18 h. ago Inside controversial world of sex workers who service disabled people

Legal licensed sex workers Hannah Whitmore Foxx and Jupiter Jetson, both of Nevada, revealed how they cater to and adapt services to clients with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Politics

3 d. ago Duke of Edinburgh appointed patron of Lord's Taverners in charity's 75th year

The Duke’s patronage will continue a long line of Royal support for the charity that uses cricket to empower and positively impact the lives of disadvantaged and disabled young people

Politics

4 d. ago BBC star Gary Lineker defects to rival ITV for new TV show which will see him questioned by autistic interviewers

The Match Of The Day presenter is the first star to be confirmed for new show Assembly, which will see him questioned by a group of people who are autistic neurodivergent and/or learning disabled.

Culture

5 d. ago Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5

Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the department’s social media sites and untangle confusing personnel reduction moves

Politics

6 d. ago Microsoft workers protest sale of AI and cloud services to Israeli military

Five Microsoft employees have been ejected from a meeting with the company’s chief executive for protesting the company providing artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military

Events

6 d. ago DWP responds to calls to 'stop repeating’ PIP assessments for all disabled people

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for changes to be made to PIP reviews.

Politics

7 d. ago Only 1% of UK workers off sick find jobs within 6 months, report says

Think-tank’s findings show need to change financial incentives to help ill and disabled people return to employment

Politics

1 week ago Why it's important to remember Scotland's police officers, nurses and social workers are real

Emergency service personal and other public sector workers do difficult jobs for relatively low levels of pay and save countless lives

Events

1 week ago National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers

The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of fired National Park Service employees and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency

Society

1 week ago Civil servants are leading the American resistance – with GameStop as a guide | Virginia Heffernan

As Elon Musk tries to drive them out, federal workers are initiating a short squeeze on the broligarchyThe most ferocious response to Elon Musk’s coup in the US is also the most disciplined. It’s a sustained act of civil disobedience by the civil service. Amid the malignant lies of the current regime, federal workers are steadily telling the truth.This strategy is more methodical than it at first seems. Yes, the distress and anger among federal workers is palpable. But the more anarchy Donald Trump’s executive orders and Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) operation loose upon the world, the firmer the federal employees are standing. Their protest might even be seen as a political short squeeze. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Scott Disick gets called out for extremely low tip on Starbucks order despite $45 million net worth

Scott Disick may be worth upwards of $45 million, though he doesn't seem to be spending that fortune on service workers.

Economics

1 week ago New update on calls to 'stop repeating’ PIP assessments for all disabled people

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for changes to be made to PIP reviews.

Politics

1 week ago Prince Andrew interview: What happened after his chat with Emily Maitlis?

The controversial interview saw the royal quizzed on his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Politics