Lucy Clarke-Billings
Senior journalist @bbcnews. Freelance travel writer. On here only when I have to be.
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bbc.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings
Government to expand sex offender chemical castration pilotLucy Clarke-BillingsGettyThe government is planning a national rollout of voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood said she would first expand a small pilot in south-west England to two regions covering 20 prisons. Mahmood is also exploring whether chemical castration could be made mandatory. No timeline for this decision has been set.
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bbc.co.uk | Lucy Clarke-Billings
Chemical castration is delivered through two drugs. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) limit invasive sexual thoughts, while anti-androgens reduce the production of testosterone and limit libido. The drugs are taken alongside psychiatric work that targets other causes of sexual offending, such as a desire for power and control.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings
US and Iran close to nuclear deal, Trump saysLucy Clarke-BillingsReutersUS President Donald Trump says that Iran has "sort of" agreed to the terms of a nuclear deal with the United States. Trump described the latest talks between the two countries, which ended on Sunday, as "very serious negotiations" for "long-term peace". Earlier, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader told NBC News that Tehran was willing to make concessions on its nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.
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3 weeks ago |
sg.news.yahoo.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings
Amber Heard has announced the arrival of twins in an Instagram post shared on Mother's Day in the United States. The American actor revealed that she had welcomed daughter Agnes and son Ocean and was "elated beyond words" to celebrate the "completion" of her family. Heard, 39, welcomed her first daughter, Oonagh, in 2021.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Lucy Clarke-Billings
The actor said she had chosen motherhood "responsibly and thoughtfully" and "couldn't possibly burst with more joy". She described her family as one she had "strived to build for years". "To all the moms, wherever you are today and however you got here, my dream family and I are celebrating with you," she added. When Heard announced the birth of her first daughter in 2021, she spoke about her desire for it to be "normalised to not want a ring in order to have a crib".
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