23 h. ago Nurses launch landmark sexual harassment battle against NHS: Group claim transgender colleague given access to female changing rooms 'stared as they got undressed'

The eight nurses say that allowing a male-born colleague to use the women's facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital puts them at risk, deprives them of dignity and breaches their rights.

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25 h. ago Nurses’ action over trans colleague using changing rooms to be heard in autumn

The group are making a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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27 h. ago Nurses take trust to tribunal over trans colleague’s use of changing rooms

The group are making a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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8 d. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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8 d. ago Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set

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3 w. ago Treat bearded trans colleagues as women if that's what they identify as, NHS staff told

Official guidance from NHS Scotland states employees must use the correct name and pronouns for transgender colleagues.

Sport

3 w. ago Fact check: Minister’s growth claim, NHS appointments and the size of the Army

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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