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The rise of ‘Brotox’: men now face the same pressure that’s dogged women for decades

The rise of ‘Brotox’: men now face the same pressure that’s dogged women for decades

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore News that Barry Keoghan is “hiding away” due to relentless face trolling about his appearance – and it is making him reconsider his future in acting – is just the latest reminder that the playing field when it comes to beauty standards for men and women is levelling out. Some people might think it’s about time that men are held to the same standards as women when it comes to their looks. I consider it more of an empty victory. Following public scrutiny of Keoghan’s changing facial looks – including new plumped-up lips while sitting in the front row of the Burberry show at London Fashion Week in February, and a noticeably new, defined jawline and fuller cheeks on show at the Peaky Blinders premiere and at the Oscars, both a few weeks ago – he is struggling with the public …

EU commissioner Kos dogged by fresh secret police collaborator claims – POLITICO

EU commissioner Kos dogged by fresh secret police collaborator claims – POLITICO

Tomc told POLITICO Kos was not honest when “claiming that she didn’t collaborate in the secret service … We have to do something with this information.” A spokesperson for the EPP said: “Romana Tomc has kept the EPP Group closely informed about the latest revelations concerning Commissioner Marta Kos. The Group will examine the matter carefully. For now, we note that Commissioner Kos has not denied these new revelations. The ball is now in her court.” Kos did not respond to POLITICO’s repeated requests for comment. But a Commission official said Kos “went through the extensive and thorough vetting process” to become a commissioner, adding that the Parliament “approved Commissioner Kos’s appointment in the same process as all 27 Commissioners.” An official close to the commissioner’s office, who was granted anonymity to speak about the sensitive allegations, told POLITICO: “She [Kos] is very aware political opponents will use these kinds of things to score points in the Slovenian elections, but she is laser-focused on her job as enlargement commissioner.” Kos will appear before the Parliament’s …

Britain’s ‘godless’ university has become dogged by anti-Semitism

Britain’s ‘godless’ university has become dogged by anti-Semitism

In just a couple of months, University College London (UCL) will celebrate its 200th anniversary. Its controversial launch in February 1826 as a university outside Oxford and Cambridge, which would admit people of all religions, attracted fury from the likes of esteemed educator Thomas Arnold, who called it a “godless institution in Gower Street”. Founded by a diverse group, it has always claimed to value inclusion, and was the second British university to award degrees to women. One of its most contentious and pioneering concepts was not only to admit Jews but also to teach Hebrew and Jewish studies from the start. Now it is the second-largest university in the country, and Jewish students from the UK and around the world (55 per cent of the student body are not British) make up about 1 per cent of UCL’s student body (around 25 per cent of the students come from China and Hong Kong). The 200th anniversary should go down as a success story by almost every measure; UCL is now recognised as one of …