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A room has been opened at a hospital to offer women experiencing miscarriage a calm and private space. Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust ward sister Kelly Colledge said the room “acknowledges the significance of early losses”.It included a private outdoor space and a dedicated shower room. The project was funded by the Spencer Ward team, the hospital’s gynaecology department, which raised £7,000, and through donations to Northamptonshire Health Charity.Matron Jay Briah said: “Before this project, we had no specific space to support people going through early pregnancy loss. “The room we used was functional, but it felt dark and clinical,…

Australian teenage sprint phenomenon Gout Gout has declared his legs are “ready to rumble” ahead of his major international debut on Wednesday at the World Athletics Championships.The 17-year-old participated in a panel session with international press on Monday, his only pre-meet media opportunity, as he prepares to contest the 200m in Tokyo. Gout was asked what his legs would tell him if they could talk.“They’ll be ready to go, like in F1 when the cars are warming up the tyres,” he said, making a swerving gesture with his hands. “They’ll be just … ready to rumble, that’s what they’d say.”The…

There was a time when fan fiction meant furtive scribbles uploaded to shadowy corners of the internet, in which Mr Darcy was recast as a moody vampire flatmate, Captain Kirk discovered his inner romantic, or Gandalf finally got around to opening an artisanal shop in the Shire. It was an underground hobby that could never trouble Tinseltown’s accountants. And yet here we are in 2025, with the news in the Hollywood Reporter that Legendary Pictures has just paid at least $3m – (£2.2m) – an unprecedented amount – for the screen rights to a forthcoming novel called Alchemised that began…

The climate change minister has mounted the case for the federal government to set a strong 2035 emissions reduction target after releasing a “confronting” report that warned no Australian community would escape the worsening risks of the climate crisis.Chris Bowen said the “cost of inaction will always outweigh the cost of action” in a message to political and industry voices warning about the economic price of rapid decarbonisation.The minister made the comments on Monday as he released the long-awaited national climate risk assessment, which provided the most detailed picture of the severe and far-reaching social and economic consequences of the…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThat’s a wrap!Adrian Horton Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesAnd with that, this very awards-heavy night comes to a close. Besides a chuckle-worthy opening skit poking fun at the quirks of the television business, host Nate Bargatze mostly stuck to chiding winners for talking too long, threatening to deduct money for the Boys & Girls Club with a ticker and actual children on stage. The bit didn’t really work, but it ultimately didn’t matter – Bargatze, as expected, donated his own money to bring the tally to $350,000 at the end…

Runako CelinaBBC Eye InvestigationsWatch: Charles Mwesigwa – known locally as Abbey – says his women are “open-minded”Warning: Contains disturbing content and graphic descriptions of sexual actsA man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods, and exploiting vulnerable women, has been identified by a BBC investigation.Charles Mwesigwa, who says he is a former London bus driver, told our undercover reporter he could provide women for a sex party at a starting price of $1,000 (£740), adding that many can do “pretty much everything” clients want them to.Rumours of wild sex parties in the UAE emirate have circulated…

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has slammed the sweeping tariffs imposed by the United States on his country as “misguided” and “illogical”, while also dismissing Washington’s criticism over the conviction of the country’s former leader, Jair Bolsonaro, on coup charges.The comments, published in an op-ed in The New York Times on Sunday, came as Bolsonaro made his first public appearance since last week’s conviction for a hospital visit.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn his essay, Lula said he wanted to establish “an open and frank dialogue” with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, over his administration’s decision…

Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer is “not co-operating” with authorities and has not confessed to carrying out the shooting, Utah’s governor Spencer Cox has told US media.Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, was taken into custody some 33 hours after Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist, was shot dead in Orem on Wednesday.Speaking to ABC News, Cox, a Republican, said people around Mr Robinson had been co-operating with the investigation.Cox appeared on various US news outlets on Sunday morning, where he also reiterated concerns regarding social media in the aftermath of Kirk’s death. The governor was also asked about a New York Times report…

With the UN General Assembly’s resolution of September 12, 2025, on the establishment of a “Palestinian” state, with 142 countries in favor, 10 against and 12 abstentions, among which the United States in North America, Argentina in South America, and Hungary in Europe, it overwhelmingly approved the “irreversible path to a Palestinian state” but finally canceled the Oslo Accords. UN Always Empty or Hazardous Words The UN General Assembly’s resolution, passed during its 80th session, was on the “New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.” The declaration aims…

Despite including Bluetooth and ANC, I don’t think of this at the type of do-everything headset you might replace noise-canceling headphones with, and not just because the person next to you will wonder if you’re secretly talking to the pilots. These are so bulky and obviously for gaming that you probably don’t want to wear them outside the house. You’d certainly get some weird looks walking the dog or working from your local coffee shop.Comfort and FitPhotograph: Brad BourqueIn order to fit all those features inside, the BlackShark 3 are noticeably heavier than some of the other headsets I’ve tested…