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Badenoch says Labour’s claims to have always defended single-sex spaces are a ‘shameless work of fiction’ – UK politics live
Labour to back the SNP gender recognition reform Bill?” Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said: “My understanding is that the Scottish Government do not intend to [more…]
Manchester van driver pleads guilty to killing three-year-old girl
A convicted drug dealer has pleaded guilty to killing a three-year-old girl while driving recklessly, shortly after being released from prison on licence. Rawal Rehman, [more…]
Scottish government abandons plan to fight court ruling on gender recognition
The Scottish government has said it will abandon its plans to change legislation on gender recognition, the high watermark of Nicola Sturgeon’s progressive agenda, as [more…]
UK manufacturers to cut jobs ‘within weeks unless ministers can strike trade deal’
Britain’s manufacturers will start cutting jobs “within weeks” unless the government can strike a deal to safeguard the UK economy from Donald Trump’s trade war, [more…]
British Steel halts redundancy plans after government rescue
British Steel will not continue with a consultation on making up to 2,700 steelworkers at its Scunthorpe plant redundant, after the government took control of [more…]
‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die
The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has called for mass prayers and increased unionisation after the death of two actors in Owerri, the [more…]
‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war-ravaged eastern DRC
On a sunny morning in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where fighting between the M23 rebel group and the [more…]
‘He listened to everyone’: Buenos Aires remembers pope as voice for the poor
Before he left Argentina and moved to Italy to become pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would visit the country’s villas miserias, not in a car flanked [more…]
Haiti nearing ‘point of no return’ amid gang violence, UN representative warns
Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos”, the UN special representative [more…]
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Humans have gathered to feast and enjoy a tipple together for thousands of years, but research suggests chimpanzees may also bond over a boozy treat. [more…]
