16 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scotland has collectively lost its mind' on trans rights

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland had “collectively lost its mind” on the issue of trans rights.The former Scottish First Minister also said Sir Keir Starmer must “grow a backbone” on immigration.

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36 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter supports trans rights during MTV VMAs performance

Pop star said she was grateful to have the opportunity to be part of something ‘that can bring light’

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38 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter sparks debate with raunchy performance protesting for trans rights at the 2025 MTV VMAs

Sabrina Carpenter left fans divided with her raunchy performance at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday during which she advocated for trans rights.

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59 h. ago LGBTQ+ Americans consider move to Canada to escape Trump: ‘I’m afraid of living here’

LGBTQ+ people in the US contemplate heading north as they wrestle with the president’s assault on the communityThe number of LGBTQ+ Americans inquiring about moving to Canada has soared since Donald Trump’s re-election, campaigners have said, as people across the US wrestle with the fallout of rising anti-gay rhetoric, anti-trans executive orders, and the more than 600 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights.“So much is happening in the US right now and a lot of it is terrifying,” said Latoya Nugent of Rainbow Railroad, a North American charity that helps LGBTQI+ individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Cancelled by Britain, Graham Linehan's war with trans lobby ended his career and his marriage. Now he's quit the UK for America

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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2 d. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan seeks asylum in US as a 'free speech refugee' after being arrested by armed police at Heathrow last week over trans tweets

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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4 d. ago Equalities watchdog submits formal guidance after UK supreme court transgender ruling

Bridget Phillipson faces choice over document from EHRC, whose chair says it remains ‘difficult’ to shape policiesThe equalities watchdog has submitted its formal guidance about how institutions should respond to the landmark supreme court ruling on transgender people’s rights, with its chair admitting it would be “difficult” for many to shape workable policies.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed its formal guidance to Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities as well as the education secretary, who must now decide whether to accept it. Continue reading...

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Hugo Viana has proved Txiki Begiristain right during first Man City transfer window

Manchester City have said farewell to Txiki Begiristain but what he said about his replacement Hugo Viana is already looking accurate.

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage warns US tech chiefs may be arrested when entering UK after Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan yesterday (September 2) said he was arrested at Heathrow Airport over posts he shared on X which voiced his views on trans rights, opening up a 'freedom of speech' debate

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6 d. ago Kasper Dolberg agent breaks silence on Celtic transfer snub as he insists the 'right club' won deadline day battle

The Hoops missed out on the Denmark star to the Amsterdam giants to cap off an underwhelming summer window

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6 d. ago How Graham Linehan’s gender activism led to comedian’s career armageddon

What began as a nasty Twitter spat seven years ago has led to a peculiar metamorphosis for award-winning writerIt was as he was lying on a hospital trolley, after surgery to treat testicular cancer in 2018, that Graham Linehan picked up his phone and first definitively waded into the issue of trans rights.According to his memoir, Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy, and subsequent media interviews, the Irish-born comedian could not remember quite what he wrote in those groggy early tweets but it nailed “my colours to the gender-critical mast”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago How Graham Linehan’s gender activism led to career armageddon

What began as a nasty Twitter spat seven years ago has led to a peculiar metamorphosis for the comedy writerIt was as he was lying on a hospital trolley, after surgery to treat testicular cancer in 2018, that Graham Linehan picked up his phone and first definitively waded into the issue of trans rights.According to his memoir, Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy, and subsequent media interviews, the Irish-born comedian could not remember quite what he wrote in those groggy early tweets but it nailed “my colours to the gender-critical mast”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'I got an offer from Liverpool right before transfer window shut – I decided to stay put'

Duje Caleta-Car was a target for Liverpool in the January transfer window of 2021, with the Reds desperate to sign a central defender following injuries to key players

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6 d. ago Kevin Thelwell breaks 25 year Rangers transfer rule to prove he's right as Everton insider busts Chermiti myth

The Ibrox sporting director was the man who pushed the button when Everton splashed out £12million to sign when he was at the helm

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6 d. ago Brendan Rodgers 'doesn't look right' at Celtic as worrying Daizen Maeda claim endorsed by a Rangers icon

Alan Brazil surveyed the wreckage of a chastening fortnight for the team he loves and is worried sick

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6 d. ago Finance for transition mineral mining is driving destruction and abuse, says report

Hundreds of billions of dollars invested in extractive mining for green transition with few safeguards, research findsThe financing of transition mineral mining is driving widespread environmental destruction and human rights abuses, according to a report.Banks and investors have ploughed hundreds of billions of dollars into companies mining for minerals for the manufacture of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, energy grids and electric vehicles in the past decade, according to the research. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Why Man City didn't sign a right back in transfer window as stance faces unhappy fan challenge

Manchester City chose not to sign a right-back in the summer window and it was not a popular decision with many of their fans

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8 d. ago Sandie Peggie's lawyer claims NHS Fife 'in grip of delusion' over trans rights

Final submissions in the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal have heard the nurse’s lawyer say NHS Fife was ‘in the grip of a delusion’ and carrying out a ‘witch hunt’.

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8 d. ago Jamie Carragher calls on Liverpool boss Arne Slot to make key change permanent

Jamie Carragher believes Dominik Szoboszlai should remain at right-back after hailing his transition at Liverpool with the Hungarian having moved from his usual midfield position after Jeremie Frimpong's injury

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