75 m. ago My mum died in A&E last month – and the place was like a war zone | Zoe Williams

Amid the debate about trans people on hospital wards we have lost sight of dignity, respect and the horrifying reality of a health service in meltdownAnother morning, another absolutely bananas conversation about transgender people, without any trans people involved, following the supreme court ruling that permits the exclusion from single-sex spaces of anyone not born into that sex. On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Emma Barnett was asking care minister Stephen Kinnock about wards in hospitals, and came out with the immortal line: “Do you think it’s right for trans people to be segregated from other patients, as an interim measure, or for the future?”Great save, that “for the future” – because if you’re going to interpret this ruling as a requirement to exclude trans people, what does that mean in practice? Trans women on men’s wards, trans men on women’s wards? This delivers dignity and respect to precisely no one; so, sure, “segregate” away, and it would have to be for ever, beca...

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76 m. ago How Arsenal will create special atmosphere for PSG clash as Mikel Arteta issues fan demand

Huge tifo to be suspended from the roof of the North Bank ahead of kick-off

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91 m. ago Man Utd and Aston Villa in talks over early Marcus Rashford recall after injury

Marcus Rashford's season appears to be over with Manchester United and Aston Villa now requiring new discussions after the loan star picked up a hamstring injury last week

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1 hour ago Serious, precocious and unique: Désiré Doué is a player with no limits

As PSG prepare for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, key figures in winger’s career on why he can reach the topBy Get French Football News“I am Désiré Doué. Kylian is Kylian,” says the Paris Saint-Germain forward, shirking the Mbappé comparisons. However, there is something reminiscent of his compatriot: the explosiveness, the agility, the unbridled self-confidence. Those traits have also earned Doué comparisons with his idol, Neymar, the most expensive jewel of Les Parisiens’ bling-bling era. But Doué isn’t some pastiche of PSG past; he embodies a different ethos entirely.“Everyone is inspired by a player. For me, it is Neymar,” says Doué. The Brazilian’s panache has certainly been adopted by the Frenchman, as have his celebrations. But for Julien Stéphan, who managed him at Rennes, there is a uniqueness to Doué. “He is already a different player in terms of his personality,” Stéphan says. “Everything is oriented towards performance and reaching the top level. That is the firs...

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1 hour ago Arsenal ready to be bold against PSG as Mikel Arteta targets more history

Gunners have learned from the past as they bid to justify Champions League favourites tag

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2 h. ago Jose Mourinho can't resist taking dig at John Terry after spotting Chelsea legend's Instagram post

John Terry celebrated finishing the London Marathon with some ex-Chelsea team-mates, and his social media post didn't escape the attention of his former boss Jose Mourinho

Politics

2 h. ago Search launched for missing Ayrshire man amid 'extreme concern' for his welfare

William Johnstone, 27, from Kilmarnock, is described as 5ft 7in tall, of slim build and with short brown hair.

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2 h. ago Arsene Wenger makes prediction for Arsenal vs PSG as he outlines key factor in Champions League semi

Wenger led Arsenal to their last Champions League final in 2006

Sport

2 h. ago Tony Blair calls for radical reset of climate change policies in major intervention

Former PM warns climate policy has become disconnected from ‘political, public, and economic reality’ and claims COP is struggling to ‘deliver change at the speed required’

Society

2 h. ago The One Show's Alex Jones told to 'move on' during interview with Britain’s Got Talent's Amanda Holden

Amanda responded to the interruption with a dig at the BBC

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2 h. ago Arsenal: David Raya insists Declan Rice is 'top three in the world' ahead of PSG showdown

Arsenal goalkeeper also hailed Jakub Kiwior for strong run of performances in the absence of Gabriel

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3 h. ago Luca Brecel reveals Arsenal star arranged private jet for Crucible dash before Ding Junhui win

Luca Brecel often shows up last minute to his snooker matches and decided to fly to the Crucible for his last-16 tie by private jet after some help from his friend and fellow Belgian Leandro Trossard

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3 h. ago Arsenal feel sense of destiny ahead of Champions League semi

Mikel Arteta is fine-tuning the Gunners for ‘the game of our lives’ against PSG in the Champions League last four

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3 h. ago Three ways PSG have improved since last Arsenal meeting as Luis Enrique fires Champions League warning

Gunners will face a different PSG side to the one they beat in the Champions League earlier this season

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3 h. ago Judd Trump in brutally frank claim about World Snooker Championship rival as Arsenal ace nails flag to the mast

Leandro Trossard has been lending pal Luca Brecel a private jet during his campaign for a second Crucible title

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3 h. ago Rooming with Ronaldinho and European glory: Revisiting Mikel Arteta’s forgotten spell at PSG

Arsenal and PSG both go searching for long-awaited silverware when they meet in the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night, with Mikel Arteta needing to overcome the club with whom he won his first European glory

Politics

3 h. ago Body found in search for missing man, 26, after police called to house

Police are investigating the circumstances

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3 h. ago Starmer risks clash with Trump by plotting 'reset' with EU that hails free trade, backs Ukraine's territory and condemns attacks on Paris climate deal

Keir Starmer is scrambling to seal a trade deal with the US that can blunt the impact of brutal tariffs.

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4 h. ago Arsenal dig deep in search of fine margins required to conquer PSG – and ‘write their own history’

Mikel Arteta has repeatedly encouraged his side to ‘write their own history’ but knows the players need to be ‘convinced’ they can do it

Politics

4 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Real Sociedad chief gives Martin Zubimendi £51m deal date

Martin Zubimendi is expected to leave Real Sociedad at the end of the season with Arsenal ready to trigger his £51million release clause although Real Madrid are also interested

Economics