5 d. ago Property manager sued bosses for discrimination after they didn't send congratulatory WhatsApp message on her one

Rita Nunn took her employers HES estate management to tribunal for pregnancy and age discrimination after feeling 'overlooked' when she never received the message.

Society

6 d. ago MAFS UK star breaks down in floods of tears saying ‘I might regret posting this’

A MARRIED At First Sight star warned fans "a smile hides a lot" as she broke down in tears in an emotional Instagram upload. The E4 show contestant admitted "I have my struggles" and told how she "feels like a failure" amid a tricky patch in her personal life. Ella Morgan's raw confession came after...

Events

7 d. ago My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering | Intifar Chowdhury

Hyperemesis gravidarum – a condition routinely dismissed as ‘just morning sickness’ – doesn’t just affect your stomach, it hijacks your entire lifeWhen I came back to my senses, I turned to the paramedic and whispered, “Did I say something about terminating the pregnancy?” My voice cracked. “Please don’t judge me.” My mother was beside me as they wheeled me into the emergency room, and I was sick with worry that she’d heard me. That she’d be ashamed. But mostly, I was terrified they’d send me home. Again. That I wasn’t sick enough. That I was just another hormonal woman with a flair for drama.This was week five of what I now know is hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a condition where pregnancy nausea and vomiting go full Tarantino. I’d already been to the emergency department five times in two weeks. No diagnosis. Just a rinse-and-repeat routine: some staring down the tiles while holding a tie-and-twist vomit bag, some pokes and wriggles to find my dehydrated veins, some fluids and the a...

Events

2 w. ago Lessons for the woke generation by PIERS MORGAN: Don't fall for victimhood, never censor yourself, beware of the 'envy machine'... and failure is not fatal. What every young person MUST know

Today's young people may be the first in human history to be taught that self-identity is more important than their role in a group, writes Piers Morgan

Events

2 w. ago Why Trump’s speech to US military top brass was such a disaster | Sidney Blumenthal

The president of the United States seemingly does not understand what the military is forNo dictator or would-be dictator on day one has ever assembled before him in one room the entire senior officer corps of his armed forces in order to have them belittled as failures and humiliated for their slovenly personal appearance, while degrading whole classes serving in the army, navy and air force degraded as inferior and unworthy. No dictator has ever pleaded for generals and admirals to applaud his remarks, followed by deafening silence.Donald Trump is used to entering to the din of a mob jazzed up with YMCA. “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,” Trump said when he addressed the country’s highest-ranking military leaders at the Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday. “Don’t laugh. Don’t know if you’re allowed to do that.” He was trying to force some tittering, an old lounge act gag to rouse a dead audience. “You know what? Just have a good time.” The comedian who felt his ro...

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3 w. ago Tech bros want women to have more babies. But they’re going about it the wrong way | Emma Beddington

Dropping birthrates are worrying Elon Musk, JD Vance and the like. But their proposed remedies are risible. Here are some surefire winnersTo the surprise of no one with internet access, surely, we’re still in a birthrate crisis. What with ecological collapse, incipient fascism, geopolitical instability, the lack of support for new parents, childcare costs and more, bringing new life into the world requires a radical act of hope. And who’s feeling that these days?Plus, even if you do want children, pregnancy feels kind of risky at the moment. In parts of the US and beyond, pregnant people are being viewed, and treated, as functional vessels, valued only as a sort of Le Creuset for precious life delivery. Even popping a paracetamol when you’re pregnant is out now; just “tough it out” or you’ll make your kid autistic, Trump claims. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Pete Davidson ready to 'embrace' fatherhood despite feeling ‘guilt’ over pregnancy news

Pete Davidson has opened up about his excitement for fatherhood after he and girlfriend Elsie Hewitt announced earlier this year that they’re expecting a baby

Politics