UK ministers to use provisions in Scotland Act to block legislation making it easier for transgender people to self-identify Rishi Sunak’s government has blocked legislation passed by the Scottish parliament that would make Scotland the first part of the UK to introduce a self-identification system for people who want to […]
Month: January 2023
Thousands of schools set to close as NEU members plan mass strike on 1 February, followed by regional stoppages Thousands of schools in England and Wales are set to close in February after teachers voted to strike, union leaders have announced, as nurses also prepare for further stoppages. Action by […]
Campaigner says fact that former officer got away with ‘horrific crimes’ for so long is terrifying PC David Carrick revealed as serial rapist ‘I can kill you’: officer terrorised women over two decades The scores of offences committed by the Metropolitan police firearms officer David Carrick expose “a deeply rotten […]
Shift marks the start of a long period of population decline as China wrestles with demographic time bomb China’s population fell last year for the first time since 1961, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of population decline. The country had 1.41175 […]
Scientists say phenomenon coupled with growing climate crisis likely to push global temperatures ‘off the chart’ The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart” and deliver unprecedented heatwaves, scientists have warned. Early forecasts suggest El Niño will return […]
Plans aimed at preventing tactics such as ‘slow marching’ are part of Rishi Sunak’s public order crackdown Police are to be given powers to shut down protests before any disruption begins under Rishi Sunak’s plans for a public order crackdown, which aim to prevent tactics such as “slow marching”. Sparking […]
Police arrested 22-year-old on Sunday over shooting at service outside Euston church that left seven-year-old with life-threatening injuries A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a drive-by shooting at a church left a seven-year-old girl in a life-threatening condition. Officers were called to St Aloysius church […]
$26tn of new wealth created since start of pandemic went to richest, Oxfam report reveals Oxfam has called for immediate action to tackle a post-Covid widening in global inequality after revealing that almost two-thirds of the new wealth amassed since the start of the pandemic has gone to the richest […]
Industrial action also set to escalate in other sectors while government gears up anti-strike legislation A wave of further teaching, ambulance and civil service strikes is likely to move forward this week as nurses are set for their second major period of industrial action. While ministers signalled a new deal […]
Foreign nationals from Australia, France, Ireland and India among the passengers onboard At least 68 people were confirmed dead and hope faded for any survivors after a plane with 72 onboard crashed in Nepal, the Himalayan country’s deadliest aviation disaster in three decades. “Thirty-one [bodies] have been taken to hospitals,” […]