68 m. ago Trump’s cuts to contraception will kill ‘tens of thousands’ of women

More than 8,000 women and girls are believed to have died from complications during pregnancy or birth in the first 90 days of the president’s aid freeze

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88 m. ago Dying Syrian grandmother allowed to come to UK in Home Office U

Soaad Al Shawa had been barred from spending final days with her family, who fled Damascus to settle in GlasgowA Syrian grandmother who is dying of cancer has been given permission to come to the UK to spend her final days with the grandchildren she has never met, after a Home Office U-turn.The government had wanted to bar Soaad Al Shawa, who has liver cancer and has been given just weeks to live by doctors, from travelling to spend her last days with her daughter Ola Al Hamwi, son-in-law Mostafa Amonajid and their three children aged seven, five and one. Al Shawa has only been able to communicate with her grandchildren on video calls. Continue reading...

Society

94 m. ago Mothers with newborns forced to leave children behind in India as diplomatic row with Pakistan deepens

Following a deadly terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, India has expelled hundreds of Pakistani nationals, including women married to Indian citizens.

Politics

2 h. ago It is safe for me to write this article – and for you to read it. But globally, those rights are under grave threat | Antonio Zappulla

The act of labelling journalists ‘foreign agents’ is deliberately chilling. On World Press Freedom Day, be aware of the peril involved in seeking the truthLast month, Georgian president Mikheil Kavelashvili approved a new law inflicting criminal charges, including prison sentences and fines, on any organisation or individual who fails to comply with the country’s “foreign influence” bill.The news didn’t trouble the front pages of the international press and went largely unnoticed, but it marks a significant inflection point in the decline of global press freedom. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Spring's six biggest hair trends according to London's top stylists

From the XL hair to letterbox bangs, the capital’s favourite hairdressers tell us the looks that will define 2025

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4 h. ago Eamonn Holmes rushed to hospital after fall at home: ‘Life’s not easy these days’

TV presenter requires help of carers due to struggles with walking

Politics

5 h. ago ‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media

Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effectsAs Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the global broadcaster whose roots date back to the fight against Nazi propaganda – he quickly attracted support from figures not used to aligning themselves with any US administration.Trump had ordered the US Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that funds VOA and other groups promoting independent journalism overseas, to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”. The decision suddenly halted programming in 49 languages to more than 425 million people. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Pregnant Georgia Harrison admits baby was a 'beautiful surprise'

TV personality Georgia Harrison and her partner Jack Stacey reveal pregnancy is their "beautiful surprise" following history-making few years as she has plans to change the world

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5 h. ago Pregnant Georgia Harrison reveals baby with Jack Stacey was 'beautiful surprise'

EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Georgia Harrison and her City worker boyfriend Jack Stacey sit down with OK! to chat all things baby, love - and why Georgia wants to continue trying to change the world

Politics

6 h. ago Does human rights law really stop the UK controlling migration? No – and Keir Starmer knows that | Jamie Burton

It would be wrong for Labour to collude in the attack on the European convention. It’s fuelled by myths and false narrativesHere’s a recent quote from a Downing Street source: “We have to be able to say something on this that isn’t just defending the status quo.”The aide was discussing the European convention on human rights (ECHR), a postwar treaty to protect the freedoms of people in Europe, ratified by the UK in 1951. Although it was also central to Keir Starmer’s entire pre-political career, his government is looking to water down some of the key provisions.Jamie Burton is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. Finnian Clarke, also a barrister at Doughty Street, co-authored Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Federal judge permanently halts Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ retaliation against law firm Perkins Coie

In a ‘cringe-worthy twist’ on Shakespeare, Trump is urging in an ‘unconstitutional’ attack: Let’s ‘kill all the lawyers I don’t like,’ the judge wrote

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7 h. ago Federal judge bars Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ retaliation against law firm Perkins Coie

In a ‘cringe-worthy twist’ on Shakespeare, Trump is urging in an ‘unconstitutional’ attack: Let’s ‘kill all the lawyers I don’t like,’ the judge wrote

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8 h. ago Virginia Giuffre’s family launch fundraiser and share plans for sweet memorial

The family also pledged to continue Virginia's fight for a change in the law to protect victims of sexual abuse and prevent predators from escaping justice. They vowed to take on her mission "with all our heart and soul"

Politics

9 h. ago Russell Brand Granted Bail in First Court Appearance in London Rape Case

Russell Brand Granted Bail in First Court Appearance in London Rape Case  Court TV

Events

10 h. ago 2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

The mayor of a Southern California city says two women have been shot on a college campus and taken to the hospital

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10 h. ago Trans players could be banned from women's snooker as well as football and cricket

Sex Matters has claimed Stonewall is encouraging organisations 'to act unlawfully' by suggesting they keep allowing trans women to use female-only spaces.

Sport

12 h. ago Russell Brand gets conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape, assault charges

Russell Brand gets conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape, assault charges  PBS

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12 h. ago Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

A federal judge has blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession

Events

13 h. ago US asks judge to break up Google’s ad tech business after requesting Chrome sale

After Google lost its first monopoly trial, government asks it to sell off units of its core internet ads businessGoogle on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business. The request came after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly for the second time in less than a year.“We have a defendant who has found ways to defy” the law, US government lawyer Julia Tarver Wood told a federal court in Virginia, as she urged the judge to dismiss Google’s assurance that it would change its behavior. “Leaving a recidivist monopolist” intact was not appropriate to solve the issue, she added. Continue reading...

Economics

13 h. ago US on alert as deadly creature that can kill humans spreads across states

The species is present in Georgia, but in other southeastern states along the Eastern Seaboard and it is getting renewed attention from scientists as it can be deadly for some people

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