3 d. ago Engineering students protest at 'LGBT device' challenge but diversity staff escalate row by branding them 'homophobic'

Students taking the engineering design module project at King's College London (KCL) previously built prototypes such as Mars rovers, robot drones and a mechanical car.

Events

6 d. ago NHS 'diversity manager' says trans staff who feel 'unsafe' after Supreme Court gender ruling should be allowed to work from home in memo to staff

A memo on the NHS England intranet stated the judgment had caused 'troubling times for our community' and voiced concerns it could impact 'pronoun use' and lead to 'purposeful misgendering'.

Society

2 w. ago France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates

Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZFrance has expelled 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled its ambassador in Algiers, the French presidency said on Tuesday, in a retaliatory measure as a spat escalates between the two countries.“The Algerian authorities are responsible for the sudden degradation of our bilateral relations,” President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago More staff blowing the whistle on bullying and discrimination, data reveals

But experts warned that pressure on global firms to water down their diversity policies could make staff ‘nervous’ to report concerns.

Events

2 w. ago Delta passengers stranded on Alabama tarmac for seven hours after diversion to airport with no customs staff

Passenger tells of 25-hour ordeal returning to US from Mexico vacation

Politics

2 w. ago Passengers from Mexico stranded on Alabama tarmac for seven hours after diversion to airport with no customs staff

Passenger tells of 25-hour ordeal returning to U.S. from Mexico vacation

Politics

3 w. ago JoJo Siwa’s partner brands Mickey Rourke a ‘pig’ over homophobic Celebrity Big Brother slurs

The 72-year-old actor has sparked major controversy in the opening days of the ITV series

Politics

3 w. ago Matic calls Onana one of Manchester United’s worst goalkeepers after Lyon claim

Onana said Manchester United were ‘way better’ sideKeeper bites back that Matic won nothing with UnitedNemanja Matic has described André Onana as one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United’s history after the Cameroonian claimed his team were far better than Lyon.In an escalating row before the players face one another in the Europa League quarter-final opening leg at Lyon on Thursday, Onana responded by pointing out that Matic had won nothing as a United player from 2017 to 2022. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Lammy and Badenoch escalate row over MPs denied entry to Israel

The Foreign Secretary criticised the Tory leader for ‘cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs’.

Politics