‘Some men with trans women keep them in the shadows. I’m lucky Max doesn’t care’ Juno Dawson has had a long, often heartbreaking struggle to become the woman she always knew she was. But she never dared to dream she’d find a man who’d love that woman. Eimear O’Hagan hears the story of a thoroughly modern … Read more
MEMOIR THE SECRET MIDWIFE by Anonymous (John Blake £16.99, 320 pp) On her first day as a student on a labour ward, the Secret Midwife was directed to a quiet room. Inside, a woman was sitting on a bed, cradling a small, silent bundle. ‘Ah, thank goodness!’ the woman said. ‘I’ve been pressing the buzzer … Read more
Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits such as exercising and ditching junk food, research suggests Key habits to adopt are daily exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol Diets should include eating more fish, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables The findings show that it is … Read more
Almost a sixth of pregnant woman in New York have been found to have coronavirus in a small study. Researchers swabbed 215 mothers-to-be for COVID-19 when they were admitted to hospital to give birth. A total of 33 patients – 15 per cent – tested positive. But almost all of them didn’t have any tell-tale … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Police warn of huge rise in women committing ‘Cinderella’ abuse as domestic attacks by stepsisters QUADRUPLE in ten years Domestic abuse by sisters and stepsisters on their siblings has risen sharply Cases of abuse by sisters more than doubled from 641 in 2010 to 1,325 in 2018 And cases involving stepsisters and half-sisters more than … Read more
Lying on her hospital bed, awaiting a 14-hour, life-threatening operation, mother-of-four Sarah Berry began a mental checklist. She’d made after-school arrangements for her three youngest children, given her husband recipes for their favourite pasta sauce and, of course, written her will. All essential undertakings, given there was a 50 per cent chance she would not survive … Read more