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Single-sex services ‘can exclude trans people if proportionate and justified’

Single-sex services ‘can exclude trans people if proportionate and justified’

Single-sex services ‘can exclude trans people if proportionate and justified’

04 April 2022

The equalities watchdog said there are circumstances where organisations can legally prevent, limit or modify trans people’s access to the service.


Irish Government pushes for tougher sanctions against Russia

Irish Government pushes for tougher sanctions against Russia

Irish Government pushes for tougher sanctions against Russia

04 April 2022

Micheal Martin said ‘nothing can be ruled out’ in the response to the ‘appalling and barbaric’ crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine.


Falklands war report kept for 30 years donated to veterans’ charity

Falklands war report kept for 30 years donated to veterans’ charity

Falklands war report kept for 30 years donated to veterans’ charity

04 April 2022

A government report signed by Margaret Thatcher has been donated by a former defence minister to a local charity.


Cost-of-living crisis main focus for Stormont election, Sinn Fein leader says

Cost-of-living crisis main focus for Stormont election, Sinn Fein leader says

Cost-of-living crisis main focus for Stormont election, Sinn Fein leader says

04 April 2022

The DUP has said a Sinn Fein victory in next month’s Assembly election would lead to years of disputes over the calling of a border poll.


Rees-Mogg downplays fracking risk and eyes ‘every last drop’ of North Sea oil

Rees-Mogg downplays fracking risk and eyes ‘every last drop’ of North Sea oil

Rees-Mogg downplays fracking risk and eyes ‘every last drop’ of North Sea oil

04 April 2022

The Cabinet member compared the earthquake risk to ‘a rock fall in a disused coal mine’ with the energy security strategy confirmed for Thursday.


Study finally proves birds are more colourful near the Equator

Study finally proves birds are more colourful near the Equator

Study finally proves birds are more colourful near the Equator

04 April 2022

The findings prove a long-held theory that was first suspected by Charles Darwin and Alexander von Humboldt.


EastEnders stalwart June Brown, best known as Dot Cotton, dies aged 95

EastEnders stalwart June Brown, best known as Dot Cotton, dies aged 95

EastEnders stalwart June Brown, best known as Dot Cotton, dies aged 95

04 April 2022

The veteran actress left the soap in 2020.


Calls for imaginative reuse of stores facing disuse, decay or demolition

Calls for imaginative reuse of stores facing disuse, decay or demolition

Calls for imaginative reuse of stores facing disuse, decay or demolition

04 April 2022

Save Britain’s Heritage says department stores have been hit by the pandemic and changing shopping patterns, but the buildings can be saved.


UK has ‘strong and robust’ ties with Hungary, No 10 says as Orban wins landslide

UK has ‘strong and robust’ ties with Hungary, No 10 says as Orban wins landslide

UK has ‘strong and robust’ ties with Hungary, No 10 says as Orban wins landslide

04 April 2022

Victory for Viktor Orban, an ally of Vladimir Putin and a critic of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, was welcomed in the Kremlin.


Students turn to ‘sugar daddy’ websites to cope with rising living costs

Students turn to ‘sugar daddy’ websites to cope with rising living costs

Students turn to ‘sugar daddy’ websites to cope with rising living costs

04 April 2022

Nearly a third of students have sold their belongings to cover costs, new research finds.


UK Government not helping Forces families with cost of living, says Labour

UK Government not helping Forces families with cost of living, says Labour

UK Government not helping Forces families with cost of living, says Labour

04 April 2022

Shadow defence secretary John Healey hit out while campaigning in Scotland.


Squeezed food businesses forced to pass on costs to customers

Squeezed food businesses forced to pass on costs to customers

Squeezed food businesses forced to pass on costs to customers

04 April 2022

More than half of food and drink companies said they passed costs onto consumers last month


Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 63 people infected with salmonella

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 63 people infected with salmonella

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 63 people infected with salmonella

04 April 2022

No deaths have been reported but about 77% of the cases involve children aged five and under.


Will your local bus service benefit from extra funding?

Will your local bus service benefit from extra funding?

Will your local bus service benefit from extra funding?

04 April 2022

The Government has announced the 31 successful applicants for funding under the Bus Service Improvement Plan.


Repeated maternity failings at one of England’s largest hospital trusts

Repeated maternity failings at one of England’s largest hospital trusts

Repeated maternity failings at one of England’s largest hospital trusts

04 April 2022

The Care Quality Commission said it had concerns about the care of mothers and babies at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding

Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding

Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding

04 April 2022

Improvements include making services more frequent, better reliability, cheaper fares and greener buses.


MPs warn cancer survival risks going into ‘reverse’

MPs warn cancer survival risks going into ‘reverse’

MPs warn cancer survival risks going into ‘reverse’

04 April 2022

The Health Committee also warned that early cancer detection has been ‘jeopardised’ by staff shortages.


Scots host families ‘frustrated’ at slowness of visas for Ukrainian refugees

Scots host families ‘frustrated’ at slowness of visas for Ukrainian refugees

Scots host families ‘frustrated’ at slowness of visas for Ukrainian refugees

04 April 2022

People who have signed up to take in refugees are facing the ‘heart-breaking’ task of telling them they cannot come as visas have not been granted.


Douglas Ross cancels campaign events after testing positive for Covid-19

Douglas Ross cancels campaign events after testing positive for Covid-19

Douglas Ross cancels campaign events after testing positive for Covid-19

04 April 2022

The Scottish Tory leader has tested positive for coronavirus and has cancelled campaign visits this week.


Kinder Surprise eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak

04 April 2022

The products affected are the 20g eggs or the three-pack of eggs, all with a best-before date between July 11 2022 and October 7 2022.


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