Public Health Scotland figures revealed 128 children have waited more than a year for ­treatment, up from 115 last year.

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1 week ago Former ballerina overtakes Taylor Swift to become the youngest ever female self

Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of the online ‘prediction market’ start-up Kalshi, is now worth an estimated $1.3bn after her latest investment round

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1 week ago Gerywn Price reunited with stolen coat but has no intention of keeping it

The 2021 world champion started a campaign online to ensure the garment was returned to him after it was stolen from a pub in Newport.

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2 w. ago India’s opposition lawmakers demand Delhi air crisis be declared ‘national emergency’

Millions of people in Delhi alone face severe respiratory risks as pollution levels skyrocket in October and November

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2 w. ago MGM casino shooting LIVE: 'Multiple wounded' as gunfire erupts at National Harbor in Maryland

Emergency services have raced to the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, following reports of a shooter opening fire and multiple people injured

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2 w. ago MGM casino shooting LIVE: One dead and 'multiple wounded' as gunfire erupts

Emergency services have raced to the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, after a gunman opened fire with one person now confirmed dead

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