9 h. ago State Pension checks people need to do before major change in April

The State Pension age is set to start increasing next year and be fully implemented for all men and women across the UK by 2028

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5 d. ago Breakthrough as scientists develop new skin test which can identify Parkinson's seven years before official diagnosis

Experts from the University of Manchester have based the new test on the ability of a 'super smeller' Scottish grandmother who can detect the disease by smell.

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7 d. ago At Pamplona's San Fermín festival, a tiny minority of women run with bulls

Women are a tiny minority but they are increasingly joining the famous bull runs at Spain's San Fermín Festival in Pamplona

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9 d. ago Monthly symptom suffered by millions of women linked to huge increased heart attack and stroke risk

Swedish researchers found the increased risk after examining 22 years of health data from almost 100,000 women and the results could have implications for millions.

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1 week ago 8 things I learnt (as a midlife woman) by dating much younger men

There was a time when an older woman going out with a much younger man was something unusual and a bit weird. But, the dating sands have shifted, and increasingly, middle aged women are not only choosing to step out with men much younger than they are, but are not embarrassed to shout from the rooftops about how amazing the sex is.

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2 w. ago Older fathers linked to ‘significantly’ higher IVF miscarriage risk

The age of a male partner also plays ‘a crucial and independent role’ in fertility, according to researchers

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2 w. ago Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich

Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponentsDraw a circle around all the assets in the US now devoted to artificial intelligence.Draw a second circle around all the assets devoted to the US military.The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women – two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians – have rendered the notion of ‘capitalist democracy’ into an oxymoron.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Euro 2025 is sure to showcase just how far women’s football has come | Emma Hayes

England, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands are the teams to beat but the tournament in Switzerland will be incredibly tightYou only have to wind the clock back two full major-tournament cycles, to Euro 2017, and there were no fully professional women’s leagues in Europe. Thanks to increased investment in the women’s game, there are now more than 3,000 full-time female players across the continent, and that professionalisation is why my overriding feeling about this summer’s Euros is that the quality is going to be so much higher than we have seen before. And it will be so tight.In Spain, England and Germany there are three strong favourites who are all capable of going on to win it and I would add the Netherlands to the top four. I was so impressed when we [the United States] played the Dutch in December. They will need everybody fit but, on their day, they are a top side. Beyond that, this tournament is going to show the prowess of the Nations League, which was introduced since th...

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3 w. ago Test developed to identify women at increased risk of miscarriage

Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy lossScientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss.About one in six of all pregnancies are lost, most before 12 weeks, and each miscarriage increases the risk of another one happening. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Almost half of Brits wish there was more women's sport on TV, new research reveals

The Lionesses and Red Roses have joined forces with LG to call for increased live women's sport coverage

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3 w. ago Cancer rates increasing in young women but 'more than half of cases could be prevented'

New research has revealed rising rates of early onset bowel cancer among young adults - especially in women. The Mirror spoke to Cancer Research UK about tackling this 'global phenomenon'

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3 w. ago State Pension age compensation scheme for millions of WASPI women to be debated next week

An estimated 3.6 million women were financially impacted by the increase to the State Pension age.

Economics

4 w. ago ‘We’re here to spot predatory men’: the new force patrolling Dua Lipa’s Wembley show

With reports of violence against women and girls increasing, a group of officers are guarding large-scale London events this summerIn the hours leading up to Dua Lipa’s first headline show at Wembley stadium the stifling heat was as striking as the colours. Fans resplendent in costumes inspired by their idol milled around the concourse, and groups of women took selfies, jigging with excitement.But among the jollity, specialist Met Officers interspersed in the crowd were on the hunt for something different: “We’re here to spot predatory men.” Continue reading...

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last month Should men give up their seats on public transport for women? Battle of the sexes breaks out over Londoner's divisive clip of her Tube journey

London's public transport network is usually a thing of beauty, but increasing numbers of women are reporting on how hard it is to get a seat on an Underground train these days because of men.

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