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North London woman asked council for help when family kicked her out – they put her in male hostel

North London woman asked council for help when family kicked her out – they put her in male hostel

Published by Sam Flores

A North London council has been criticised for failing to help a young woman who had been made homeless following a family dispute. At one stage the woman was housed in a male-only hostel where she claimed she was “unable to secure the door for several days”, according to an Ombudsman report. The woman – referred to in the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) report as Miss B – complained about the way Brent Council dealt with her case when she presented as homeless in September 2024. An investigation into the case by the Ombudsman found the local authority “did not deal with her application properly”, causing Miss B “distress and uncertainty”. Miss B, who has health problems, complained that the council failed to ensure the emergency accommodation provided was suitable and ignored her when she said the hostel was inappropriate. The LGO suggested that it could be argued the male-only hostel “was not suitable for a potentially vulnerable young woman”. Brent Council has apologised “for the shortcomings” in the case -Credit:Google Maps Following a family …

Pakistan: Male contraception still taboo despite looming demographic crisis – Focus

Pakistan: Male contraception still taboo despite looming demographic crisis – Focus

Published by Sam Flores

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again FOCUS © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 29/05/2026 – 16:24 05:30 min From the show Reading time 1 min One of Pakistan’s greatest challenges is controlling its rapidly growing population. With more than 258 million inhabitants, the country is already the fifth most populous in the world. By 2030, its population could surpass 300 million, pushing Pakistan into fourth place globally, ahead of Indonesia. This rapid demographic growth is far outpacing the country’s capacity for socio-economic development and infrastructure expansion. In several key social sectors, Pakistan continues to lag behind neighbouring India and Bangladesh. Yet contraception remains largely taboo in a society shaped by strong traditional values, where it is sometimes viewed as religiously forbidden. A report by Shahzaib Wahlah and Ondine de Gaulle, in collaboration with Hameer M. …

I Was Diagnosed With Male Breast Cancer at 34

I Was Diagnosed With Male Breast Cancer at 34

Published by Jenni Sidey

As told to Alice Oglethorpe. When I moved to Los Angeles eight years ago, I did it with the same dream so many others share: to become an actor and work in Hollywood. But pretty quickly something weird started going on with my health. My allergies got severe—my eyes were runny, and I was sneezing all the time, so I went to a primary care doctor for a checkup. While I was there, he asked if I had any other concerns. Since he asked, I mentioned that I had an ingrown hair on my chest. It was a small bump, and I assumed it would go away, as other ingrown hairs had before, but I brought it up anyway. That comment saved my life. My doctor referred me to a dermatologist, who decided to do an ultrasound and biopsy. I wasn’t nervous at that point. I’d gone through the same process with an ingrown hair near my underarm. Everything was fine that time, and I figured this would be too. But a few days later, …

France’s Kouame becomes youngest male Grand Slam match-winner in 17 years | Tennis News

France’s Kouame becomes youngest male Grand Slam match-winner in 17 years | Tennis News

Published by Sam Flores

At 17, Moise Kouame becomes the youngest winner of a Grand Slam match with French Open win against Marin Cilic. Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026 French teenager Moise Kouame announced himself on the Grand Slam stage in emphatic fashion, ⁠beating former US Open champion Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 6-2 6-1 at the French Open to become the youngest man to win a major main-draw match in 17 years. Handed a wildcard by organisers, the 17-year-old French teen ⁠looked entirely unfazed on Court Simonne Mathieu in the first-round match on Tuesday as he made his Grand Slam debut against a player 20 years his senior and a former world number three. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion and a Roland Garros semifinalist in 2022, arrived in Paris ranked 46th in the world but was outplayed by the ‌fearless teenager, whose speed in defence and deft drop shots repeatedly drew applause from the crowd. Ranked 318th, Kouame edged a tense opening set in a tiebreak after saving two …

Politics Home Article | Women Labour MPs “Disappointed” By The Prospect Of Another Male Leader

Politics Home Article | Women Labour MPs “Disappointed” By The Prospect Of Another Male Leader

Published by Sam Flores

Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner, Bridget Phillipson, and Lisa Nandy have all served as Cabinet ministers in Keir Starmer’s Labour government (Alamy) 5 min read6 hr Female Labour MPs are “disappointed” by the prospect of a man replacing Keir Starmer as prime minister, with the Labour Party not having had a permanent female leader in its 120-year history. Members of the Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), including some who would back Andy Burnham or Wes Streeting in a future race, told PoliticsHome that the party is overdue a female leader. A formal leadership challenge has not yet been launched to topple Starmer. However, either a contest or a coronation is widely seen as likely soon, after Streeting stepped down as health secretary last week and announced his intention to stand when a contest is underway, and Greater Manchester mayor Burnham announced that he will stand in a parliamentary by-election to re-enter Parliament. If Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election in June, he is the top choice among Labour members to replace Starmer as leader – …

