3 d. ago Protesters demonstate at Girl Guides headquarters against group's new ban on transgender girls

On December 2, Girlguiding announced it would no longer accept trans members after the Supreme Court ruled in April that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson holds Unite the Kingdom ‘Christmas service’ as police brace for protests – live

Met confirms increased police presence in central London as multiple demonstrations planned including counter-protest

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson to hold Unite the Kingdom ‘Christmas service’ as police brace for protests – live

Met confirms increased police presence in central London as multiple demonstrations planned including counter-protest

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7 d. ago Oslo appearance by Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado cancelled

Press conference was expected to have been Venezuelan opposition leader’s first public appearance in 11 monthsA press conference in Oslo with the Nobel peace prize laureate María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding, has been cancelled, the Norwegian Nobel Institute has said, adding that it was “in the dark” as to her whereabouts.Machado last appeared in public on 9 January at a demonstration in Caracas protesting against the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro for his third term as president. The press conference, traditionally held by the Nobel laureate on the eve of the award ceremony, had been expected to be the 58-year-old’s first public appearance in 11 months. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trans children like Ruby feel they can only be their true selves in the shadows

As Girlguiding announces it is excluding trans girls from its membership, one family’s story reveals the fear and pain of a little girl growing up in a society increasingly determined to deny her existence. Rosie Nixon reports

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7 d. ago Oslo appearance by Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado delayed

Press conference expected to go ahead later, Venezuelan opposition leader’s first public appearance in 11 monthsA press conference in Oslo with the Nobel peace prize laureate María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding, has been postponed but should take place later in the day, the Norwegian Nobel Institute has said.The press conference, traditionally held by the Nobel laureate on the eve of the award ceremony, is expected to be the 58-year-old’s first public appearance in 11 months. Machado last appeared in public on 9 January at a demonstration in Caracas protesting against the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro for his third term as president. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trans girls will no longer able to join Girl Guides or Brownies after parents threatened legal action over inclusion policy

Girlguiding said it had made the decision following the Supreme Court ruling in April which said the words women and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological women and biological sex.

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3 w. ago It was my late mother’s birthday – and I spent it exactly as she would have wanted | Zoe Williams

I worried about nuclear war throughout my childhood, partly because it was the 80s, and partly because we were always demonstrating against it. On this important day, I knew where I needed to be ...It would have been my late mother’s birthday last Monday, and because I am either astronomically stupid or fathomlessly wise, I elected to spend it at a public meeting about nuclear disarmament. I’d call it a blast from the past, except I feel superstitious about introducing explode-y words too near the nuclear topic.I spent my entire childhood worrying about nuclear war, partly because it was the 80s, and everyone did, and partly because we spent our lives demonstrating against it. We had “Protest and Survive” stickers everywhere, in droll parody of the public information booklet “Protect and Survive”, along with “Nuclear Power? No Thanks”. We were also early adopters of climate change anxiety, while fiercely against the closure of coalmines. If you’re wondering where we expected to get ...

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3 w. ago Met police arrest 90 protesters demonstrating against Palestine Action ban

Crowds gathered in Tavistock Square on Saturday, with many sitting on the grass holding signs reading: 'I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.'

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3 w. ago Met police arrest more protesters demonstrating against Palestine Action ban

Crowds gathered in Tavistock Square on Saturday, with many sitting on the grass holding signs reading: 'I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.'

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4 w. ago Boyfriend arrested in murder of transgender TikTok star Girlalala in Florida, authorities say

Girlalala was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot during an argument with her boyfriend, authorities say

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