64 h. ago Former prostitute who was raped backs Bill to hit sex buyers with £10,000 fines or jail

One woman said selling sex “can never be made safe” and claimed prostitution “thrives on silence and thrives on violence”.

Economics

1 week ago Public throws weight behind plan to criminalise people who buy sex from prostitutes

EXCLUSIVE: Polling shows MSP Ash Regan has voters on her side as she tries to criminalise sex buying.

Events

2 w. ago Viral robot filmed 'throwing punches' at people in the street before 'roasting' them

A viral humanoid known as the 'Rizzbot' has been captured in multiple confrontations with members of the public, verbally insulting and even throwing punches at them

Politics

2 w. ago A historic opportunity for the British left is being thrown away. This very public Your Party row must stop now | Yanis Varoufakis and Ken Loach

People desperately want and need a party with socialist values. Future generations will be damning if this failsWe write as friends and comrades.The need for a new party of the left has long been clear. It is now more urgent as Keir Starmer’s Labour party falls headlong into one moral void after another: surrendering to corporate raiders and the City, cutting disability benefits, placating racists, rescinding political rights, colluding with Israel’s genocide etc. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Police Scotland backs plan to criminalise sex buying and quash convictions of prostitutes

EXCLUSIVE: The single force revealed their stance in a consultation response.

Events

3 w. ago Ricky Gervais takes a swipe at Emmys stars' political grandstanding with throwback to his Golden Globes speech telling celebs: 'You're in no position to lecture the public about anything'

'If you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech. You're in no position to lecture the public about anything,' Gervais said five years ago.

Politics

3 w. ago The mayor of a French village tried to ban smartphones in public. Now he fears voters will throw him out of office

Governments across the world are considering limiting smartphone use in the classrooms and beyond to prevent a growing addiction to screens. But in the sleepy village of Seine-Port, a ban on scrolling has caused a backlash, Harriette Boucher reports

Politics