6 d. ago Nurses begin tribunal proceedings against NHS trust over trans colleague

The seven nurses are taking action over having to share a dressing a dressing room with a biologically male colleague.

Sport

7 d. ago Reform UK candidate who sued after election defeat to Green candidate is handed £19k court bill

Liz Williams (pictured) lost to Green candidate Hannah Robson in an election for the Littletons ward in Worcestershire after recounts left them tied on 889 votes in May.

Economics

7 d. ago Oregon governor urges Trump national guard ruling to be overturned

Tina Kotek calls for ‘en banc’ review after three-judge panel permits US president to send federal troops to PortlandOregon governor Tina Kotek, has called on a federal appeals court to review and overturn a decision made by a three-judge panel on Monday that would permit Donald Trump to deploy federalized national guard troops to the streets of Portland against the wishes of state and local officials.Kotek said that she hopes the full ninth circuit court of appeals vacates the panel’s 2-1 decision, as the dissenting judge, Portland-based Susan Graber, urged her colleagues to do. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Trump officials ask supreme court to permit national guard in Illinois

Justice department submits emergency filing as Trump pushes to expand use of military in Democratic-led citiesThe Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to permit the deployment of national guard troops to Illinois, as the president pushes to expand the domestic use of the military in a growing number of Democratic-led cities.In an emergency filing, the justice department urged the court to overturn a lower court ruling that halted the deployment of several hundred national guard troops to the Chicago area. The district judge had raised doubts about the administration’s justification for sending troops, questioning its explanation in light of local conditions. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Trump administration asks supreme court to permit national guard troops in Illinois

Justice department submits emergency filing as Trump pushes to expand use of military in Democratic-led citiesThe Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to permit the deployment of national guard troops to Illinois, as the president pushes to expand the domestic use of the military in a growing number of Democratic-led cities.In an emergency filing, the justice department urged the court to overturn a lower court ruling that halted the deployment of several hundred national guard troops to the Chicago area. The district judge had raised doubts about the administration’s justification for sending troops, questioning its explanation in light of local conditions. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Laurence Fox granted retrial in libel case over social media ‘racist’ claim

The Court of Appeal dismissed the actors bid to overturn the finding that he had libelled two people by calling them ‘paedphiles’

Politics

1 week ago Blame game erupts between Bridget Phillipson and Britain's equality watchdog over delays to trans guidance for single

The chair of the EHRC wrote to Bridget Phillipson yesterday urging her to approve the guidance following April's landmark Supreme Court gender ruling.

Politics

2 w. ago Historic Carnegie library in tourist town will be turned into a mosque after Christian group dropped legal action

Labour council chiefs agreed a 30-year-old lease to turn the landmark former library into Abergavenny's first mosque after it had sat unused for ten years.

Politics

2 w. ago Historic library in popular Welsh tourist town will be turned into a mosque after Christian group dropped legal action

Labour council chiefs agreed a 30-year-old lease to turn the landmark former library into Abergavenny's first mosque after it had sat unused for ten years.

Culture

3 w. ago US supreme court appears poised to overturn Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’

Ruling in favor of Christian legal group could undermine care and rights for LGBTQ+ youth across the countryThe US supreme court appeared ready to rule against a Colorado law that bans “conversion therapy” practices that seek to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity, repeatedly questioning the state over whether the law hindered free speech and whether these practices have been proven harmful.The high-stakes case could roll back the rights of LGBTQ+ youth across the country. Colorado is one of more than 20 states in the US that have banned conversion practices, and a ruling in favor of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian legal group, could make those laws vulnerable to similar challenges. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Supreme court reviewing ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ children

States’ bans on discredited practice challenged by Christian Counselor

Events

3 w. ago Christian legal group urges US supreme court to overturn ‘conversion therapy’ ban

ADF represents woman who objected to 2019 Colorado law outlawing conversion practices for youth under age 18A Christian legal group is urging the US supreme court to overturn a ban on “conversion therapy” on Tuesday in a high-stakes case that could roll back the rights of LGBTQ+ youth across the country.In Chiles v Salazar, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is representing a woman who objected to a 2019 Colorado law outlawing conversion practices for youth under age 18. The law applies to licensed mental health clinicians who seek to change a patient’s gender identity or sexual orientation, discredited tactics that major medical associations have said are ineffective and harmful. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago 'I was forced to stay with a couple who told me I had demons living inside me'

Justin underwent so-called 'conversion therapy' for years in an attempt to stop being gay. It's an abusive and intolerant practice that is still continuing today. James Holt reports.

Politics