58 h. ago ‘Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?’: what it’s like to be pregnant in Gaza

The World Health Organization has warned that more than 40% of pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are malnourished. Here, Nour Ziad al-Batsh, who is expecting her third child in March, describes her daily struggle to find food and healthcareThis pregnancy is not like my others. I have not been allowed to feel the joy I felt last time, to plan for the future and dream about where my child will go to school and how to decorate his room. In Gaza these days, I can only wonder whether I can find food to keep my baby healthy and how it will be to give birth in a tent.The natural joys I felt for the births of my daughter and son have been overwhelmed by depression, fear and anxiety because of this continuing genocide. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Shattered mum describes finding son dead on graduation morning after uni wrongly said he failed

"People need to know of Ethan’s successes but they also need to know of the University of Glasgow’s failures."

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3 d. ago Parents and son are found dead at home after 'violent triple stabbing': Man 'known to family' is arrested

Mark and Louise O'Connor and their son Evan (pictured) were brutally attacked in their stone cottage near the village of Tallanstown in County Louth, Ireland, on Monday morning.

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6 d. ago 'Amazing and loving' teenage son shot dead outside Wembley Stadium

Tyrece Balcha, 18, was gunned down outside a bar near Wembley Stadium and tragically died in hospital four days later - with police having arrested and charged Adem Altindal, 32, with murder

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8 d. ago Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds

Higher education regulator describes findings from survey of 50,000 final-year students as ‘national scandal’One in three female students say they have endured sexual harassment during their time at university or college, with most of it taking place around campus, according to data published by England’s higher education regulator.The results showed that nearly one in five women also experienced sexual assault or violence during their time as a student, often at the hands of other students or staff, with younger women, lesbian, gay or bisexual students and students with disabilities at higher risk. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Mum pays tribute to ‘truly amazing’ son, 21, shot dead on Battersea street over a missing BMW bike

Murderer Joshua Eno shouted ‘that’s karma’ as Rico Andrews lay dying in the middle of the street

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1 week ago Jay Slater's mum Debbie found three things after opening bag he had when he died

Jay Slater's mother Debbie Duncan has detailed the heartbreaking moment she unpacked the bag her son was carrying when he was found dead in Tenerife last year

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1 week ago ‘Send your daughters or you get no aid’: the Taliban are making religious schools girls’ only option

Food handouts and employment are increasingly tied to Afghan families’ agreement to strict Islamic educationWhen the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, Nahid, 24, was midway through an economics degree. She had hoped to work in a university after she graduated.Instead, Nahid now spends her mornings at a religious school in the basement of a mosque in the western city of Herat, sitting on the floor and reciting scripture with 50 other women and girls, all dressed in black from head to toe. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Heartbroken isn’t the word': Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell pays tribute after boxer’s death

Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell has posted his own emotional farewell to the boxing legend

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton's manager and 'his confidant' found boxing star dead at home

Ricky Hatton's family paid tribute to their "beloved son Richard" after the former boxer was found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, on Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton's manager and 'his confidant' found boxing icon dead at home

Ricky Hatton's family paid tribute to their "beloved son Richard" after the former boxer was found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester, on Sunday morning

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2 w. ago Patricia Crowley dead: Dynasty icon's son pays tribute as cause of death confirmed

Dynasty icon Patricia Crowley has died aged 91, and her son has confirmed her cause of death

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton's Dancing On Ice partner shares devastating last text he sent her

EXCLUSIVE: Boxing icon Ricky Hatton was found dead at the age of 46 leaving behind a son and two daughters - while fans and fellow stars have shared their sadness over his death

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton's heartbreaking final updates as legend trained with son for boxing comeback

British boxing icon Ricky Hatton's final social media upload saw him sparring with his son just days before the 46-year-old was found dead

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2 w. ago Tributes paid to 'beloved son', 15, found dead on family farm

William John Pedley's death is not being treated as suspicious

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3 w. ago Parents pay tribute to 'beloved son', 15, found dead on family farm

Will Pedley was reported missing on August 27

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3 w. ago Canadian apiary store owner foils honey heist by marauding swarm of ‘robber bees’

Raids by rival hives aren’t rare after a dry, hot summer, but Christine McDonald was surprised to find her store besiegedA Canadian beekeeper has described fending off thousands of “robber bees” as they raided her shop in a brazen attempt to steal honey.Christine McDonald, who owns Rushing River Apiaries in the British Columbia city of Terrace, said she entered her shop to find it overrun by the swarm. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boy, 12, last seen wearing only a nappy before alligator mauled him to death

The boy's mother, Hilda Vasquez, was arrested on Sunday, around two weeks after her 12-year-old son Bryan Vasquez was found dead in a lagoon near their home

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3 w. ago Son describes 'nightmare' at finding housebound mother, 83, drowned at home in Storm Babet as he calls for more cash on flood defences

Grandmother Maureen Gilbert, 83, lived in Tapton Terrace in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, until she died on October 21, 2023 when the River Rother burst its banks and flooded her home.

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4 w. ago Mom stopped for fast food en route to hospital after her infant died in a hot car, cops say

The 27-year-old Dallas spa employee stopped at McDonald’s with her dead 15-month-old son in the car, who she allegedly left in the hot vehicle while she was at work

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