When Catherine*, 38, a mum-of-two working for the NHS, fell pregnant earlier this year, she knew instantly that her family couldn’t afford another child, especially after the financial impact that the pandemic and ensuing cost of living crisis has had on the world.
Rising inflation, interest rates, electricity bills, food and childcare costs – coupled with working irregular shifts as an agency nurse and having recently taken maternity leave – meant that Catherine and her husband just weren’t in a position to have more children. Read More...
Alicia Keys and her husband of nine years, Swizz Beatz, were in attendance for the Gordon Parks Foundation gala which honored Chelsea Clinton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among others, on Tuesday night.
The couple are co-chairs of the foundation which preserves the work of famed artist and activist Gordon Parks, and honors those who reflect his mission.
The No One singer looked white hot in a plunging dress while walking the black carpet in New York City. Read More...
CIA torture reportControversial 'rectal feeding' technique used to control detainees' behaviourCIA report shows at least five detainees were subjected to the extreme medical practice, better knows as a nutrient enema
CIA operatives subjected at least five detainees to what they called “rectal rehydration and feeding”, a medical practice applied with extreme rarity and known more colloquially as a nutrient enema, according to a Senate intelligence committee report released Tuesday.
The CIA forced the nutrient enemas on two detainees who attempted hunger strikes, a third who “partially refus[ed] liquids”, a fourth “without a determination of medical need”, and a fifth whose case details are not divulged. Read More...