19 h. ago Women are being put off cycling because of drivers overtaking too closely, campaigners say

Glow rides will be taking place on the evening of 22 October to raise awareness of improving safety standards for women.

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20 h. ago Brazen thieves drop priceless Eugénie crown outside the Louvre in Paris during jaw

The group of criminals swiped priceless items, including a necklace and a brooch, once belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine in broad daylight, forcing the attraction to shut its doors.

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38 h. ago Spice Girl's desperate plea to Keir Starmer after he made promise to her

Spice Girl Mel B tells Prime Minister Keir Starmer what she really, really wants as she backs grieving mum's campaign to close a deadly legal loophole for domestic violence cases

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50 h. ago Cycle syncing: Should women really be adapting work around their menstrual phases?

With the swift rise of period tracking apps and more research into how hormones impact energy levels and performance, Helen Coffey investigates whether adapting workflow to the monthly female rhythm is the next big productivity trend

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2 d. ago The world's loneliest gorillas? Urban explorers break into Bristol Zoo and find apes still in enclosure three years after it shut

The video shows the apes pressing against the glass of their enclosure, as the visitor claims they were able to 'just walk straight in' with no sign of staff or security on site.

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3 d. ago Depleted Manchester United dig in after Fridolina Rolfö strike to sink Atlético Madrid

Manchester United overcame the first-half dismissal of their defender Dominique Janssen to close out a win over Atlético Madrid and maintain their perfect start to their first Women’s Champions League campaign.The Sweden forward Fridolina Rolfö fired in a close-range volley to score the decisive goal in the 24th minute. The Dutch centre-back Janssen was then shown a red card before the break after a VAR review into her sliding challenge on Gio Garbelini, who was taken off on a stretcher. Atlético also finished the match with 10 players after their defender Alexia Fernández received a second yellow card with 15 minutes remaining. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Manchester United dig in after Fridolina Rolfö strike to sink Atlético Madrid

Manchester United overcame the first-half dismissal of Dominique Janssen to close out a win over ­Atlético Madrid and ­maintain their ­perfect start to their first ­Women’s ­Champions League campaign. The ­Sweden forward Fridolina Rolfö fired in a close-range volley to score the ­decisive goal.The Dutch centre-back ­was shown a red card before the break after a VAR review into her sliding challenge on Gio Garbelini, who was taken off on a stretcher. Atlético also ­finished the match with 10 players after their defender Alexia Fernández received a second yellow card with 15 minutes remaining. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Boutique hotel agrees to refund customers after 'disgusted' guests found a 'closed' notice on the doors

The hotel, in the pretty coastal town of Portstewart in Northern Ireland, left guests frantically trying to find alternative places to stay when it shut up shop without warning.

Economics

3 d. ago DVSA issues urgent advice for drivers who 'overtake' cyclists

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued a warning to drivers

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4 d. ago Inside apartment where Polish woman was found 'close to death' after she was 'locked up by her parents' for 27 years: Images reveal 42

Mirrella was only 15 years old when she last stepped outside of her family's apartment in southern Poland. 

Society

4 d. ago Shabana Mahmood accused of 'siding against local people' in Epping migrant row, as council launches new legal challenge to close down asylum hotel

Epping Forest District Council's High Court challenge claims accommodating asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel is a 'serious, flagrant and continuing' breach of planning laws.

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7 d. ago Dozens of mass bike rides planned over ‘lack of safe cycle routes’ for women

Cycling UK, the charity co-ordinating the events, said women are ‘fed up’ with poor cycling provision.

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7 d. ago I endured sexual abuse at the hands of sadistic teachers at boarding school

Marcus Pollett, 65, who lives in Brighton, says he's spent his adult life trying to find peace after he was subjected to horrific sexual abuse at the hands of his boarding school teachers.

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7 d. ago Storm Alice forces Wayne Lineker's Ocean Beach Club to close and luxury supercars are submerged as roads turn to rivers in flood

Dramatic footage taken on the Balearic party island, shows luxury supercars submerged under the island's streets with torrential rain bringing the airport to a close and forcing clubs to shut down.

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7 d. ago Parents of England star Jude Bellingham and his brother Jobe split: Couple end marriage as 'silver fox' father ex

Mark Bellingham and wife Denise have brought their long marriage to an end after years living in separate countries as they helped launch the careers of their footballing star sons, Jude and Jobe.

Society

8 d. ago Diane Keaton's health 'declined very suddenly' in recent months and her closest friends had no idea

Diane Keaton's health reportedly took a sharp turn in recent months, and even her closest friends were unaware. 

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8 d. ago Coronation Street's Katie McGlynn puts on a racy display in string bikini during Greece holiday

The former Waterloo Road star, 32, set pulses racing as she posted some sizzling bikini-clad pictures during a visit to the Greek island of Crete on Saturday.

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1 week ago Female athletes have faster reaction times on day they ovulate, study finds

Variation of 80 milliseconds ‘a big difference’ at elite level, while they also make fewer mistakesFemale athletes have reaction times 80 milliseconds faster and make fewer mistakes on the day they ovulate, according to research.Researchers at University College London (UCL) studied how different stages of the menstrual cycle and levels of activity affected women’s brain function. They tracked 54 women aged 18 to 40 not using hormone-based contraception and grouped them according to how much exercise they took: inactive (reported not taking part in any form of structured exercise), recreationally active (taking part in at least two hours of structured exercise a week), competing in any sport at club level, and elite (competing in any sport at national or international level). Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dramatic moment Trump is interrupted as urgent note on Gaza deal is caught on camera

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has interrupted a summit held by Donald Trump to hand him an urgent note on the Gaza deal. The scrawled memo was caught on camera.

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1 week ago Dramatic moment Trump is interrupted during summit for urgent note on Gaza deal: 'We need you'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has interrupted a summit held by Donald Trump at the White House to hand him an urgent note on the Gaza peace deal.

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