6 h. ago Sidcup man charged with 47 historic rape and sexual offences involving young boys

Edward Sweeney, 84, of Sidcup, will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 9

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60 h. ago Yes, women’s rights are under threat around the world. But we’ve found hope in unlikely places | Rahila Gupta

From El Salvador to Russia, Iceland and Syria, women are pushing back against the rise of regressive forces. Let’s support their fightRahila Gupta is an anti-racist feminist activist and the co-author, with Beatrix Campbell, of Planet Patriarchy In 2025, the world that had been opened up by women has often seemed to be closing in. The forces behind the rollback of abortion rights in Donald Trump’s US are attempting to do the same in the UK. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has doubled down on its attacks on women and girls. Sexual violence is commonplace in Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Mexico, even the president is not safe from sexual assault. A perverse rewilding appears to be taking place.You’d be forgiven for thinking that around the world, women’s rights are being concreted over. But in researching our book, Planet Patriarchy, Beatrix Campbell and I found women’s resistance erupting like green shoots through the cracks. In El Salvador, women can receive sentenc...

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3 d. ago Rape hell of boys, girls and disabled children: Report details horrors in DR Congo where sexual violence on adolescents is 'entrenched' with 35,000 cases in nine months

The scale of abuse has been described as endemic, systemic, and rapidly worsening, according to a UNICEF report released today.

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3 d. ago 16 new Corriedale pictures as Coronation Street and Emmerdale release more details of horror event

More details have been released ahead of Corrie and Emmerdale's historic ITV crossover with lives at risk

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4 d. ago Close friend of Michael Schumacher reveals new details of visiting rules 12 years on from Formula One legend's horror ski crash

12 years ago on Sunday, Schumacher suffered a horror ski crash while holidaying in the French Alps with his family, which fractured the former Ferrari driver's skull.

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9 d. ago Mum locks disabled girl in boiling car while having sex as teen dies in heat

Cristina Pangalangan, who was wheelchair-dependent and non-verbal, was found dead in the family car in 2019, and a South Carolina court has now convicted her mum and boyfriend of murder

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1 week ago Family's desperate plea after wheelchair stolen from disabled girl days before Christmas

“The car was important, but Emily’s wheelchair is absolutely vital."

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2 w. ago Authorities accused of attempting to 'cover up' rape involving two Afghan migrants by describing them as 'boys from Leamington Spa' and child victim as 'young woman'

The police and judiciary are alleged to have shrouded the case of Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal in secrecy 'from start to finish' after they were arrested for raping a schoolgirl.

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2 w. ago Boy, 15, arrested after woman ‘sexually assaulted while knife held to her neck by gang wearing balaclavas’

COPS have made an arrest after a gang wearing balaclavas reportedly held a knife to a woman's neck before she was sexually assaulted. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempt rape and is currently in police custody. The victim was walking between Old Run View and West Grange Road in Leeds, just...

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3 w. ago All NINE famous faces in new Epstein photo dump including actor and billionaire

The collection of new photos are a few in a massive nearly 100,000 strong batch that further show Epstein's entrenchment with big figures, especially businessmen

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3 w. ago Flu outbreak 'driven by children aged 5 to 14' according to new infection data

UK Health Security Agency report shows flu is spreading in the community amid fears children will pass on new strain to older relatives at Christmas

Science

3 w. ago Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16

Australian authorities are demanding major social media platforms report on account deactivations since a ban on users under 16 became law

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3 w. ago Social media use damages children’s ability to focus, say researchers

Study of 8,300 US children suggests social media may be contributing to a rise in ADHD diagnosesIncreased use of social media by children damages their concentration levels and may be contributing to an increase in cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a study.The peer-reviewed report monitored the development of more than 8,300 US-based children from the age of 10 to 14 and linked social media use to “increased inattention symptoms”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

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4 w. ago New report shows billionaires are inheriting more wealth than ever

The report forecasts $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years

Economics

4 w. ago Teaching children finance more important than history or science, new report reveals

TEACHING children about financial education is more important than history or science, a major survey shows. A new global report from Santander finds that people rank financial education second only to maths in a list of the core school subjects. The study come after Ministers announced last month that financial literacy will be required in...

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