45 h. ago Not My Type by E Jean Carroll review – memoir takes a hatchet to Trump

The writer’s account of the Trump trials is packed with revenge and barbed wit. She has little to hideAt his wedding to Marla Maples in December 1993, two months after the birth of their daughter, Tiffany, Donald Trump got talking to Howard Stern. According to the shock jock, Trump allegedly opined, charmingly: “Vagina is expensive.” Trump and Maples split in 1997. Nearly 30 years later, E Jean Carroll, an adjudicated victim of Trump’s verbal and sexual abuse, might at least in one way concur with his crude and sexist analysis.Carroll was assaulted by Trump in a changing room at Bergdorf Goodman, the New York department store. Thanks to court cases arising from that encounter, Trump owes her “slightly over $100m”, Carroll writes.Not My Type: One Woman vs a President is published in the US by Macmillan Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Anger over ‘light touch’ sanction for doctor who had sexual relationship with teenage patient

Victim claims she was ‘denied a voice’ after being unable to give oral evidence at the misconduct hearing

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7 d. ago Nursery worker kicked boy in face and vaped in front of small baby

Roksana Lecka found guilty of 21 counts of child cruelty after nursery staff raised concerns about her behaviour

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8 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father found guilty of hitting his daughter but cleared of abusing Olympic champion

Gjert Ingebrigtsen acquitted of Jakob charges due to ‘reasonable doubt’Handed suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of IngridThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended sentence.However, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who coached his Jakob to 1500m gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 before an acrimonious split a year later, was acquitted of charges of physical and verbal abuse against Jakob after a court in Norway found there was “reasonable doubt” about the accusations. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fears of rise in homeless tent cities as rough sleeping is decriminalised: Angela Rayner is set to abolish 200

The number of rough sleepers has risen dramatically since 2010, from 1,768 people thought to be sleeping rough on an average night in England to 4,667 last year.

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2 w. ago Doctor text teen patient sexual fantasies after meeting her when she was 13

A doctor has been suspended from practice after engaging in a sexual relationship with a former patient. The girl was just 13 years old when they first met

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2 w. ago Weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of eye damage in diabetic patients

Study finds medicines such as Ozempic associated with greater risk of developing age-related macular degenerationWeight loss drugs could at least double the risk of diabetic patients developing age-related macular degeneration, a large-scale study has found.Originally developed for diabetes patients, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medicines have transformed how obesity is treated and there is growing evidence of wider health benefits. They help reduce blood sugar levels, slow digestion and reduce appetite. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Weirdo' fan who harassed Olympic star Gabby Thomas handed punishment over abusive behavior

While at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia, Olympic gold medalist Thomas was subjected to verbal abuse from a heckler.

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3 w. ago Verbal abuse from patients and relatives to nursing staff has risen dramatically

A survey of healthworkers has found that bullying and abuse of health workers is on the rise in one region of Wales

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3 w. ago Olympic champion Gabby Thomas followed and heckled by gambler at Grand Slam Track meet

Sprinter has reported multiple incidents of verbal abuseGrowth of betting has been linked to abuse of athletesThree-times Olympic champion Gabby Thomas said she was verbally abused at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia last weekend, the latest incident of harassment she has reported this year.Thomas, who won gold in the 200m, and 4x100m and 4x400m relays in Paris, said in a post on X that a man followed her around the track shouting insults while she was taking photographs with fans and signing autographs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nurse suspended over “horrific” forced covid injection of vulnerable woman in care home

The incident was witnessed by a member of staff who gave evidence at hearing into conduct of care home nurse Janette Donnelly

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