7 d. ago Top UK lawyer is ousted from his own firm after 'spending cash meant for litigation on private jets and parties'

Thomas Goodhead, 43, co-founder of the high-profile law firm Pogust Goodhead, has been accused of blowing investor funds on extravagant travel and luxury hotels.

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8 d. ago Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax risesBusiness live: UK borrowing costs fall and pound hits six-month lowReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Reeves says UK has suffered ‘years of economic mismanagement’ in speech preparing ground for tax rises – politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people and previous governments have limited UK’s potentialReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage urged to apologise to five survivors of grooming gangs for 'ignorance and untrue statements'

Reform UK leader suggested the women invited on to the child sexual exploitation inquiry panel were victims of other types of child sexual abuse

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2 w. ago Mum issues heartbreaking plea as 'talented' daughter dies from 'fake alcohol'

Margaret McKie is campaigning for the Foreign Office to change its official guidance to travellers visiting certain countries, including Indonesia, after the death of her much-loved daughter

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2 w. ago Peak Rush Hour and Lack of Dedicated Infrastructure Contribute to Increase in Cycling Near Misses in London

Peak Rush Hour and Lack of Dedicated Infrastructure Contribute to Increase in Cycling Near Misses in London  Bioengineer.org

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2 w. ago Gang which ‘ruthlessly’ exploited vulnerable women in brothels jailed

Ring-leader described as ‘smirking, winking pimp’ given extended sentence comprising 20 years in custody and four years of supervision

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2 w. ago Grooming gang who sexually exploited 10 vulnerable women caged for 68 years

Mircea Cumpanasoiu, 37, Christian Urlateanu, 41, Alexandra Bugonea, 35, Remus Stan, 35, and Cataline Dobre, 45, were convicted following a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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2 w. ago MSP behind proposals to criminalise buying sex accuses “pimp lobby” of normalising exploitation of women

The proposed new laws would mean people paying for prostitution could be fines of up to £10,000 and face jail time.

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2 w. ago Former Labour justice minister Shahid Malik, 57, helped set up 'fraudulent Covid testing firm that made £6.6m in three weeks', court told

Malik, 57, is accused of establishing the 'cash cow' firm alongside a pharmacist, a registered scientist and his own former office manager.

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3 w. ago Ministers challenged over claims of menopausal women being ‘exploited’

Unregulated private companies are providing menopause information online, researchers said.

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3 w. ago What the menopause marketers won’t tell you: ageing is to be celebrated | Stella Duffy

Advertisers exploit our misogynistic culture, making women feel as if their bodies are broken. But better information might just helpHow was your Menopause Awareness Day 2025? Did you slip out of your meno pyjamas, sip your meno tea with a slice of homemade flaxseed-added bread and a side order of meno chocolate? Did you rush off to the gym to lift weights then to a pilates class to keep you healthy for ever? Did you remember your MHT (menopause hormone therapy – the now widely accepted term for HRT) pill, patch, gel, pessary, suppository or cream, trusting your GP or private clinic to be prescribing for you and only you, grateful that finally medication has made a difference for you? Or did you think: “How the hell do I know what is right for me?”If you wondered who you can trust, you’re not alone. In an Australian study published earlier this month, more than 500 women aged 45-64 noted “significant scepticism” about the motives of the pharmaceutical industry, along with genuine co...

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3 w. ago Millions exploited by ‘menopause gold rush’ amid lack of reliable information, say UK experts

Women’s health academics at UCL call for national education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated adviceMillions of women are being exploited by a “menopause gold rush” as companies, celebrities and influencers take advantage of a “dearth” of reliable information on the issue, experts have said.Healthcare companies and content creators saw menopause as a “lucrative market” and were trying to profit from gaps in public knowledge, women’s health academics at UCL said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Women exploited by 'menopause gold rush' as lack of official guidance lets firms cash

This 'dearth' of information on symptoms and treatments is being filled by private companies who see menopausal women as a 'lucrative market', experts say.

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3 w. ago Millions exploited by ‘menopause gold rush’ amid lack of reliable information, say experts

Women’s health academics at UCL call for education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated adviceMillions of women are being exploited by a “menopause gold rush” as companies, celebrities and influencers take advantage of a “dearth” of reliable information on the issue, experts have said.Healthcare companies and content creators saw menopause as a “lucrative market” and were trying to profit from gaps in public knowledge, women’s health academics at UCL said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Women are being exploited by menopause ‘gold rush’ – experts

Academics have said there is a need for a national education programme for women.

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3 w. ago Pop superstar Elton John’s fashion company is mired in £3.5m debt after partnership with high street chain flops

SIR Elton John’s glasses firm owes a whopping £3.7million, latest figures have revealed. The Rocket Man star’s glasses are available via his website and at high street giant Specsavers. However, the firm that receives cash from the sale of the eyewear has substantial debts. Accounts for Elton John Optical Company Ltd show that it is...

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3 w. ago Ian Watkins' prison life exposed as ex prisoner claims he was a 'dead man walking'

Ian Watkins, the former Lostprophets frontman, was jailed for 29 years in 2013 for a string of horrific sexual offences - but even behind bars, the twisted paedophile continued to manipulate and exploit women

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