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CPI(M) condemns Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s position that would-be filmmakers from marginalised sections and women require intense training

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CPI(M) condemns Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s position that would-be filmmakers from marginalised sections and women require intense training

Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Photo Credit: RAVINDRAN R Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Kerala State secretary M.V. Govindan has condemned award-winning director Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s purported statement at a government-sponsored film conclave on Saturday that aspirant filmmakers hailing from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) communities, and also women, require at least “three weeks of … Read more

Transgender row rape charity starts new service for biological women

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Transgender row rape charity starts new service for biological women

A rape crisis charity at the heart of a row over whether trans women can attend support sessions for women has announced it is launching a new service for women which will exclude transgender participants. In 2022 a woman known as “Sarah” told BBC News she was suing Brighton-based Survivors’ Network because she felt uncomfortable … Read more

Women forced to use toilets in front of men: Report on US detention centres

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Women forced to use toilets in front of men: Report on US detention centres

A report has exposed the inhumane conditions faced by undocumented migrants and the degrading treatment of detainees at several US immigration facilities. Among the most alarming revelations is the treatment of female detainees at the Krome North Service Processing Centre in west Miami, where women were reportedly forced to use toilets in full view of … Read more

Bridgwater outreach: ‘It’s so hard leaving women sleeping rough’

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Bridgwater outreach: ‘It’s so hard leaving women sleeping rough’

Ruth Bradley BBC Politics Reporter, Somerset BBC Dani says the women she works with are often “scared” of the risks they face while sleeping rough “To go home and know you’ve left them – we’ve had to tuck women into foil blankets and just say ‘see you later’ – that can be heartbreaking sometimes.” Dani … Read more

County Durham women fall ill as fake Botox beautician apologises

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County Durham women fall ill as fake Botox beautician apologises

BBC Kaylie Bailey contracted botulism after being given illegal Botox An aesthetic beautician left one woman fighting for her life and several others seriously ill in hospital after injecting them with Toxpia, an illegal Botox-type anti-wrinkle treatment. As the BBC names the woman behind the jabs, two of her victims share their stories. The patch … Read more

Womb lining test offers miscarriage hope to women

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Womb lining test offers miscarriage hope to women

Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Charlie Beattie Charlie Beattie holds her nine-week-old baby in her arms after many years of miscarriages UK scientists say they have developed a test which can help identify women with an abnormal womb lining that increases their risk of miscarriage. They say their work could pave the way for new treatments … Read more

At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England

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At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England

Getty Images For the first time, at-home HPV tests will be offered to some women in England Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud to swab the … Read more

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks, saying these were “desperate women” who need “compassion not criminalisation”. As an issue of … Read more

Cervical screening invites to change for younger women in England

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Cervical screening invites to change for younger women in England

Invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test. Research shows they are at very low risk of cervical cancer and can safely wait longer to be screened again, NHS England has said. The roll out of … Read more