20 h. ago Top European court condemns France over failure to protect girls who reported rape

The European Court of Human Rights has sided with three women who said they were raped when they were aged 13, 14 and 16 and argued that French authorities did not protect them well enough

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24 h. ago Danny Dyer left family home after 'fling' with Girls Aloud star and co

Danny Dyer's turbulent marriage saw him kicked out of his family home years after he had an affair with a Girls Aloud star after reportedly 'growing close' on the set of Run For Your Wife

Society

34 h. ago Police release CCTV of man and woman after child 'dragged to the floor by her hair and kicked in the head at Primark'

The 14-year-old was reportedly followed by the pair into the store before the young girl was assaulted in a 'sustained attack' that resulted in hair loss and bruising.

Society

35 h. ago Police release CCTV of man and woman after child 'dragged to the floor by her hair and kicked in the head at Primark'

The 14-year-old was reportedly followed by the pair into the store before the young girl was assaulted in a 'sustained attack' that resulted in hair loss and bruising.

Society

44 h. ago Michael Schumacher's son wipes photos of model girlfriend who family took 'vote on'

Mick Schumacher has reportedly split from long-time girlfriend Laila Hasanovic, who he was said to be engaged to last year, after a 'family vote' on her meeting his father, Michael

Culture

63 h. ago Look to his stand on Gaza: Pope Francis gave us moral leadership in amoral times | Owen Jones

With his outspokenness about Israel’s outrages, the late pope showed up the hypocrisy of the media and politiciansThe deaths of major public figures can provoke the most grotesque outpourings of hypocrisy. So it goes for Pope Francis, now lauded by leaders and media outlets that were complicit in the very evils he condemned. “Pope Francis was a pope for the poor, the downtrodden and the forgotten,” said Keir Starmer, a prime minister who stripped the winter fuel payment from many vulnerable pensioners before launching an assault on disability benefits predicted to drive up to 400,000 Britons into poverty. “He promoted an end to suffering across the globe,” wrote Joe Biden, enabler of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza.Indeed, the fate of Gaza seemed to preoccupy the pope’s final years. In his last Easter address, he condemned the “death and destruction” and resulting “dramatic and deplorable humanitarian situation” – a powerful sermon that hardly any western media outlets covered. I...

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68 h. ago French minister reports #SkinnyTok to regulator over anorexia concerns

Digital media minister Clara Chappaz says TikTok videos promoting extreme thinness ‘revolting and unacceptable’The French government is seeking to take action against a TikTok group promoting extreme thinness among young women and girls.France’s minister for digital media, Clara Chappaz, has reported #SkinnyTok to the country’s audiovisual and digital watchdog and the EU over concerns that the trend is body-shaming victims into anorexia and that algorithms are targeting the most vulnerable. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pope condemns Gaza’s humanitarian crisis in final Easter message

Pope Francis condemned Gaza’s “deplorable humanitarian situation” as he reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in his final Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide.

Events

4 d. ago Pope delivers Easter message on Gaza via aide after serious illness

Pope Francis condemned Gaza’s “deplorable humanitarian situation” as he reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in his Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide.

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8 d. ago Rape survivor bringing case to EU over Portuguese investigation of Christian Bruckner: 'I'm standing up after being silenced and ignored for far too long'

Hazel Behan wants the European Court of Human Rights to investigate alleged failures in the investigation following the serious sexual assault she said she suffered in Portugal in 2004.

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8 d. ago Irish rape victim Hazel Behan takes case to European Court of Human Rights

She alleges Portuguese authorities failed to properly investigate the 2024 attack on her.

Events

9 d. ago Girl, seven, found on the street with a knife 'threatening to stab other children'

Police were called to a residential area in Southampton following reports of a young girl brandishing a knife in broad daylight.

Events

1 week ago Inside Jamie's Borthwick's bitter split from girlfriend and Strictly's Jowita rumours

EastEnders star, Jamie Borthwick, has reportedly been dumped by his girlfriend, Chloe, with a source claiming the award-winning actor 'acts like a boy in a man's body'

Politics

1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Trump – come and see Putin’s war for yourself

Impose ceasefire on Russia, says France’s Macron, as leaders condemn deadly Palm Sunday strike on Sumy. What we know on day 1,146Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has urged Donald Trump to visit Ukraine to “understand what Putin did”. In a CBS interview broadcast on Sunday, Zelenskyy said: “Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead.”Russia’s missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy showed the urgent need to impose a ceasefire on Russia, declared the French president, Emmanuel Macron. “Everyone knows it is Russia alone that wants this war. Today it is clear that Russia alone wants to continue with it, showing its scorn for human life, international law and diplomatic efforts made by President [Donald] Trump,” said Macron. “Strong measures are needed to impose a ceasefire on Russia. France is working tirelessly toward this goal, alongside it...

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1 week ago Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick 'dumped by girlfriend' as Strictly 'sex toy' scandal continues

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has reportedly been dumped by his girlfriend Chloe after a video emerged of the star brandishing a sex toy whilst on the Strictly Come Dancing live tour

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1 week ago EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick 'dumped by girlfriend' as Strictly scandal continues

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has reportedly been dumped by his girlfriend Chloe after a video emerged of the star brandishing a self pleasuring toy whilst on the Strictly Come Dancing live tour

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1 week ago Jamie Borthwick 'dumped by girlfriend' as EastEnders star embroiled in Strictly sex toy scandal

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has reportedly been dumped by his girlfriend Chloe as the actor is embroiled in a sex toy scandal that has rocked the BBC Strictly Come Dancing cast

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1 week ago Jamie Borthwick dumped by girlfriend amid Strictly sex toy scandal

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has reportedly been dumped by his girlfriend amid the Strictly Come Dancing sex toy scandal, with a source saying 'Jamie acts like a boy in a man’s body'

Politics

1 week ago Teen's shock sex confession after missing girl found undearneath his bed

Police heard hushed voices saying "shhhh" after gaining entry to a flat in Rochdale a day after a young girl was reported missing, and discovered her hiding under a bed

Events

2 w. ago Trump issues executive order to block state climate crisis policies – US politics live

Move directs US attorney general to block laws addressing carbon emissions and comes hours after president issued orders to increase coal productionChina will impose 84% tariffs on US goods from Thursday, up from the 34% previously announced, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.In early March, the Trump administration sent warning letters to 60 US universities it said were facing “potential enforcement actions” for what it described as “failure to protect Jewish students on campus” in the wake of widespread pro-Palestinian protests on campuses last year. Continue reading...

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