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Hi @JackWDart, Do you know what’s mad? I was sexually abused for a decade by multiple men from the age of 5. But I wasn’t raped today! I guess all these claims about the Britain being a cesspit of rape and sexual abuse must be false! You’re a fool and a cretin.

One of England’s finest fan-vaulted ceilings, Gloucester Cathedral.

@jan_murray @jk_rowling An excellent letter; I’m stunned that parents of a 6 yo have even entered into a discussion about their son becoming a trans girl; so potentially damaging for one so young; surely that decision should be made as an adult when an informed & perhaps definitive choice can be made

Dear Phoebe, I read your Observer piece this morning on the reported “exodus” from Girlguiding - and I was genuinely shocked. Not because you presented a different perspective to my recent Telegraph reporting on the problems within Girlguiding. That’s part of journalism. But because you chose to include the case of a six-year-old little boy who reportedly tried to cut off his own penis - after being told he couldn't be part of Rainbows (the section of Girlguiding for 5–7 year olds). Presenting it as evidence of a problem with Girlguiding’s admissions policy. It is not. It is a deeply distressing account involving a very young child - and, on any view, a serious welfare concern. Framing it otherwise is a profound failure of editorial judgement. You also refer to this male child throughout using female pronouns, including the phrase “her penis”. I appreciate this may reflect current editorial conventions. But it sits uneasily with the basic duty of a journalist to report clearly and accurately on material facts. I was already aware of this case through my own reporting for the Sunday Telegraph. I made a conscious decision not to include it at this stage - both because a minor is involved and because of the ethical considerations that arise when reporting on such sensitive situations. Those considerations are not optional. You will know, as I do, that journalism is not simply about presenting competing narratives. It is about establishing facts clearly, handling vulnerable subjects with care and exercising judgement about what should - and should not - be used to advance an argument. I trained as a journalist in the early 2000s - a good 20 years earlier than you did - but to my knowledge nothing has changed. Good journalism should bring clarity. It should not muddy the facts - in order to promote an ideological position. In this context, that means being clear about sex - a material fact that is both legally and practically relevant. I appreciate you may be under pressure from colleagues or editors to frame stories in a particular way - or to use she/her pronouns, or the phrase “her penis”. But that doesn’t make it right. Earlier this week, the Manchester Evening News reported a violent murder as being committed by a woman - one of many examples of inaccurate reporting around sex and gender. In this case, even the Crown Prosecution Service - the public body responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in England and Wales - also reported the crime inaccurately. So that’s two professions we should be able to trust to tell the truth - providing inaccurate information. Crime statistics matter. Without accurate data on who is committing serious violence, we cannot properly understand it - let alone prevent it. I considered raising this privately, or writing to your editor. But this issue is too important to be brushed aside with a “thank you for your feedback”. I’m happy to discuss it with you privately, or to support a conversation with your editor if that would be helpful. But I hope this gives you - and your colleagues - serious pause for thought. Because it is very much needed. Janet

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A 10-year-old boy is dead because he was driven to suicide by constant bullying he received at school. Sammy Teusch of Greenfield, Indiana was bullied up until the night he took his own life according to his family. Bullied over his glasses. Bullied over his teeth. Day after day. His parents didn’t ignore it. They didn’t stay quiet. They went to the school 20 times asking for help, that’s 20 TIMES! Nothing changed. He was mocked. He was hurt. He was even attacked on a school bus. And still… nothing was done. Until it was too late. His dad said: “I held him in my arms… something no father should ever have to do.” I can’t get that out of my head. This isn’t “kids being kids.” It’s cruelty. And it’s failure from the adults who were meant to protect him. Bullying has no place in any school. None. And yet here we are. How many more kids have to be pushed to this point before something actually changes? PLEASE SHARE AND MAKE SAMMY’S STORY VIRAL SO NO ONE HAS TO SUFFER LIKE HE DID. 🙏 END BULLYING, BECAUSE IT KILLS!

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Olympic women's events to be limited to biological females only from 2028 games bbc.in/4uRBmnR

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Ryan Gosling says it's not on moviegoers to save movie theaters. That responsibility falls to the Hollywood studios. “Six years ago, I got the manuscript [ for 'Project Hail Mary'], the most ambitious thing I’ll ever make; it seemed impossible. It was too good not to give it a shot. Six years later, we did it. Here we are, we’re all back in theaters. It’s not your job to keep them open, it’s our job to make things that make it worth you coming out.” variety.com/2026/film/news…

Not afraid to celebrate Easter. A better buy than Cadbury. Produced by a family-owned company in Dublin, Ireland, for over 70 years, Caffrey's is one of the few remaining independent Irish chocolate manufacturers. #boycottCadburys

As a chocaholic nothing would bring me more pleasure than for Cadburys to collapse. They betrayed everyone when they closed down their factory in Birmingham and sold to a filthy American conglomerate. A glass an a half in every dairy milk ended up three glugs of palm oil and a cheap labour plant in Poland. Boycott the cunts

Got my copy of my first published book. What a feeling 😁❤️

The FINAL instalment of #AnÁróraInvestigationSeries by @liljasig (t. Lorenza Garcia) is OUT NOW😍 When the chief suspect in the disappearance of Áróra’s sister is found dead, she is drawn into a shocking case that threatens everything😱 ORDER NOW! 🔗 geni.us/v0avX

Rita Moreno is one of just three people to win an Emmy for The Muppets, the other two: Bernadette Peters and Peter Sellers. The comedy timing during her performance of "Fever" while Animal attempts to railroad her is incredible. It was also done in one take "Dat my kinda woman!"

Had to share this absolutely breathtaking bookstore I found in Buxton, England

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In 1980, 7yo Anna Bachmeier was raped & murdered by convicted pedophile Klaus Grabowski. In 1981 trial, he claimed the child seduced him. Mother Marianne shot him dead in court with 7 shots: “I did it for Ana.” Served 3 years. Was this Mother a Hero? A. Yes B. No IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!! MAKE THIS GO VIRAL ON 𝕏. LET’S GO 👏

We're touched to be seen by some as a National Treasure. Now we need your help in getting other National Treasures to support #SaveDenby We have @jamesmartinchef, Great British Sewing Bee's Patrick Grant and Great British Bake Off's @bakesbymichelle behind us. Tag others here...