44 m. ago Good news: men have stopped disrupting women’s sport with dildos. Bad news: now they’re betting on their periods | Arwa Mahdawi

Speculating on basketball players’ menstrual cycles is creepy and intrusive. In other words, it’s just what you’d expect when women must be punished for standing outForget the bald eagle or the Statue of Liberty – the best symbol of modern America may well be a neon green dildo. Women’s basketball fans will know exactly what I’m talking about. On 29 July, a brightly coloured sex toy was thrown on to the court during the final minutes of play in a WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream. In the weeks that followed, more neon dildos were flung at female basketball players, with at least six WNBA games disrupted.The culprits were reportedly members of a cryptocurrency group trying to boost a memecoin called Green Dildo Coin. It was all very 2025: brainrot stunts, get-rich-quick schemes and memeified misogyny. And, of course, the Trump family joined in. Donald Trump Jr, who fancies himself an edgelord, posted a crude picture of his dad throwing a green dildo o...

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20 h. ago WNBA fans react in disgust to news that men are betting on players’ menstrual cycles

FadeMeBets, who has 29,000 followers on Instagram, advises his followers to bet the ‘under’ based on when he thinks players are on their periods

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20 h. ago Trains between Waterloo and Clapham Junction cancelled with travellers told they’ll be disrupted till late

COMMUTORS have been hit with major disruption following an emergency incident. Brit sheading home will be severely set back as services deal with an incident between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction. "Major disruption to and from London Waterloo expected until 21:00 The emergency services are dealing with an incident between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction,"...

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27 h. ago Big difference between King Charles' net worth and that of late Queen

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27 h. ago Bet the farm on it! Net Zero sceptic Jeremy Clarkson hints he could take on Ed Miliband at next election

The former Top Gear presenter, who now runs his 'Diddly Squat' farm in Oxfordshire, hinted at a bid to become the next Donacaster North MP.

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28 h. ago Dame Mary Beard says Cambridge is better without the 'thicko' rugby players of her day

The revered classicist and art historian believes that Cambridge has been 'transformed for the better' since her time there because 'there aren't any of those thick white rugger buggers'.

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30 h. ago Dave Betton dead: Britain's Got Talent star who Simon Cowell loved dies

A former Britain's Got Talent star, who Simon Cowell referred to as his "mug of hot chocolate", has died after years of living out his performing dreams and inspiring his son to do the same

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44 h. ago Emmerdale's Beth Cordingly sent love amid 'terrified' message

The Ruby Miligan actress sent a message to her younger self in a candid social media post

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46 h. ago Francis Ford Coppola pays tribute to the ‘extraordinary’ Diane Keaton

He joins a string of actors and directors, including Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler who have remembered the actress following her death aged 79.

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What are some of the best ingredients to turn scrambled eggs into a "taste sensation"?

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54 h. ago Emmerdale's Beth Cordingly teases 'trouble' for Ruby in Christmas spoiler

The Ruby Miligan actress is excited for upcoming scenes in the Dales

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62 h. ago Steve Martin and Bette Midler are among stars paying tribute to Diane Keaton

Fans and fellow actors are paying tribute to Diane Keaton after news of her death at age 79

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62 h. ago ‘Brilliant, extraordinary’ actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79

Keaton’s loved ones have asked for privacy, a family spokesperson told, according to US magazine People.

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3 d. ago War photographer abducted in Syria reveals how he was betrayed by militants he was filming and 'sold as a hostage'

War photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie recalls how he was once betrayed by a group of militants he was filming in Syria and 'sold as a hostage'.

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3 d. ago Democrats refuse to fold over shutdown as Republican outrage builds

Party sticks to its guns on healthcare and says it’s willing to hold out – much to the delight of its progressive supportersWhen he sat down to talk about the US government shutdown with reporters from a closely read political newsletter this week, Chuck Schumer sounded as if he was relishing his standoff with the Republicans.“Every day gets better for us,” he told Punchbowl News. As the shutdown got under way, Schumer explained, the Republican part believed that Democrats would quickly fold and vote to reopen the government, but instead they had stuck to their guns for a week and a half, demanding an array of concessions on healthcare and other issues. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nobel Peace Prize embroiled in betting scandal: Probe launched after outsider beat Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was an obscure candidate just 12 hours before she was announced as winner on Friday.

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4 d. ago People who use X between two times found to have poor mental health

Using social media at specific times has been linked to higher rates of poor mental health, depression and anxiety

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5 d. ago How to tell difference between covid, flu, RSV and common cold winter 2025

Spot these red flags to tell different common bugs and viruses apart this winter

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5 d. ago Vernon Kay fires back at BBC colleague live on air as he asks 'how does your mind work?'

Vernon Kay was joined on air by his BBC Radio 2 colleague, Jeremy Vine, who proceeded to discuss some recent news topics, including one that led to a difference of opinion between the pair

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