84 m. ago Black tie dress code for men and women: the rules for black and white tie events decoded

The dos and do nots of formal fashion explained

Events

3 h. ago Skintight leggings or baggy joggers? What your gymwear says about you – and the world

Social media will tell you that all millennials dress one way to work out, while gen Z dresses another. The truth is more complex and far more interestingAround me, a group of women in skintight gym sets are side planking. Some are wearing full-coverage unitards, others leave slices of midriff bare. No one is wearing a baggy T-shirt from 2008 with a naked Rufus Wainwright on it, and hardened flecks of damp-proof paint. Except me.If TikTok is to be believed, my gym-mates must be millennials, born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s; gen Z would find such skin-tightness a bit retro, or basic, or even “jurassic fitness”. Another generational schism has opened online – to add to socks, jeans and boundaries – this time over what millennials and gen Z are wearing to work out in. Tight-on-tight outfits supposedly single you out as a millennial – it is “giving middle school”, said one gen Z user witheringly – while gen Z prefers something baggier. Looking around me at pilates and in t...

Politics

4 h. ago Single Black women on Covid five years later: ‘The pandemic taught me, no regrets’

Three women share how isolation, instability and loneliness led to creativity, family and communityIt was business as usual for Jordan Madison in early 2020. Her commute included taking a bus from Silver Spring, Maryland, to her job in Bethesda. Madison, 25, was working at the time on her license to become a clinical marriage and family therapist, and worked part-time at Instacart to earn extra money. By March 2020, the world had shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic.“The first two weeks, I was like: ‘OK, this is nice. I don’t have to leave my house. This is a nice little vacation. We’ll probably go back to work in like a month or so,’” Madison remembered thinking. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago WASPI women make progress in court review bid over State Pension age changes

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign group has announced it has cleared a significant hurdle in its battle for a High Court challenge.

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6 h. ago Most attractive height for men and women and it's bad news for blokes

Dating app Tinder made headlines after introducing a height filter to premium members, but just how short is too short? Social scientists have now shared the ideal height for both men and women

Politics

6 h. ago Horrors of Bangladesh's 'brothel village' where 1,500 women and girls

Every day, more than 1,500 women and girls are forced to serve the wishes of more than 3,000 men a day for as little as £2 in the village of Daulatdia, home to one of the world's largest brothels.

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6 h. ago Pulp review – Jarvis Cocker’s captivating comeback turns a rapt crowd rapturous

OVO Hydro, GlasgowOn a kitschy 1970s chatshow set, the Sheffield band play hits from across their career – and fans welcome their just-released album tracks like old friendsA thick velvet curtain cocoons the stage as a cool disembodied voice projects over the audience: “This is an encore. An encore occurs because the audience wants more.” Since their initial breakup in 2002, Pulp have re-formed twice, for sold-out tours and festival sets played to loyal, rapturous audiences. Tonight, the stakes are higher: for the first time in 24 years, Pulp have a new album, More, released just one day before tonight’s opening show. The audience want more – but do they want More?Any anxiety about new material is quashed when set opener and comeback single Spike Island is received like an old friend. Jarvis Cocker rises from the back of the stage flanked by cardboard cutouts of his bandmates – recognisable from the cover of 1995’s Different Class – before joining their real-life counterparts, guita...

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6 h. ago I was killed by a truck and a divine voice said it wasn't my time... here's why I can't wait to die again

Up to 15 percent of the world's population have had a near-death experience, with many revealing that they saw heaven - but not everyone came back willingly .

Events

7 h. ago Stephen Mulhern makes unprecedented blunder on ITV’s Catchphrase

‘I have never in my life done that. In 10 years!’ said the presenter

Politics

7 h. ago ‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writersBack in 2013, Bernardine Evaristo gave a reading in a south London bookshop from her novel Mr Loverman. Only six people showed up, a couple of them were dozing and she realised they were homeless people who had come to find somewhere comfortable to sleep. Last month, the hit TV adaptation Mr Loverman, about a 74-year-old gay Caribbean man set in Hackney, east London, won two Baftas, including leading actor for Lennie James, making him the first Black British actor to win the TV award in its 70-year history. “I checked Wikipedia!” Evaristo exclaims of this shocking fact when we meet in London.Evaristo’s long career is one of firsts and creating them for others. In 2019, at the age of 60, she became the first Black woman to win the Booker prize – shared with Margaret Atwood –...

Economics

7 h. ago My mother was a famous feminist writer known for her candour and wit. But she was also a fantasist who couldn’t be bothered to spend time raising me

When Fear of Flying, her autobiographical novel about women’s sexual desires, came out in 1973, Erica Jong was suddenly big news. But growing up as her only child, I had a very different experienceIn August 1978, I was born in a hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. I came out with red hair. This was proof to my mother that I was special. The fantasy of my specialness continued my entire life. I was special even though I was dyslexic. I was special even though I got kicked out of college. I was special even though I was a drug addict. I was special despite my fatness. I was special despite all the evidence to the contrary. I was special because I was a piece of her.I read an interview with my mother in which the interviewer described me as a “stout” toddler. “Stout” means “kind of fat”. I never thought of a toddler as being able to be fat, but there it was. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Voices: Chilling red wine actually makes it taste better (yes, really)

I’m not suggesting I came up with the idea of chilling red wine, writes Rosamund Hall, but I love to see that it’s become more mainstream since the days I used to serve it at my east London wine bar

Politics

8 h. ago Voices: Why are we slashing foreign aid when it can help stop the boats?

A key part of an effective strategy is to reduce the incentives for people to climb into those boats in the first place – to offer a stick as well as a carrot, writes former immigration minister Damian Green

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9 h. ago Ryan Reynolds shares mock video reaction to having Deadpool role ‘stolen’ by Neil Patrick Harris

Harris will voice the Marvel character in a forthcoming video game for Meta Quest 3

Events

10 h. ago England make dominant start to Charlotte Edwards era — but India will provide true test of their progress

An overmatched West Indies were duly dispatched in a 6-0 clean sweep, but tougher tasks are to come for Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side

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11 h. ago Death of newborn 'Baby C' at women's prison to be investigated by bosses

Prison bosses are set to investigate the death of a newborn baby who died one day after being born at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire on October 16, 2023, officials have confirmed

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11 h. ago 'I promised my wife I wouldn't sleep with my girlfriend again – now she's pregnant'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who has two angry women on his tail

Politics

11 h. ago Surprising symptoms of 'overlooked' cancer every woman must know

An alarming number of women are unaware of the tell-tale signs of a deadly cancer that kills thousands each year, new research has shown.

Science

11 h. ago Revealed: The most attractive HEIGHTS for men and women, according to science

Scientists have revealed the most attractive heights for both men and women -and it's bad news for 75 per cent of men.

Politics

12 h. ago Father of toddler who vanished 44 years ago reveals heartache as more than 100 women have claimed to be his missing daughter

Richard Lee, the father of toddler Katrice who vanished more than 40 years ago told the BBC how more than 100 people have contacted the family over the years claiming to be his missing child.

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