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A furious beautician has blasted two ‘botox bandits’ who fled her clinic without paying their £510 bill.

The couple, who claimed to be mother and daughter, are accused of staging an elaborate scam.

Beautician Jade Adams, 28, posted photos of the women on Facebook and contacted police after Monday’s incident.

The couple, with Irish accents, booked hour-long treatments at their Jade Louise Aesthetics clinic.

After the sessions they went out but left a coat suggesting they would return – but never did.

Jade, 28, who has run the Coventry business for 18 months, said: ‘It’s disgusting because it was all a scam.

“They refused to pay a deposit but made a follow-up appointment so I thought they were level.

“The woman, who said she was the mum, was lovely and chatted with me. They had botox and the girl had lip fillers.

“She told her daughter to use her phone to call a nail technician. The daughter left and after a few minutes the mother said she would find her.

“She left a parka so I thought she would come back but she didn’t. I feel pretty stupid and upset about it.

Jade, who takes photos of clients, posts them online.

Police confirmed that an allegation of theft had been reported.

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A successful Derby entrepreneur will soon be launching a new clinic, but this new high street edition will only cater to the beauty needs of men.

Lorah Davey, 29, owner of Urban Angel Aesthetics on Pear Tree Road, graduated as a beautician in 2020 and took over ownership of her popular clinic last year. She has now decided to open a new place next door in a bid to fight the stigma attached to male beauty treatments.

His company’s new branch, where male staff will provide other men with skin treatments, is set to open in the coming weeks at Pear Tree Plaza. Lorah adds that the atmosphere and look of the building will be “manly” to put customers at ease.

Procedures such as: micro-needling, chemical peels, skin boosters, hyaluronic acid filler injections, other dermal fillers and botox will be offered. Laser scar and tattoo removal will also be offered.

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Lorah said: “Men don’t really want to come for treatment from a woman and they’re too scared to try botox – they think it’s too feminine.

“We were thinking of opening a clinic for manly men with treatment performed by a man. We want to end the stigma. Men can also benefit from beauty treatments.

“We have people, about ten, who are already waiting to start with us.”

She added that she thinks it was a good decision despite the current business uncertainties, as her field is growing daily. There is also a gap in the market that they have spotted in Derby.

Lorah said: “The beauty industry is growing every day, but there’s nothing for men that we can see in the derby. I don’t know about the wider region.

“We hope this becomes a wider movement, and we hope to open franchises in other cities such as Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester and Nottingham.”

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Health Minister Maree Todd has been accused of expecting overworked and overworked health staff to ‘act like bouncers’.

MSPs and campaigners have widely criticized the Scottish Government’s Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport for being ‘out of touch with reality’ after suggesting that people facing harassment outside abortion clinics should discuss their concerns with service providers.

It comes after Labor MSP Monica Lennon submitted a parliamentary question in light of recent protests at the Sandyford Health Clinic in Glasgow, as well as ongoing protests outside the QEUH.

She asked, “What support can be given to anyone who might be reluctant to come to sexual health and Pap smear appointments at clinics where anti-abortion protests are taking place?”

In a written response, Maree Todd said: “The Scottish Government believes that all women have the right to access comprehensive universal healthcare, including abortion services, without fear or intimidation.

“The Scottish Government is currently considering how to tackle the protests and vigilantes that intimidate women when accessing health services, and is looking to make progress as soon as possible.

“In light of recent protests outside sexual health clinics, if a person feels uncomfortable attending an appointment, they should contact the clinic directly to discuss their concerns.”

The comment received major backlash, with many believing an additional burden is now placed on healthcare staff whose morale is already at an all-time low with the anti-abortion lobby.

Central Scotland representative Monica said: ‘The climate of fear and intimidation caused by the anti-abortion lobby has left women afraid to go to hospitals and clinics.

“Doctors, midwives and nurses have to pick up the pieces when their morale is already low.

“Healthcare workers shouldn’t be expected to act as bouncers, just as women shouldn’t have to run the gauntlet of anti-abortion activists.

“It’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt unless the Scottish Government starts to take the appropriate action.

“Responding to calls from Back Off Scotland and other abortion rights campaigners, Nicola Sturgeon has agreed to chair an emergency summit and it must happen urgently, with unions representing health workers at Table.”

Back Off Scotland is calling for 150m buffer zones to be put in place around clinics that have been offering abortion services since 2020.

Their co-founder slammed Maree Todd for her suggestion as she slammed the ‘shocking’ comment and described it as ‘out of touch’.

Lucy Grieve, co-founder of Back Off Scotland, said: “It is shocking that we have come to a point where government inaction has paved the way for ministers asking understaffed and overwhelmed sexual health establishments to ‘offer advice to people in distress by protesters.

“To echo the sentiments of a QEUH midwife I spoke to yesterday, the Women’s Health Minister’s suggestion is out of touch with reality.

“Instead of primary legislation – which will take a long time to pass through parliament – it is vital that the Scottish Government use their powers and enact emergency legislation as a stopgap measure.

“The Scottish Government, under Maree Todd, is failing women and staff at every turn on the buffer zone issue.

