The UK is facing the biggest maternity crisis of modern times as a worsening midwife shortage coupled with a baby boom cripples maternity care across the country, removing choice from women at a time when it matters most. Research by an international team of researchers has also found that pregnant women in the UK are three times more likely to die around the time of pregnancy than in other countries surveyed, such as Norway and Denmark.

Getty Composite Jay-Z's dropping "The Blueprint 4," but it's not a new album ... it's his plan for opening a casino in Times Square, and he's going all out to get New Yorkers on board with it. Through Roc Nation, Jay penned an open letter to NYC, explaining why he believes his company's partnership with Caesars Palace should be awarded a contract to launch a casino in the heart of Times Square.

Redeem now Warning: There are spoilers ahead for the season one finale of "The Sex Lives of College Girls." Showrunner Justin Noble broke down Leighton's pivotal, emotional scene with Kimberly. Noble said that he wanted to handle Leighton's coming out "with care." "The Sex Lives of College Girls" showrunner Justin Noble unpacked Leighton Murray's emotional coming-out scene and explained why it was fitting for Kimberly Finkle to be her confidant.

The Weeknd is responding to backlash surrounding his sex scenes in the latest episode of The Idol. The singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about the controversial moment in the second episode of the series in a new interview with GQ. While the scene sees his character, Tedros and Lily-Rose Depp's Jocelyn get intimate on screen, Tesfaye said there's nothing "sexy" about it. "There's nothing sexy about it. When we use Basic Instinct as a reference, we're using Verhoeven.

Here's another take. Actually, here's almost the exact opposite take: "Carl knew he never stood a chance in that jungle. It was his lifelong dream to go with his wife and be with her there. What was he going to do there? Hunt his food and clean his own water, in his age? Carl was planning to die at Paradise Falls. That way he'd be with his wife again. When he chose to leave the Falls he chose to live.