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A video produced by a World Health Organisation collaborator showing a facilitator discussing genital pleasure and masturbation with children as young as four has gone viral, igniting a fierce international debate about the boundaries of sex education in schools and the role of global health bodies in shaping what children are taught. The footage was produced by Rutgers, a Netherlands-based sexual health organisation and formal WHO collaborator. In the clip, a female facilitator calmly questions two young children — a girl of approximately nine and a younger boy — about their bodies. The facilitator explains to the girl that touching…

Video footage appearing to show a man brazenly pickpocketing a victim in broad daylight on a busy Brixton street has gone viral, sparking widespread outrage over street crime levels in one of south London’s most high-crime areas. The approximately 16-second clip, filmed near a NatWest branch and bus shelter in Brixton, shows a man in a dark jacket and grey trousers approaching a younger person wearing a white sweater, black cap and backpack near an Arriva bus. Using conversation and gestures as a distraction, the man bends down and rummages through the victim’s pockets and bag area near the bus…

A Green Party councillor has provoked widespread condemnation after appearing to express sympathy for an Afghan asylum seeker who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in her own council borough, describing the attack as “the rape and what have you” and suggesting the rapist was among those whose lives had been ruined. Michele Kondakor, who represents the Weddington ward on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, made the remarks in a video shared on social media on 6 May 2026. In the clip, she said: “Lives are ruined all around, you know — the asylum seekers, these very young people,…

Kemi Badenoch has declared antisemitism a “national emergency” and refused to back down after being confronted by a heckler at a local event in Billericay, Essex, who attempted to draw an equivalence between attacks on Jewish people and those on Muslims. The Conservative leader was speaking about the normalisation of hatred towards Jewish communities at the Monday event when the woman interrupted. Badenoch held her ground, and later posted a lengthy statement on X setting out her position in full — a post that has since been widely shared and drawn sharply divided responses. “British Jews are being targeted and…

Elderly patients are being turned away from GP surgeries and forced to book appointments online in breach of NHS contract rules — with one 92-year-old woman left to drain a lump on her own hand using a sterilised Stanley knife after failing to secure a consultation for 18 months. A survey of 926 older people by Re-engage, a charity tackling loneliness in old age, found that as many as one in three people aged 75 and over had been made to submit online forms to see a doctor. The findings, published in a report titled Care On Hold, come despite…

Britain’s Royal Navy has been left with just five active frigates after HMS Iron Duke was quietly withdrawn from service despite a £103 million refit completed only two years ago that was supposed to extend its operational life until 2028, raising serious questions about the country’s naval readiness at a time of mounting threats from Russia and ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The Type 23 frigate has been stripped of its weapons and sensors and has not put to sea since October, according to Navy Lookout, which first reported the withdrawal. The outlet calculated that following the almost five-year…

A mother has described her fear after a man named Mestafa Salim wearing an electronic ankle tag harassed her and her two young daughters on a Bolton street before being arrested — with police reportedly telling her he faces court and likely deportation. The woman was walking along Bury Road on Saturday morning with her ten-year-old daughter Laylah and toddler Millie, who was in a pram, when the man approached and began behaving in an intimidating manner. She says he got in her face, asked whether she had a husband, followed them along the street and laughed in a way…

Zack Polanski, the Jewish leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, was confronted in the street by a local Jewish resident challenging him over comments he made questioning whether Jewish fears of antisemitism amounted to a “perception of unsafety” or a genuine threat — remarks that have drawn mounting criticism in the days since a terrorist stabbing targeted two Jewish men in north London. The exchange, filmed in Hastings and widely shared online, shows a man challenging Polanski directly over his earlier remarks. “Was yesterday’s attack on the Jewish community a perception of unsafety?” the man asked repeatedly…

A fertility festival in southern Nigeria has triggered worldwide condemnation and a major police investigation after videos surfaced showing women being chased through the streets, stripped and sexually assaulted by large groups of men in broad daylight — with the footage viewed millions of times across social media and described by many viewers as evidence of a “rape festival.” The attacks took place during the annual Alue-Do festival in Ozoro, Delta State, and multiple clips circulating on Facebook, Instagram and X show women running through crowded streets as groups of men pursue them before surrounding them, tearing off their clothing…

A medieval church in northeastern France has been devastated by fire, with its roof and bell tower consumed by flames within minutes despite the efforts of around 60 firefighters — leaving one couple whose wedding was booked for Saturday facing heartbreak, Truth Times reports. The blaze tore through the Saint-Cyriaque church in Montenach, a commune near Sierck-les-Bains close to the French-German border, shortly after 1pm on Thursday. Videos broadcast live on social media and obtained by Truth Times showed thick smoke billowing from the historic building before flames several metres high broke through the roof, with the bell tower appearing…