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A hat similar to the one Sarah Everard was wearing when she was last seen on Wednesday evening has been found on Clapham Common. The cream wool hat was discovered in a bush by a passer-by at about 11am, Sky News understands. It appears to be similar to the one worn by the 33-year-old in CCTV footage released by detectives in a public appeal. The garment was spotted close to the route Ms Everard is believed to have taken across the common, said Sky's crime correspondent, Martin Brunt. Specialist officers went to the scene in south London, took photographs of the hat, and made several phone calls. Advertisement About an hour after that, a police cordon was placed around the area. Detectives later arrived, placed the hat in an evidence bag, and took it away for tests. More from London Girl, 10, tasered by police in London after 'threatening woman with hammer and garden shears' Sarah Everard: Police 'increasingly concerned' for … [Read more...] about Sarah Everard: Hat found in search for missing 33-year-old as uncle says her phone is ‘not ringing’

TO MARK International Women’s Day, we asked readers how the pandemic has impacted you – and the results make for sobering reading. It’s been a year like no other. While the pandemic has been tough for everyone, multiple studies suggest that women have been disproportionately impacted by it, both at home and at work. Globally, women are 1.8 times more likely to have lost their jobs in the last year, while the Women And Equalities Committee has warned that the government risks turning back the clock on gender equality unless it takes proactive steps to support women through the pandemic. So this International Women’s Day , a year since coronavirus swept the country , we spoke to almost 3,000 readers to find out how the toughest year on record has really impacted them. The results make clear that the pandemic has hit women’s mental and physical health hard. One In Ten readers lost their job during the pandemic Nearly half have felt more … [Read more...] about We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women

NAILBOMB killer David Copeland has converted to Islam in the hope of “getting a second chance”. The 44-year-old was jailed for a 13-day hate campaign in 1999 that left three people dead and 140 injured. Engineer Copeland, who had Nazi flags hanging in his home, wanted to “stir up a racial war” with homemade explosives targeting London’s black , Bengali and LGBT communities. But he now hopes he will be “re-born in a different body after death”. He has told inmates at high- security HMP Frankland in Durham to call him “Saddam” — in admiration of the Iraqi dictator. He was befriended inside by Andy Ross, since freed after serving 11½ years for armed robbery. The Sunderland-born bare-knuckle boxer, 37, said: “Copeland prays every day and sees practising as a Muslim as a way of getting forgiveness and changing. But he still has a twisted mind.” Most read in UK News MEG IT CLEAR Queen & Philip were not the royals who raised … [Read more...] about Nailbomb killer David Copeland converts to Islam in the hope of ‘getting a second chance’

80s music icon Bonnie Tyler has told that the secret to her age-defying looks is Botox. The 69-year-old - famed for her youthful appearance as well as her show-stealing voice - revealed she seeks out the treatment twice a year. Only lockdown has made it difficult. "I've been having Botox twice a year, for many years, darling," glamorous Bonnie said. "I haven't had the opportunity since the Christmas before last. But I'm doing all right. I'm quite fit for my age, thank God." She added to The Sun : "And I'm never going to retire! "I look at Tom Jones. He's amazing. His voice is as strong as ever - he's got ten years on me." Bonnie - who's got a new album, The Best Is Yet To Come - recently explained her pre-stage ritual, telling: "My ritual before I go on stage is we all hug each other, the band and crew, and I have one Jack Daniel's and a Red Bull, and then it gives me wings. "I just love it. The hour and a half just flies by." Bonnie's recent This Morning … [Read more...] about Bonnie Tyler says secret to ageless looks is Botox but she can’t get it in lockdown