Female genital mutilation in Kenya – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email About 140 million girls around the world are living with the consequences of FGM. Kenya has banned the practice but it remains prevalent in some communities. Reuters photographer Siegfried Modola gained rare access to a ceremony: Thu 20 Nov 2014 05.31 EST Last modified on Tue 18 Oct 2022 08.

Book of the dayFictionReviewThis ambitious retelling from Julia’s point of view gives Winston Smith’s lover the agency she lacked For decades, feminists have been pointing out undeniable limitations to George Orwell’s work and life. As Deirdre Beddoe put it nearly 40 years ago, he was “totally blind” to the role that women “were and are forced to play”, and this insight is now being vividly fleshed out by other writers. Anna Funder’s recent Wifedom was a fascinating exploration of what it might have meant for Orwell’s wife Eileen to live in his shadow, while Sandra Newman’s novel Julia is an even more ambitious creation.

Around 100 firefighters have been tackling a 'significant' blaze at Tilbury Power Station. Pictures: Ian Nicholson/PA and Jenny Line/Heart Essex 1. Tilbury Power Station Fire 1 Around 100 firefighters were called out to the blaze at Tilbury Power Station on Monday morning. 2. Tilbury Power Station Fire 2 Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters were called to the power station at about 7.46am, with 15 fire engines and three aerial ladder platforms, used to reach higher places, sent to the scene.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised Avon and Somerset Police to charge Louise Cox, 35, from Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire, with perverting the course of justice in connection with the deaths of Ross and Clare Simons following an incident in Hanham last month. CPS Senior Crown Prosecutor Allie Longhorn said: “We have worked closely with Avon and Somerset police since this tragic incident. Following their extensive investigation I have now decided that there is sufficient evidence to charge Louise Cox with perverting the course of justice.

Getty Tucker Carlson's said he wouldn't be interested in running for office -- including as Donald Trump's Vice Prez -- but the thing is, we're hearing he could be persuaded to change that stance. Here's the deal ... with Republican primary season underway, and Trump leading the ever-shrinking pack ... there's been a lot of speculation over who's going to be his #2. While Tucker's name has been tossed around, he's always rebuffed the idea.

It was after the bars had closed and well into the pre-dawn hours of an August morning in 1966 when San Francisco cops were in Gene Compton's cafeteria again. They were arresting drag queens, trans women and gay hustlers who had been sitting for hours, eating and gossiping and coming down from their highs with the help of 60-cent cups of coffee. The 24-hour eatery was a local favorite. It was centrally located — adjacent to the hair salon, the corner bar and the bathhouse — and provided a well-lit and comfortable haven for trans women performing in clubs or walking the streets in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.

By James Nye Published: 11:58 EST, 13 September 2012 | Updated: 13:59 EST, 13 September 2012 e-mail 25 View comments Far more deadly than any James Bond villain, Mexican drug cartel leader Ramiro Pozos Gonzalez stands in front of his gold plated AK-47 rifle after his arrest by police yesterday. Defiantly posing with his thumbs up and smiling for the cameras, the capture of the La Resistencia founder is a coup for Mexican police who have struggled to deal with the rabid rise of drug related violence since President Felipe Calderon declared war on the cartels in 2006.

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Rumer Willis is loving her new role as a mom. The 35-year-old actress and daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore enjoyed a fun day at the beach with her 4-month-old daughter, Lou, and her younger sisters, Mabel, 11, and Evelyn Willis, 9, who are the daughters of Bruce and his wife, Emma Heming Willis.  Rumer posted sweet pics of herself and her adorable infant daughter at the beach, sitting in the shade of a tent on the sand.