22 h. ago Grim reality of Scotland’s severe weather revealed as ice alert in place tomorrow

SEVERE weather warnings for Scotland have now been in place for more than 14 days in a row – one of the longest continuous periods of disruptive conditions in recent years. The first yellow alert for snow and ice was issued on December 29 and fresh ones have been delivered by the Met Office in...

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60 h. ago 28 Years Later's Sam Locke shares grim reality of starring in Jimmy Savile

Welsh actor Sam Locke is starring with the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Cillian Murphy, and Jack O'Connell in the upcoming thriller 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple but the newcomer, just two years out of university, tells us why there was "no need to be starstruck" working with massive A-listers

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69 h. ago Courageous women protesting against Iran's tyrannical regime risk their lives by removing their veils in public as they 'have nothing left to lose' and won't go home until 'Iran is free'

Despite the threat of arrest, torture or death, women have openly defied the ruling forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps by removing their veils in public and riding motorbikes.

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8 d. ago Coronation Street star 'focusing on recovery' as they pull out of TV show

Former Loose Women star Sherrie Hewson was forced to withdraw from Vanessa Feltz's Channel 5 show on Monday after falling ill.

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1 week 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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2 w. ago The price of ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza: More than 400 people dead in just three months and little hope for the future

When Donald Trump did his victory lap in Israel after announcing a ceasefire last October, he promised ‘peace for all eternity’. But Palestinians tell Alex Croft and Nedal Hamdouna they continue to face a grim daily reality of violence and destruction

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3 w. ago Pained Peter Wright faces grim reality after he is run over by Arno Merk

Scottish star suffered another brutal blow in his bid to regain top form as he is smashed by German debutant

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3 w. ago Flight attendant shares chilling reality after 'dead gran' wheeled onto easyJet plane

A former cabin crew worker has spoken about the grim reality of passenger deaths on flights after holidaymakers claimed an 89-year-old British woman was already dead when wheeled onto an easyJet flight from Malaga to Gatwick

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3 w. ago Shackled, alone and scared: the grim reality for women forced to give birth in prison

Across the world, incarcerated pregnant women are often held in deplorable conditions, leading some to miscarry or give birth alone inside a cell, say campaignersRead more in our Women in prison seriesDina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was with her five-year-old son, was accused of “illicit association” with gang members and jailed without evidence.Three weeks later, her family received a call from the prison authorities to collect the body of her newborn baby. The cause of death has not been investigated and the family has no idea what happened, or whether Hernández – who is believed to remain in prison – received any postnatal care. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Loose Women's Linda Robson forced to pull out of panto at last minute after health scare

Birds of a Feather star, Linda Robson, was due to appear in panto in Dartford on Saturday, but she was forced to cancel at the 11th hour, which has left her fans worried

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last month 'Drug mule' Bella Culley reveals she has given birth in cryptic post weeks after Georgia prison release

Bella Culley was found guilty of smuggling drugs from Thailand into Georgia earlier this year

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