6 h. ago Glasgow Pride bans political parties over 'mounting challenges' to trans rights

Organisers announced the move on Tuesday in the wake of the Supreme Court decision

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7 h. ago Major Scottish Pride event bans political parties over 'lack of action' following gender ruling

Decision follows in footsteps other Pride events across UK

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29 h. ago Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ proposes a MAGA bank account for kids. What does it mean?

Tax-advantaged account can be opened for children aged eight and under born between 2025 and 2028

Economics

2 d. ago Bananas under threat as rising temperatures killing crops – report

An analysis found 60% of the most suitable banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean could be lost by 2080.

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3 d. ago Care homes face ban on recruiting workers from abroad in huge visa crackdown

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government will close the care worker visa route to end the reliance on overseas staff in a crackdown on immigration unveiled on Monday

Economics

3 d. ago UK's Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday ordered by the BBC to avoid making any political points after band's old social media posts backing Black Lives Matter come to light

The country pop girl group are under strict instructions by the BBC and their own team to steer clear of any controversial topics, including the Middle East conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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4 d. ago Trump’s MAGA world predicts friction between Pope and the president

Mr Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon says Pope Leo’s election is ‘jaw-dropping’

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5 d. ago Trans women banned from female toilets in Scottish Parliament after Supreme Court ruling

Alison Johnstone, the presiding officer, said access to Holyrood's toilets would now be based on "biological sex".

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5 d. ago Trans women to be banned from Scottish Parliament's female toilets after Supreme Court ruling

The presiding officer has written to all parliamentary staff to say toilets will be based on biological sex only.

Events

6 d. ago Arsenal have no more excuses after PSG defeat lays bare Andrea Berta's summer transfer challenge

New sporting director Berta must give Mikel Arteta the squad to challenge for the Premier League next season

Sport

6 d. ago Bond giant says Trump tariffs mean recession chances ‘highest they’ve been in years’

President serious about bringing back reciprocal levies, says Pimco chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, warning investors against complacency over ‘off-ramps’

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6 d. ago LGBT ban victims take part in official VE Day celebrations for the first time

They'll take part in a service at Westminster Abbey, and in a concert in the evening on nearby Horse Guards Parade

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7 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Canada not for sale, says Carney; trans military ban proceeds for now

Mark Carney takes firm line with Donald Trump during White House visit; supreme court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 6 May at a glanceIn the White House on Tuesday, the prime minister of Canada told Donald Trump: “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.” Trump agreed: “That’s true.”Mark Carney continued: “Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign it’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale, ever.” “Never say never,” said Trump. Carney smiled and mouthed “never, never, never, never.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump’s trans military ban can take effect, for now, Supreme Court says

Federal judges have blasted the administration’s ban as ‘soaked in animus’ against trans Americans

Events

8 d. ago ScotRail alcohol ban to be axed by SNP Government after mounting criticism

EXCLUSIVE: The ban will be lifted after being slammed by passengers who say it is unworkable.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Not everybody who voted for Carney quite knows what they got’: Canada eyes its new prime minister

Standing up to the erratic US president will be a key task for Mark Carney, but experts say economic challenges might prove far more testingFor most of his adult life, Mark Carney has thrived in a world where facts matter and logical arguments can suffice.But Canada’s prime minister, who until this week had never held elected office, now enters a domain in which personal slights, ambition and ego often hold more sway than truth or reason. And Carney, who dealt with politicians, some hostile, as a central banker, has now become one, occupying a role in which he’s all but guaranteed to disappoint someone. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs childhood trauma exposed by best friend as disgraced mogul's sex trafficking trial looms

Diddy's neighbors from his time living in Mount Vernon, New York claim his mom Janice Combs threw 'wild' parties that may have been the catalyst for his 'freak off' romps later in life.

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1 week ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs childhood traumas revealed by longtime friend as disgraced mogul's sex trafficking trial looms

Diddy's neighbors from his time living in Mount Vernon, New York claim his mom Janice Combs threw 'wild' parties that may have been the catalyst for his 'freak off' romps later in life.

Events

1 week ago London sixth form among most improved in country after mobile phone ban sees A

Headteacher Omar Deria said the change in his students had been ‘miraculous’ and they had become ‘nicer’ people

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2 w. ago France is banning activist groups as presidential rivals jockey for position ahead of 2027 poll

France is banning activist groups on the edges of the political spectrum as it tries to portray itself as the guardian of democracy against extremism

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