Javier Bardem accuses Trump, Putin and Netanyahu of ‘male toxic behaviour’

Javier Bardem accuses Trump, Putin and Netanyahu of ‘male toxic behaviour’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Javier Bardem accused Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu of perpetuating “male toxic behaviour” during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar winner, 57, was speaking on Sunday alongside director Rodrigo Sorogoyen for the premiere of The Beloved, a psychological drama where he plays Esteban Martinez, a renowned filmmaker trying to reconnect with his daughter after years of absence. Asked about recurring themes of absent fathers and damaged masculinity in films screening at this year’s festival, he spoke about violence against women and what he described as “a culture of toxic masculinity”. “I’m 57 years old, coming from a very machista country called Spain, where there is an average of two women killed monthly by their ex-husbands or ex-boyfriends, which is horrible,” he said, according to Deadline. “Just that amount of women being murdered, it’s unbelievable. And …

Male Drama ‘Almost There’ From Sakha Director Finds Partners

Male Drama ‘Almost There’ From Sakha Director Finds Partners

Published by Daniella Wilson

Japan’s Cloud11 Studios, France’s Les films du Sillon and Hong Kong’s Saidam Baryl Ltd. have joined forces on Almost There, a new feature project from Sakha filmmaker Stepan Burnashev. The collaboration was unveiled on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival‘s Marché du Film. The partnership brings together producers from Japan, France and Sakha, a republic of Russia that is also known as Yakutia, around what is being described as “an intimate, character-driven road movie” that is currently in development and positioned as an international arthouse feature with cross-cultural reach. A completed script and production are targeted for 2027. Burnashev has become a key voice of Sakha’s film scene with his previous features Aita, Our Winter, Black Snow and The Penthouse. Set in Japan, Almost There follows “an unexpected encounter between a Japanese man and a man from the Sakha Republic who, despite their vastly different backgrounds, find themselves in a similar emotional state,” according to a description of the project. “Both are unable to let go of their past and set out on a journey toward a place where they hope …

The real war is against male loneliness”: Patel, Hegseth walk into a bar on “Saturday Night Live

The real war is against male loneliness”: Patel, Hegseth walk into a bar on “Saturday Night Live

Published by Sam Flores

Matt Damon and Aziz Ansari reprised their roles as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and FBI Director Kash Patel in this week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Damon, who last played the conservative justice in 2018, met up spontaneously with Colin Jost‘s Pete Hegseth at a DC bar. The sketch, centered around the idea that several members of the Trump administration are known for their drunken escapades, found Hegseth and Kavanaugh catching up just before last call. “Can you believe I started a war?” Hegseth asked. “Can you believe I ended abortion?” Kavanaugh replied. Jost’s Hegseth maintained that the war in Iran was going exactly to plan. He insisted to Kavanaugh that any negative consequences of the ongoing conflict were already on the way out. He said the war was like “me in a DUI checkpoint, it completely blew over.” Harkening back to Kavanaugh’s infamous confirmation hearing, the Supreme Court justice grew weepy. “The real war is the war against male loneliness,” he said. “I just wish there were more people in this administration who …

A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic | Fiction

A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic | Fiction

Published by Sam Flores

In his fourth novel, Steve Toltz – best known for the Booker prize-shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole – takes on the story of one man’s loneliness to deliver a satirical and surprisingly moving ode to human connection. Much like his earlier works, this one is filled with con men, tall tales and black humour, making for a bitingly funny exploration of life’s misfortunes. A Rising of the Lights opens with an absurd premise: two ne’er-do-well parents, in the middle of their divorce, roll dice to split up their twin children; one child will go with each parent. After winning him in this cruel game, Russell “Rusty” Wilson’s mother tells him they’ll be moving to Melbourne from Sydney – only to deem it “too much hassle”, circle the block and bring him right back to where they started. It’s an arresting opener that foreshadows the following 300 pages of Rusty’s life. Flash forward a few decades and things have not improved for Rusty. A former child therapist turned human resources officer, he is now “51 …

It’s not as simple as being a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper. Here are four factors affecting your rest

It’s not as simple as being a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper. Here are four factors affecting your rest

Published by Daniella Wilson

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 Not everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse’s incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a “deep” or “heavy” sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may consider yourself a “light” sleeper. But is there such thing as being a light or deep sleeper? And can you change how deeply you sleep? Sleep is a cycle Sleep is not a single, static state. Rather, it’s a cycle that unfolds and repeats across the night, in two main stages. Stage 1: Non-REM sleep Sleep begins with non-rapid eye movement sleep, also known as non-REM sleep. This is made up of three phases, ranging from a first phase of very light sleep, to the deepest and slowest form of sleep in the third phase. Stage 2: REM sleep Rapid eye movement or REM sleep …