One year of war and Russia is still mired in its second invasion of its neighbour’s internationally recognised territory – which turned out to be much bloodier and more devastating than the first due to Ukraine’s incomparably stronger resistance. The war’s international dimension has been dramatically emphasised by the recentContinue Reading
John Gomez/Shutterstock The case of David Carrick, a serial rapist and a serving officer in the Metropolitan Police Service, is the latest shocking example of violence against women committed by the police. For years, I have studied misogyny in policing in England in Wales. I have crunched the numbers whenContinue Reading
Beth Mead dribbling the ball v Germany in the Women European Championship Final 2022. photographyjp/Shutterstock Women’s football is riding high. Not only are fans celebrating the success of the England team at the Arnold Clark Cup and Euro 2022, but this year will see the Fifa Women’s World Cup kickContinue Reading
Lies are nothing new. durantelallera/Shutterstock “So far as the influence of the newspaper upon the mind and morals of the people is concerned, there can be no rational doubt that the telegraph has caused vast injury.” So said the The New York Times in 1858, when the transatlantic cable linkingContinue Reading
The Russian state has a long history of using its information operations to try and shore up its military plans overseas. Of course all states try to win over the hearts and minds of the population either at home or where they are fighting. But Russia’s approach is a bitContinue Reading
It would be wrong to say that nobody saw this war coming. Vladimir Putin’s troops had been massing on the Ukraine border in Russia and its ally Belarus for some months. And, despite his assurances to the contrary, the president’s bellicose rhetoric and his insistence that Ukraine was an inalienableContinue Reading
The movie mogul was found guilty of rape and two other sexual misconduct charges involving a woman known as Jane Doe One, after a trial in December. The woman said the incident happened after Weinstein appeared uninvited at her hotel room during a Los Angeles film festival in 2013. JustContinue Reading
JAKE PAUL is training in a custom outdoor boxing ring to give him a breathless advanatage over Tommy Fury. The pair of celebrity boxing rivals are set to at last end the feud in the ring, on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia. 3 Jake Paul training in a custom ringContinue Reading
TOTTENHAM midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is set to be ruled out until NOVEMBER after undergoing surgery on his left knee. The 25-year-old Uruguayan limped off during Spurs’ 4-1 loss to Leicester earlier this month. 3 Rodrigo Bentancur went off during Tottenham’s defeat to Leicester earlier this monthCredit: Reuters 3 It wasContinue Reading
When Russia’s ramshackle armies trundled into Ukraine a year ago, very few gave the defenders a chance. After all, they’d spent eight years unsuccessfully trying to fight off pro-Russian separatists (heavily backed by Moscow) in the east of their country. Meanwhile Russia had been ostentatiously developing and modernising its armedContinue Reading
