Runaway horses in 'serious condition' after bolting through central London
US considers cutting funds to notorious Israeli unit
Ofsted to continue with single-phrase judgements despite calls to axe them
UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds
‘Must love dogs and rude roommates’: the scramble to get around New York’s Airbnb crackdown
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Father of man who died after neglect at Priory calls for investigation into second hospital
The group’s facility near Manchester, where three women died, ‘should be prosecuted’, says Richard Caseby
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‘Recipe for disaster’: confusion and protests on first day of Venice tourist charge
Some residents say €5 fee aimed at curtailing over-tourism goes against principle of freedom of movement
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Feminism isn’t much use when it leaves midlife women single and childless
I increasingly feel that feminism has failed my generation. It is a peculiarity of the West that it is divided into sets which differ profoundly in their beliefs. This state of affairs began with the Reformation and has grown more pronounced ever since. There were Protestants and Catholics who differed fundamentally not only on faith but on practical matters. It was among Protestant communities that feminism first emerged, and it is in Protestant countries such as America and Britain in which fe
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Rise of the 'supercentenarians' as more French people live past 100
France is seeing a "remarkable surge" in the number of people living beyond 100 years, a study by the National Institute of Demographic Studies revealed on Thursday. It noted the emergence of a new age group of people known as "supercentenarians" – those older than 110 years. The report said there were around 100 centenarians in France in 1900, a number that had doubled by 1950. By 1970, however, there were more than a thousand and, in the year 2000, more than 8,000.As of 1 January, 2024, the nu
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Self-immolation is an extreme form of protest that is both common and familiar in the US
There is a long history of self-immolation being used as a protest in the US – but that doesn’t stop such protests being regularly dismissed.
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Captain Tom Moore’s Bedfordshire house on sale for £2.25m
Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa pool
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned over ‘crucial mistake’ by New York judge
The former Hollywood producer will remain behind bars in California
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