62 m. ago Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger's baby after IVF clinic error

A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger's baby after an IVF clinic mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo, the clinic said

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63 m. ago Monash IVF clinic's shocking mistake sees woman give birth to stranger's baby

The major IVF mix up was discovered when one of the families requested their frozen embryos be moved to another provider and there was one more than expected, as Monash IVF apologised

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99 m. ago The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club by Sepideh Gholian review – like no recipe book you’ve ever read

A political prisoner lifts the lid on the hardships and fantasies of life in Iran’s most notorious jailThe Iranian political prisoner Sepideh Gholian’s account of life on the women’s wards in Bushehr and Evin prisons is a blindsiding blend of horrifying concrete detail, dizzying surrealism and wild optimism. In every line and in every moment it attempts to recreate, it is entirely and unconditionally defiant. For the reader, discombobulation comes from (at least) two directions. At one moment, you are presented with, for example, the story of a woman attempting to abort her foetus under permanent camera and human surveillance, because the consequences for her unborn child, herself and other family members if the pregnancy continues are unimaginably violent. At another you are instructed how to make elephant ears pastries, designed for large gatherings of visitors, in the cheery tones of the encouraging expert (“It’s not at all messy and impossible to get wrong. You do...

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4 h. ago Row as trans killer stays in women's jail despite crime against female officer

Paris Green admitted culpable and reckless conduct towards a woman - now campaigners say Scottish Prison Service is breaking its own rules and must throw the murderer into a male jail

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4 h. ago Dear Coleen: My friend is worth more than being the other woman

"I’ve already told her several times that I think she should back off and let him get on with his marriage, and that getting involved would be a very bad idea but I don’t think she’s really listening to me."

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4 h. ago Woman seriously injured by 'nasty' XL Bully dog as children scream in horror

An air ambulance and emergency services were called to a property in Bristol after a woman, believed to be in her 40s, was left with serious injuries following a dog attack

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5 h. ago Legal and ethical ‘nightmare’ after woman gives birth to stranger’s child due to Monash IVF mistake

Case of incorrect embryo transfer at Brisbane clinic raises custody questions that could set a legal precedent in Australia, lawyers sayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe future of a child whose birth mother was mistakenly given a stranger’s embryo is a legal and ethical “nightmare” without precedent in Australian law, experts say.Monash IVF, which operates across Australia, has apologised after a patient at one of its Brisbane clinics had an embryo incorrectly transferred to her, meaning she unwittingly gave birth to another woman’s child.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Fusion industry meets in London to discuss 'one of the economic opportunities of the century'

Fusion industry meets in London to discuss 'one of the economic opportunities of the century'  Physics World

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7 h. ago XL Bully victim's neighbour says 'I'd never seen a dog so nasty' after woman attacked at home

An eyewitness said he heard children screaming from the home in Brislington before all went quiet' as emergency services descended on the scene

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8 h. ago How climate change is threatening one of the world’s cutest endangered animals

The population of Caspian seals has plunged by more than 90 percent since the start of the 20th century

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9 h. ago Woman, 32, and boy, 16, arrested as police launch murder probe into Leicester stabbing

Man pronounced dead at the scene after officers and paramedics called to house in west of city, police say

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10 h. ago Guests stayed next to woman's dead body without knowing before tour guide arrested

Nadyne Marie Tillman was discovered in a room that had been rented by Dylan Lamb. New guests spent at least one night in the same room.

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10 h. ago Jury orders rapper Soulja Boy to pay $4m to woman who accused him of sexual assault

Star was held liable for claims of sexual battery, assault and imprisonment by woman who said she was his assistantA jury has ordered rapper Soulja Boy to pay $4m to a woman who has accused him of sexual assault during their nearly two-year relationship.On Thursday, a jury in Santa Monica, California, found the 34-year-old rapper – whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way – liable for a handful of claims including sexual battery, assault and imprisonment in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she worked as his assistant. A representative for Way had previously called the case “nonsense”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Attack by suspected banned XL bully dog leaves woman with ‘potentially life

Police forced to use protective shields to go into house

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11 h. ago Woman 'sexually assaulted by man' in wartime tunnel tourist spot

Police said they received a report that a woman was inside the wartime tunnels when she was sexually assaulted.

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12 h. ago Islington crash: Woman fights for life after car hits cafe in Upper Street as police arrest driver

A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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13 h. ago Naked Russian woman 'bolts from shower and plunges to her death' from 14th floor Thailand home

A shocked witness claimed Kyznkoba Kyznkoba, 26, was taking a shower at her condo in Pattaya, Thailand, when she "leapt" from the balcony of her home on the 14th floor

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13 h. ago Drunk woman assaulted two people on Ryanair flight from Tenerife

Tearful Catherine Bellis was told by a judge she could be sent to jail

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13 h. ago A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here's what we know

Russia has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S. Thursday’s prisoner swap comes as the two countries work to repair ties

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13 h. ago Police make further arrest following damage to Donald Trump’s golf course

Police say inquiries are ongoing after 21-year-old woman held in Liverpool

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