FGM: Woman guilty of taking child to Kenya for mutilation
Amina Noor is the first person to be convicted of assisting a non-UK person to perform FGM.
1970-01-01 08:00
Sandro Tonali banned for ten months over betting breaches
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has accepted a ten-month ban for gambling breaches.
1970-01-01 08:00
Britney Spears has revealed why she takes so many nude photos of herself
Singer Britney Spears has revealed why she posts so many nude pictures on Instagram, giving an understandable explanation in her memoir. The 41-year-old pop icon recently released a tell-all book, titled The Woman in Me, detailing shocking new revelations about her life and opening up about headline-making moments like shaving off her hair in 2007 and her break up with Justin Timberlake. Since Spears’ 13-year-long conservatorship ended in November 2021, she has regained control over how own life as well as her social media accounts and regularly posts pictures of herself in underwear or wearing nothing at all. While the posts sometimes baffle fans, she explained why she does it in her memoir, writing that she gets “joy” from being in control over her own body and image. She wrote: “I know that a lot of people don’t understand why I love taking pictures of myself naked or in new dresses. “But I think if they’d been photographed by other people thousands of times, prodded and posed for other people’s approval, they’d understand that I get a lot of joy from posting the way I feel sexy and taking my own picture.” It is not the first time Spears has addressed the nudity on her social media page. In 2021, the singer captioned a topless post, writing: “Before I show you more pics of my body … I want you to understand my thoughts on exposing my skin!!!!” She continued: “In my opinion, it’s quite twisted the immediate response of when any woman is hot and they want to shed a layer … no … I’m not talking in a strip club or a performance … just on a practical scale of being in your car and realising you’re wearing a stupid long sleeve shirt in the summer!!!! “The immediate reaction to any woman who does this after shedding a layer is DAMN I FEEL BETTER … therefore you think you look better!!!” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Hurricane Otis: Mexico assesses damage after storm
The seaside resort of Acapulco bore the brunt of the hurricane which made landfall early on Wednesday.
1970-01-01 08:00
German exports to China hit by slow customs processing, tech firms warn
By Ludwig Burger and Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT/MUNICH German technology groups have warned they are being hit by delays
1970-01-01 08:00
Taylor Lautner has trouble in airports because he’s married to Taylor Lautner
Taylor Lautner has revealed all of the inconveniences of being married to someone also called Taylor Lautner. His wife, formerly Taylor Dorne, took the actor's name when they got married, however, despite its humorous nature, it's actually a bit of a pain. Speaking on the Good Guys podcast, he revealed: "TSA, airport, they'll be like which one of you is Taylor? And we're like 'both of us', and they're like 'which one of you is Taylor Lautner?', also both of us!" "They're like 'ehh this seems fishy', we're gonna send you to security." Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cardi B, Niall Horan, Charlie Puth and more set for TikTok's first-ever festival
TikTok is bringing it's For You page into the real world, with its debut music festival in the US.
1970-01-01 08:00
Malaysia to warn TikTok, Meta over alleged blocking of pro-Palestinian content
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's communications regulator will issue a warning to social media firms TikTok and Meta for allegedly blocking
1970-01-01 08:00
Ukraine war: Russians likely targeted Khmelnytsky nuclear plant - Zelensky
The International Atomic Energy Agency said the plant's operations were unaffected.
1970-01-01 08:00
David Fincher reveals why he’s glad his ‘World War Z’ sequel never got made: ‘It was a little like The Last of Us’
Years after he was due to make a follow up to Marc Foster’s hit 2013 zombie movie, ‘Fight Club’ filmmaker David Fincher has revealed he is glad his ‘World War Z’ sequel never got off the ground as he thought it was too close to the plot of ‘The Last of Us’.
1970-01-01 08:00
Daniel O'Donnell: My music is 'not everyone's cup of tea'
After 40 years in the business, Daniel O'Donnell has fans in high places and a dollop of modesty.
1970-01-01 08:00
China: Police rescue 1,000 cats, bust illicit trade of feline meat
The felines would have been passed off as pork or mutton, state-affiliated media report.
1970-01-01 08:00