“At its core, this is a problem of access to health care and we need a solution for these protests before anyone gets hurt.

Monica Lennon’s parliamentary question came after anti-abortion protests outside the Sandyford Clinic in Glasgow left patients distressed and in tears.

Two men outside were seen holding sickening signs stating ‘babies are being murdered here’.

Staff were forced to play loud music from their own cars in a desperate attempt to drown out protesters who were using a microphone while arguing with activists.

One of the men was recorded saying, “It’s a human being, it’s alive. That’s why they call it an abortion. You’re ending the life of a baby – a human being – where is their right?

It is unclear whether the men belong to the same US anti-abortion group, 40 Days For Life, which campaigns outside QEUH every Tuesday.

Gillian Mackay MSP has now launched a consultation on her member’s bill to introduce national buffer zone laws.

Maree Todd MSP has been contacted for comment.

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Once a safe haven for women going through the heartbreak of terminating their pregnancies, now there is nothing left but an empty lot.

Five months ago, staff at Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tennessee, waited to welcome patients to their newly renovated health center.

The £1.8million project included consultation services, procedures and modern recovery rooms that were set to help thousands of women.

However, on New Year’s Eve, an arson attack razed the building.

It had become the latest statistic in nearly 50 years of extreme violence in the United States by rabid, sometimes deadly, pro-life activists against abortion doctors.

It was not the first time the establishment – or its staff – had been targeted.

Last year, someone shot through the clinic’s entrance doors, leaving bullet holes in the reception area.

It happened on January 22, 2021, the 48th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the United States Supreme Court decision that protected the right to abortion in 1973.

But this week, a leaked draft ruling showed top US justices set to overturn the landmark verdict, sending panic across states.

Tennessee nurse practitioner Jennifer Wiley, who wanted to use her real name when discussing the attacks, said: “These fanatics won’t think of taking someone’s life when their movement is to protect the one who doesn’t. is not yet born.”

For 18 years, the mum-of-three worked at several women’s centers, providing a ‘safe, non-judgmental environment’ for women seeking abortions.

She said she had “lost count” of the number of women who nearly died after unlawful dismissal, including a 19-year-old who stuck a knife in herself.

Jennifer, 47, who quit nursing after her then 11-year-old son received a threat after his mother’s job was discovered by another parent at school, fears dangerous layoffs don’t come back.

If Roe v Wade is overturned, thousands of people would be deprived of their reproductive rights, including victims of rape and incest.

The potential verdict leaves staff, who face harassment, harassment and death threats, in fear that one of them could be killed.

Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St Louis and Southwestern Missouri area, is under no illusions. Already seeing a rise in violence, she believes it coincides with new state laws restricting abortion and polarizing politics.

Doctors and nurses — many of whom live out of state, travel weekly for work, and change hotels most nights — often receive surveillance training to detect threats.

Melissa Fowler, campaign manager at the National Abortion Federation, said the organization keeps its members safe.

She said it “is likely to see an increase in harassment and violence by extremists” who are emboldened by the new legislation.

New figures from the NFA show that abortion providers reported an increase in death threats and threats of harm, from 92 in 2019 to 200 in 2020.

There was a 125% year-on-year increase in reports of assaults and assaults outside clinics, while internet harassment, hate mail and harassing phone calls increased. soared.

The pandemic has slightly reduced pickets outside the centers, but in the past there have been 41 bombings and 173 arson attacks.

A total of 11 people were murdered, with 17 attempted murders.

The first murder was that of gynecologist David Gunn, who was shot dead in March 1993 during a protest in Pensacola, Florida. Michael Griffin was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison

In November 2015, three people died and several were injured in a shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs.

After a standoff, police SWAT teams launched armored vehicles into the lobby of the building.

Suspect Robert Lewis Dear Jr had previously acted against other clinics and called himself a ‘baby warrior’.

He was deemed unfit to stand trial and is now being held in a mental hospital indefinitely.

The shooting was close to home for Dr. Warren Hern, 83, who for 47 years has served Colorado women from his clinic in Boulder.

Before Roe v Wade he thought too many women were dying because of illegal dismissals which is why he started his practice.

Dr Hern said: “When I started out as the founding medical director of a non-profit clinic, I faced hostility even from many members of the medical community.

“My request for hospital privileges was met with fierce opposition until an obstetrician, who had seen too many women die from illegal abortion, backed me.

“I have the right to admit patients to the hospital if necessary.”

Dr. Hern talks about her life and how the anti-abortionists tried to take her.

In 1988, five shots were fired through his office windows, leading patients and staff now protected by bulletproof glass.

In 1991, activist Randall Terry rallied his supporters around Dr. Hern and prayed for his execution. The doctor’s family was often protected by armed police.

He says that if Roe v Wade is cancelled, thousands of women would face life-threatening situations.

Speaking about his practice and the threats to his life, Dr Hern said: “I was doing my part to make the Roe v Wade decision meaningful but, much more than that, I was saving women’s lives.

“We know we have done our part to make this historic decision for human freedom a reality for our patients and their families.

“The real meaning of ‘family values’ is the freedom to choose your own life and values ​​with those you love.”