Say what you want about celebrities, but it’s largely thanks to many high-profile women speaking out and discussing their experiences of the menopause – we’re looking at you Emma Thompson, Davina McCall and Kirsty Wark – that it’s finally stopped being seen as a taboo, ‘hushed-tones-only’ topic. If you’re going through the perimenopause – the stage before ‘The Change’ (why ...

WARRINGTON RUFC’s clash with neighbours Winnington Park was a closely-contested one in atrocious conditions brought about by Storm Boelo. However, it was one that went their way with the men in red and green edging to an 18-11 victory at Grappenhall Sports Club. It was not quite the maximum-point victory they were hoping for as they fell short of a ...

Families looking for free Halloween activities during October half-term can head to Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex for a week of spooky fun. From Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30, the centre’s Central Atrium will host the Witchy Woo Apothecary, a themed experience for children. Young visitors can join 15-minute sessions led by a witch and warlock, who will ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 15 individuals, including former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman, for allegedly embezzling Tk 63.77 crore from the Jubilee Road branch of Islami Bank through forged documents. ACC Head Office Assistant Director Md Rubel Hossain filed the case at the commission’s Chittagong Integrated District Office-1 on Tuesday ...

Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has called on the Sasakawa Peace Foundation to expand its support for healthcare, medical research, maternal and child health, and modern medical infrastructure in Bangladesh. She made the call while speaking at a health seminar organised by the foundation in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday. Zubaida Rahman said the government had identified ...

Bangladesh recorded 17 deaths from viral outbreaks in a single day, with 11 people dying of Dengue and six others succumbing to measles symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday (October 27) morning. According to daily press bulletins released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the fresh casualties brought the total national Dengue death toll this ...

Former president Mohammed Shahabuddin has been named among 20 accused in a case over alleged irregularities in the acquisition of shares worth Tk 251 crore in Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, with a Dhaka court setting January 20 for submission of the investigation report after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) failed to file it on Tuesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shahjahan ...

Brexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament. The prime minister said Britain had ended up with a “harder Brexit than was proposed in the referendum campaign” and it had ...

England’s most senior hospital doctors will strike next month in a dispute over their pay and hours, prompting NHS bosses to warn that patients will suffer “pain, discomfort and inconvenience”. Consultant doctors, who currently earn an average of £152,000 a year, will stage a two-day walkout on 25 and 26 November, as hospitals gear up for the extra pressures winter ...

The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street has begun in what London’s mayor has called as “a truly momentous occasion for the capital”. Almost a kilometre of the busy central London shopping street, between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street, is traffic-free from today (Monday, October 26), with vehicles being diverted onto nearby roads. Oxford Street, which produces an annual spend of ...