8 h. ago Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented

Politics

10 h. ago Even the NRA is against Trump team plan to ban trans people from owning firearms

Second Amendment groups fire back at Justice Department over potential proposals to block trans people from possessing guns

Politics

14 h. ago House owner who 'lost everything' in fire urges people to be wary of common item

A young woman has issued a stern warning to people about charging electronics and batteries in homes. After she made a 'crucial mistake' things were never the same again

Events

26 h. ago Republicans have been smearing trans people as violent for years. Now DOJ wants to ban them from owning guns

The conservative frenzy over Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman is the culmination of a years-long effort to vilify transgender people as mass killers, writes Io Dodds

Politics

31 h. ago Trump ignites culture war with extraordinary plan to ban transgender Americans from owning guns

President Donald Trump's Justice Department could take a huge step to address gun violence that goes against decades of precedent set by previous Republican administrations.

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31 h. ago Trump looking to ban transgender people from having a gun and declaring them ‘mentally ill’: report

Justice Department reportedly mulling restrictions in threat to Second Amendment rights fueled by anti-trans rhetoric

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41 h. ago Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump

The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military

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54 h. ago US appeals court reverses lower court, approves Illinois ban on carrying firearms on public transit

A federal appeals court has approved Illinois’ ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court decision that found the prohibition violated the Second Amendment

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58 h. ago The death of the wallet: how our pockets suddenly got a lot lighter

A new survey finds less than half of British people now carry a wallet – even though 80% own oneName: The wallet.Age: The word originates from the late 14th century, meaning something like knapsack. That’s how Shakespeare uses it in Troilus and Cressida, when Ulysses says: “Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back.” Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Premier League team's fans warn club could 'die' as they plan boycott for next fixture

West Ham United have endured a dire start to the new season under Graham Potter with a fan group now set to take action to get the Hammers back on track under their current ownership

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4 d. ago The key change behind Europe’s Ryder Cup quest at Bethpage Black

Donald named Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick and Sepp Straka as his captain’s picks for Bethpage and then detailed a meticulous plan to overcome the raucous environment that awaits against Team USA on away soil

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4 d. ago Man, 26, is arrested after Jewish boy was shot in the head with an air rifle over weekend of antisemitic attacks

The shooting happened on the same weekend that several homes owned by Jewish people in the same area of Bournemouth were daubed in Nazi swastikas.

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5 d. ago New rule for anyone in England with a driveway is now in force

The Government announced in May that it was reducing rules for drivers and businesses across England with immediate effect, impacting people who own electric vehicles

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5 d. ago Dog owner shows Labrador with dementia's daily routine leaving people in tears

The daily routine of Bailey, a 14-year-old Labrador mix with dementia and arthritis, has left people in tears as they praise owner Tammie Tuttle for looking after the dog in their final days

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6 d. ago Stunning village with Eryri forest walks and the tiniest hut visited by coffee lovers from around the globe

"I never thought we'd get so many people stopping for our coffee" says the owner of Tiny Home Coffee which is found just off Wales' biggest road

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7 d. ago Digested week: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting engaged is news we need | Lucy Mangan

Star couple’s engagement has all the hallmarks to follow for months. Plus, why September marks the true new yearIt is not often that one conceives and fulfils a lifetime ambition all in one morning but today I achieved this momentous feat. To wit: over breakfast I read about the great sunflower fields at Westgate Farm near Walsingham, Norfolk, which for the two weeks that the mighty blooms are in mighty bloom across its 16 acres invites people to come and pick their own for a small fee. Have you ever heard of anything better? Desire – no, need – filled me. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jamaica’s Maroons keep their culture alive – and spearhead fight for justice

Mama G, a spiritual leader of descendants of Africans who escaped enslavement to form their own communities, says what was taken from her ancestors must be restored: ‘Restoration is reparation’The wooden walls of the village hall in Charles Town, Jamaica, are adorned with a procession of shadowy figures: a tribute to the resistance struggle of the Maroons – African people who escaped enslavement and created their own free communities in remote and hilly parts of the island.Set in the lush embrace of majestic Jamaican hills and mountains, the idyllic settlement is quiet, but for the crowing of unseen roosters. Maroon spiritual leader Gloria Simms, affectionately called Mama G, warmly greets neighbours as she walks towards the hall – hair wrapped, her colourful dress moving with the gentle breeze. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago A decade after throwing open its borders to millions of migrants, Germany is now proof Farage's deportation flights pledge can work, writes SUE REID

SUE REID: Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced this week that the German welfare state is no longer sustainable for either its own people or the millions of Merkel newcomers. The welcome is over.

Economics

1 week ago Commuters playing loud music to face ‘swift justice’ under Tories’ proposal

The shadow transport secretary said passengers should not have to ‘endure somebody else’s choice of crap music’

Politics

1 week ago Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big player on the world stage unless we speak more languages | Sophia Smith Galer

For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could doLots of people told me to not study languages – including my own (monolingual) dad. “You’re never going to be as fluent as a native speaker,” I remember him saying when I was deciding on my university degree. “Why bother?”A little more than a decade later, I’ve collected a wealth of experiences. I’ve staffed Sotheby’s Madrid reception desk, I’ve taught theatre and English to Syrian children excluded from mainstream schools in Beirut. I’ve given a speech on sustainable development goals for Arab audiences at the UN, and I’ve trained journalists in Ecuador’s most dangerous city. I’ve dated men I’ve wanted to, swatted off men who I didn’t, sung songs, cooked recipes, all in languages that are not my native tongue. And most important of all? I’ve changed my dad’s mind.Sophia Smith Galer is a journalist and content creator. Her second book, How To Kill a Language, will be...

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