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February 24th - March 2nd: Eating Disorders Awareness Week

This years theme, 'eating disorders can affect anyone', aims raise awareness of eating disorders and how they can affect anyone at any time of their lives. Read more here.

Anorexia made me hide in toilets at meal times - but it's OK to talk about it

Meanwhile, a 27-year-old man who developed anorexia as a teenager has said he used to hide in school bathrooms at meal times and avoided family events because he was "too scared to eat in front of people". Read more here.

Woman, 74, arrested for alleged breach of exclusion zone around Glasgow abortion clinic

Police in Scotland have made the first arrest of a protester who allegedly breached an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, days after the US vice-president, JD Vance, spread inaccurate claims about Scotland’s rules. Read more here.

Is Germany turning to the far-right? Inside the country's battle for power

For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party is expected to come second in a federal election and the country is divided. Read more here.

'I was called a terrorist': Anti-Muslim hate crimes reached record levels in 2024, project says

The report by Tell MAMA singles out what it calls the normalisation of inflammatory speech as a major cause of a rise in Islamophobic abuse, ITV News Correspondent Martha Fairlie reports. Read more and watch here.

Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries

The execution-style killing of an openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, in South Africa has left people in the LGBTQ+ community fearful for their safety - but also determined to forge ahead with the campaign to end their marginalisation in religious circles. Read more here.

DWP PIP benefits could be 'replaced' by 'vastly different' new system

The Commission on Social Security has launched a consultation to create a new 'Additional Costs Disability Payment' which would replace the current benefit in place for people living with disabilities. Read more here.

Hotel turns away Paralympian because of wheelchair

A Paralympic fencer said he was not allowed to use a hotel room he had booked and paid for when staff saw he was using a wheelchair. Read more here.

Ex-soldier describes Army's 'misogynistic culture'

A friend of a female soldier has told an inquest into her death that women in the Army are often subjected to "humiliating" comments and "vicious gossip" from male colleagues. Read more here.

The 1975 should not be held personally responsible for Malaysia on-stage kiss, High Court hears 

The incident took place at the 2023 edition of the Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia, when frontman Matty Healy and bassist Ross MacDonald used their set to share a kiss while on stage. Homosexuality is a crime in the country and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Read more here.