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Play puts spotlight on Kenya’s crisis of gender-based violence
Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is risingThere are audible gasps in the a…
Most IVF ‘add-on’ treatments have no effect on fertility or remain unproven, study says
Review shows majority of procedures offered alongside standard IVF not backed by reliable evidence Most IVF “add-on” treatments sold to people hoping …
DUP seeks to distance party from ‘wicked deceiver’ Jeffrey Donaldson
Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offencesThe Democratic Unionist party has denounced Jeffrey Donal…
Former River City actor Iain Robertson found guilty of rape
The 45-year-old, who played Stevie O'Hara in the BBC soap, was also convicted of assaulting two other women.…
Murder inquiry after body found in search for missing girl, 14, in south Wales
Formal identification yet to take place but family of Lilly, who was reported missing on Saturday, have been informedPolice have launched a murder inv…
Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales
Availability of teplizumab on the NHS – which postpones early stages of disease for up to three years – described as an ‘incredible moment’The world’s…
Donaldson's first night in prison as downfall shakes NI politics
Donaldson has been told to expect a "lengthy sentence" for a string of child sex crimes, including rape.…
First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS
The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.…
Fears 1,000 LGBT veterans could miss gay ban compensation deadline
Charities are urging any veterans who haven't yet registered for the scheme to come forward.…
Two killed and several injured as tornado rips through southern Illinois
Officials say Sarita Kimble, 62, and Delores Shelton, 83, killed in Mount Vernon as several buildings destroyedAuthorities in Illinois say that two ol…
Montreal mayor calls for end to random police checks amid racial profiling investigation
City’s police force faces investigation of 16 officers accused of disproportionately targeting Black and Arab residentsMontreal’s mayor has called for…
British man accused of conspiring to drug and rape wife over two decades admits to a dozen sexual offences
Guilty pleas span three-year period, including sexually assaulting her with another man in 2024A man accused of conspiring with others to drug and rap…
Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94
Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music businessTh…
Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape
Former DUP leader convicted of 18 offences against two victims after high-profile trial that gripped Northern Ireland Jeffrey Donaldson has been found…
Two men arrested in relation to hospital mortuary practices in Nottingham
Arrests part of Operation Perth investigation into failures in NHS trust’s maternity servicesTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in …
Marius Borg Høiby rape conviction renews focus in Norway on consent in digital age
Norway is supposedly one of world’s most gender-equal countries, yet sexual violence remains prevalent across societyIn many ways, the case of Marius …
Late Windrush victim’s compensation to fund prize for British Caribbean playwrights
The Windrush Prize will award £10,000 to the writer of the winning play, which will receive a run at the Arcola theatre next yearThe first prize dedic…
Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings
Insider indicates Ockenden inquiry has uncovered appalling behaviour including racism toward mothersThe report of the inquiry into the biggest materni…
Teenager rescues two men who fell from inflatable toy boat off Isle of Skye
Archie Law, 15, sailed his own boat to save men in distress, beating lifeboat service to the sceneA 15-year-old boy rescued two men who had fallen fro…
Record-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office
Health alerts are in place as very high humidity adds to danger of heat stress for the most vulnerableThe Met Office has expanded its extreme heat war…
Suspect arrested after anti-Muslim stabbing rampage in Scotland
Bystanders captured the moment police arrested a machete-weilding man, suspected of anti-Muslim stabbing rampage.…
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reducedDrivers who are told about the safety …
Mangione lawyers abandon psychiatric defense over health CEO’s killing
Legal team of alleged gunman, 28, reverses position on ‘extreme emotional disturbance’ defense after one dayIn a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione’s l…
Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George to be next mayor of Washington DC
City councillor who ran on expanding childcare, education and housing slated for office after opponent concedesDemocratic socialist Janeese Lewis Geor…
My job was to watch hours and hours of abuse caught on camera at Muckamore Hospital
Central to those investigating what went on at Muckamore Abbey Hospital was hundreds of thousands of hours of CCTV footage.…
Naomi Campbell called unfit to run a charity in her appeal against ban
Supermodel ‘completely abdicated’ her trustee responsibilities at Fashion for Relief, Charity Commission tells hearingNaomi Campbell showed herself to…
Teenager wrongly arrested wins race discrimination claim against the Met
Daryl McLune, who was 16 at the time, was held for 23 hours on suspicion of the attempted murder of his mother after she had tried to take her own lif…
Man arrested after boy, 3, injured in Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile enclosure
Officers arrest man on suspicion of attempted murder as child is treated in hospital for serious injuries A man has been arrested on suspicion of atte…
Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China
Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years at Old Bailey in first convictions under National Security ActA UK Border Force officer and a …
Whole life order given to UK teacher who sexually abused and murdered adopted baby
Jamie Varley jailed for life and partner John McGowan-Fazakerley jailed for 25 years over death of Preston DaveyA secondary school teacher has been ja…