4 h. ago New Christmas advent calendars that are ideal for boys and girls of all ages

Make the count down to Christmas even more exciting with these calendars filled with surprises.

Economics

19 h. ago Anthony Boyle’s forgotten Derry Girls role revisited after House of Guinness success

Anthony Boyle plays Arthur Guinness in the new Netflix drama but he has also starred in a number of other huge shows.

Politics

26 h. ago Love Island's Claudia Fogarty gives birth to first child as she reveals sweet name

A Love Island star has announced she welcomed a baby girl with her footballer boyfriend, with the star sharing the news on social media

Politics

30 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio reunites with longtime friend Tobey Maguire for a boys' day out while girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti models in Paris for Fashion Week

The Titanic actor and the Spider-Man star, both 50, enjoyed a day out together while Leonardo's model girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti, is in Paris for Fashion Week.

Culture

41 h. ago Elon Musk calls for Netflix users to cancel subscriptions over woke cartoon features trans gay boy and bisexual autistic girl

Elon Musk has called for people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions after he found out there is a cartoon on the platform that features a gay, transgender teen and bisexual autistic girl.

Technology

52 h. ago New Scottish Government guidance bans trans women from female toilets

Government ministers have also written to health boards reminding them of the importance of following the law.

Politics

3 d. ago Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine reveals more details about infamous DC carjacking in Fox News interview

A 15-year-old boy and girl were the only assailants arrested in the attack, which prompted Trump to send in the National Guard onto the streets of the capital

Events

3 d. ago New school toilet guidance ‘not mandatory’, says Education Secretary

Jenny Gilruth has said new Scottish Government guidance is advisory but single-sex toilets are required by law in schools.

Culture

3 d. ago Lee Ryan welcomes his SIXTH baby! Blue star, 42, becomes a father again as wife Verity Paris gives birth to a 'beautiful, healthy girl'

The Blue star, 42, welcomed a 'beautiful, healthy baby girl' with his wife Verity Paris, in news shared on the boy band's official Instagram page

Politics

3 d. ago New Scottish Government guidance on school toilets is "muddled" and "still unlawful"

The Scottish Government has published guidance for schools on supporting transgender pupils, which says schools must have separate boys and girls toilets.

Politics

3 d. ago Scots schools must provide separate toilets for boys and girls after SNP Government forced to issue new guidance

SNP ministers previously told schools there was no law which meant pupils had to use toilets and changing rooms based on their biological sex.

Politics

3 d. ago New Scottish Government guidance says schools must have separate toilets for boys and girls

The Scottish Government has published guidance for schools on supporting transgender pupils, which says schools must have separate boys and girls toilets.

Politics

9 d. ago A moment that changed me: I told my dad I was queer – and he said he found it hard to love me

The letter he slipped beneath my bedroom door was brutal. But our lost relationship became the furnace that forged meIn 2000, my dad wrote me a letter saying he found it hard to love me. “I don’t even understand you,” he said. He slipped it under my bedroom door when I was at my lowest point. The sentences split me wide open.I was always the pretty little boy in the corner of the playground, plaiting girls’ hair, dreaming of spotlights. My flamboyance didn’t seem to have an off switch. Dad tried his best to steer me into his version of a “proper” boyhood: football boots, muddy knees, the whole shebang. He’d tap my limp wrists into place and drag me to self-defence lessons in an attempt to turn them into karate chops.You Had To Be There by Jodie Harsh is published on 25 September by Faber (£20). To support the Guardian order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teen girl 'raped' in UK seaside town as boy, 16, arrested and toilets cordoned off

A set of public toilets near the Queens Promenade in Blackpool were cordoned off after a girl was allegedly raped - a 16-year-old boy has been arrested

Events

1 week ago Teenage girl, 16, is 'raped in public toilets' at popular seaside resort

A teenage girl has allegedly been raped in the toilets at a UK seaside town as a young boy has been arrested.

Events

1 week ago 'Catfish' paedo treated sick offences against 39 young girls 'as full

Stuart Latham, 22, posed as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat and targeted hundreds of young girl - the paedophile raped one victim and collected 4,000 indecent images of other young girls

Politics

2 w. ago Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls | First Dog on the Moon

More people than ever are waking in existential horror at 4am and reaching out to clutch their snoring labrador for comfort (or is that just me?)Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

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2 w. ago As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ | Naomi Beinart

Even in comparatively liberal spaces, such as my high school, girls who wince at locker room talk risk exclusionSince Donald Trump returned to office, I have noticed a phenomenon at my high school that I call the “new chill girl”. A group of kids is talking casually about something. Seemingly out of the blue, one of the boys makes an off-handed joke. Maybe it’s racist or sexist or homophobic, but whatever the poison, they inject it and the group dynamic shifts ever so slightly. As a general rule, the boys continue as usual while the girls – who tend to be more politically progressive – face a choice: they can speak up, which usually results in them getting the reputation as annoying and unable to take a joke, or they can let it pass and be regarded as a chill girl who isn’t angry or woke. Since November 2024, the latter reaction has become far more common.This kind of fearful silence is becoming more common outside of high schools, too. In December of 2024, Disney removed a transgen...

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2 w. ago Iran cracks down on children having fun: Video of boys and girls dancing at amusement park alongside woman without a hijab sparks harsh regime response

In the clip, dozens of children can be seen jumping and dancing to Bollywood music with a woman on a stage at the new Bagh-e-Jannat amusement park in Shiraz.

Culture

2 w. ago Girls & Boys review – intense trans romance sparks fireworks in impressive debut

First feature from director Donncha Gilmore is propelled by charismatic and natural performances by leads Adam Lunnon-Collery and Liath HannonThis Irish gen Z romance begins so naturally, on Halloween in Dublin where Trinity College students are partying in an abandoned building. Rugby player Jason (Adam Lunnon-Collery) is chatting up aspiring indie film-maker Charlie (Liath Hannon); their conversation is laidback and intense, light-hearted and meaningful, like life. “I’m in character as an arrogant jock,” jokes Jason. We’ve just watched him taking stick in the locker room for having his ears pierced. Now you can practically see his heart thumping in his chest talking to Charlie, who is trans.The pair spend the night drifting through the city; they message a drug dealer (to score fireworks not drugs) and film each other with a Super 8 camera. Nobody hassles them. The movie is gentle and sweet until a sudden reveal – a twist that will require a stiff test of your ability to suspend d...

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