7 h. ago JK Rowling criticises Glamour UK for naming trans women among its ‘Women of the Year’

The magazine said it had chosen to honour nine of the trans community’s ‘most ground-breaking voices’ at a time when ‘trans rights face increasing threat in the UK’

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40 h. ago Small boat migrant 'raped woman in heart of London after threatening her through translation app'

Small boat migrant 'raped woman in heart of London after threatening her through translation app'  GB News

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45 h. ago Small boat migrant ‘used translation app to make sick threat to victim before raping her near major train station’

A BOAT migrant allegedly raped a woman twice after using a translation app to tell her: “I want to f**k you.” Failed asylum seeker Moustafa Elbohy, 31, reportedly launched his attack after encountering her at a train station. The Egyptian national, who entered Britain on a dinghy in June and was housed in a taxpayer-funded...

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59 h. ago ‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher

Thousands have fled the North Darfur city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civiliansHundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mountsNawal Khalil had been volunteering as a nurse for three years at El Fasher South hospital when the city was captured on Sunday by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). She was busy treating patients, including an elderly woman who needed a blood transfusion, when the attack began.“They killed six wounded soldiers and civilians in their beds – some of them women,” she says. “I don’t know what happened to my other patients. I had to run when they stormed the hospital.” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Graham Linehan admits throwing trans activist’s phone after she ‘took photos of people’s faces’

TV writer Graham Linehan is back in court following allegations he harassed a trans woman and damaged her phone following an alleged incident in Westminster last year

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3 d. ago Linehan was trying to get trans activist to ‘stop pushing camera in his face’

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks outside a conference in Westminster on October 19 last year.

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3 d. ago Trans activist ‘took pictures of people’ before confrontation with Linehan

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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3 d. ago NHS boss said transgender colleague who sparked protests after using female changing room was 'no different to a large woman'

Eight nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust after Rose Henderson was allowed to use the women's changing rooms at a Darlington hospital. 

Sport

4 d. ago Trans woman guilty of harassing government minister Ellie Reeves with threats and bid to summons her to court

Ellie Reeves gave evidence from behind a screen at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

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5 d. ago Writing Hawa review – Afghan woman fights for freedom as the Taliban close in

Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking documentary follows her mother, finally getting her chance at autonomy just as the Taliban retake the countryShot in Afghanistan shortly before the 2021 Taliban takeover, Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking debut juxtaposes the private transformation of a woman with the public unravelling of the nation. At age 13, Noori’s mother, Hawa, was married off to a man 30 years her senior. Now with grownup children, she can finally embark on her own mission: to learn how to read and write, and to open her own textile business. Even though supported by her family, Hawa’s hopes and dreams are suffused with melancholy; soon, even more draconian laws will be imposed on Afghan women.During the calm before the storm, Noori’s roving camera serves as a facilitator for intergenerational dialogue. With stunning candour, Hawa speaks of her unhappy married life, and her past desire to elope with another man. In a painful twist of fate, the cycle continues with Zahra, Hawa’s...

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5 d. ago Strictly's Balvinder Sopal says 'there's been a mistake' after learning fate with Julian Caillon

The soap star faced an anxious wait to see if she in the BBC show's dance-off for the third week in a row

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8 d. ago Spa worker sues after she was suspended for refusing to escort a transgender woman to the locker room

Jeriah Sellers, a devout Christian and part-time worker at Hershey’s MeltSpa in Pennsylvania, claims her employer violated her religious freedoms

Economics

9 d. ago Alpine make F1 driver decision as star finally learns his 2026 fate

Other than Red Bull's two teams, Alpine are the only outfit on the grid yet to finalise their 2026 driver line-up with Pierre Gasly still unaware who his team-mate will be beyond the next few weeks

Politics

9 d. ago Gym that moved into warehouse without planning permission learns fate

It had already been forced to leave its previous base over a similar wrangle

Events

9 d. ago Judge to rule in 1972 Bloody Sunday murder case against former British soldier

The only British soldier ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre is set to learn his fate in a Northern Ireland courtroom

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9 d. ago Wildfires have consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fuelling the flames?

In 2024, nearly a million hectares of Ukraine’s land burned. Heat, mines and shelling contributed, but footage of drones targeting firefighters has raised the question of war crimesNatalia Pryprosta was tending to her pigs when fire swept into the village of Studenok, near the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine. There was no time. She grabbed her papers, pulled her elderly mother into a friend’s car, and tried to get the animals out of the shed. Smoke and the speed of the blaze made it impossible. She didn’t see the animals burning, but learned of their fate later.Smoke smothered Studenok, turning the village as dark as night. Pryprosta’s neighbours fought the flames with shovels, digging in scorched earth to stop the crown fire’s advance. Firefighters arrived, but the blaze was relentless. At one point, it surged around a fire truck, trapping the crew. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scots woman 'gaslighted over trans toilet fears', tribunal told

Maria Kelly suffered “profound distress” and “embarrassment and humiliation” when she raised the issue, her lawyer Naomi Cunningham told the tribunal in Edinburgh.

Politics

1 week ago Rugby LIVE: England star learns fate after teammate incident and ex

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1 week ago Emmerdale's Kev actor Chris Coghill almost turned role down after exit news

Emmerdale star Chris Coghill almost didn't take up the offer of a role on the ITV soap when he learned about Kev's fate, only to be won over when he heard what was in store

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1 week ago Revealed: NHS bosses wanted Darlington nurses to be schooled by the same trans woman they complained had allegedly commented on their breasts in the female changing room

At a tribunal beginning on Monday, nurses (pictured) at Darlington Memorial Hospital will claim self-identifying trans colleague Rose Henderson intimidated them in their changing room.

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