3 d. ago Programme for Government LIVE: John Swinney sets out SNP Government policy plans on economy, NHS, transport

John Swinney’s Programme for Government statement is early this year, perhaps due to the Holyrood election being in 2026

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6 d. ago Watch as 100s of trans rights campaigners protest at Glasgow base of Equalities and Human Rights Commission

The Supreme Court ruled that a woman in the UK Equality Act refers to a biological woman

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8 d. ago LGBTQ+ charities warn of ‘genuine crisis’ for trans people after UK ruling

Charities say the judgment creates ‘a legal framework that simply cannot uphold the dignity’ of trans peopleFourteen national LGBTQ+ charities have written to Keir Starmer seeking an urgent meeting to discuss what they describe as “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” after the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled last month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 referred only to “a biological woman” and to “biological sex”, with subsequent advice from the equality watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UFO congressional hearing live: UFO bombshell as government scientist admits he's spent decades studying crashed alien craft

A congressional briefing is underway, as scientists say they need a larger role in the investigation into UFOs and other strange phenomena the government has been keeping secret.

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9 d. ago Europe live: Ukraine ready to sign US minerals deal today, government source says

Deputy prime minister and economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko will reportedly be in Washington later to sign the agreementIn Spain, harrowing stories have continued to emerge after much of the Iberian Peninsula was plunged into an hours-long blackout earlier this week.Jonathan Bernal, a window washer in Madrid, has detailed how he and a co-worker were cleaning the outside windows of a skyscraper when the power went out. For four hours they ended up stranded on hanging scaffolding, some 240 metres above the city. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Tony Blair’s climate crisis views ‘absolutely aligned’ with government policy, Starmer says – UK politics live

PM says he and Blair aligned ‘if you look at the detail of what he said’PMQs is starting soon.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sexBritain’s first transgender judge is taking the UK to the European court of human rights over the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled earlier this month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex, with subsequent guidance from the equality watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sexBritain’s first transgender judge is taking the UK to the European court of human rights over the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled earlier this month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex, with subsequent guidance from the equalities watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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1 week ago AD FEATURE: More than two million Brits start claims as car finance scandal case concludes

A major car finance mis-selling scandal has come to light in recent years, with the UK's Supreme Court set to rule on the issue later in 2025. Here's what you need to know

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1 week ago Big Brother stars calls UK Supreme Court’s trans ruling ‘utter rubbish’

Bradley Riches, Ali Bromley, along with Dame Kelly Holmes and other LGBTQIA+ celebrities shares their thoughts on UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of "woman" at the Diva Awards

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2 w. ago Pope Francis funeral: world leaders to join thousands of mourners for ceremony – latest updates

Funeral to begin at 10am local time in St Peter’s Square and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista RePope Francis’s funeral will be held in St Peter’s Square in Rome at 10am local time. The outdoor service, which will be led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the college of cardinals, is expected to be attended by dignitaries from 170 foreign delegations, as well as tens of thousands of ordinary people wanting to pay their respects.Once the funeral mass has finished, Francis’s coffin will be taken, in procession, to Santa Maria Maggiore. The Vatican announced that people will be able to visit Francis’s tomb in the basilica from Sunday morning.On BBC One, newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti will present the broadcaster’s coverage, with a BBC News special beginning at 8.30am on Saturday and scheduled to continue until 12.30pm.Sky News presenter Anna Botting will host a live from Rome, with commentary from the former governor of Edinburgh Castle, Maj Gen Alastair Bruc...

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2 w. ago ‘Disrespectful’ booing of welcome to country at Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service condemned

Small group booed and yelled at Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown’s welcome and Victorian governor’s acknowledgement of countryElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian police have interviewed a man for offensive behaviour after attenders at Melbourne’s main Anzac Day dawn service booed and heckled during a welcome to country.A small group of people booed and yelled throughout the welcome delivered by Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown at the 5:30 am service at the city’s Shrine of Remembrance.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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2 w. ago IMF warns that trade tensions could test stability of world economy; Reeves ‘confident’ about US trade deal – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDonald Trump’s tariffs will make it harder for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s car division, Ineos Automotive, to reach its first profit.Ineos Automotive’s CEO, Lynn Calder, told Bloomberg that the US president’s 25% tariff on foreign cars will make it harder to hit the earnings target.“For sure, this last week has put a dent in that and, for sure, delayed it,”“We’re stubborn as mules. We’re not easy to knock down.”“With fieldwork completed just days after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, it is unsurprising that consumer expectations for the economy plummeted to a record low. The original tariff schedule, since reduced for most countries, was expected to reduce growth in the UK and elsewhere. Yet despite this economic pessimism, expectations of retail spending rose slightly as the prospect of Easter shopping drew closer.The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March.Their personal financial...

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2 w. ago US trade war fears drive UK consumer confidence down to record low; Tesla’s European sales fall again – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDonald Trump’s tariffs will make it harder for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s car division, Ineos Automotive, to reach its first profit.Ineos Automotive’s CEO, Lynn Calder, told Bloomberg that the US president’s 25% tariff on foreign cars will make it harder to hit the earnings target.“For sure, this last week has put a dent in that and, for sure, delayed it,”“We’re stubborn as mules. We’re not easy to knock down.”“With fieldwork completed just days after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, it is unsurprising that consumer expectations for the economy plummeted to a record low. The original tariff schedule, since reduced for most countries, was expected to reduce growth in the UK and elsewhere. Yet despite this economic pessimism, expectations of retail spending rose slightly as the prospect of Easter shopping drew closer.The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March.Their personal financial...

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2 w. ago US trade war will hurt UK growth, Bank of England governor warns; Tesla’s European sales fall again – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsACEA’s latest European car sales report shows a continued decline in demand for fossil fuel-powered vehicles.While new battery-electric car sales grew by 23.9% in the first three months of 2025, to 412,997 units, petrol car registrations saw a significant decline of 20.6%, with all major markets showing decreases. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Supreme Court ruling on women 'paints target' on back of transgender people, says cyclist Emily Bridges

Britain's best-known transgender athlete believes the legal judgement by Britain’s top judges will stoke ‘vitriol’ among the trans community

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2 w. ago US supreme court seems inclined to allow exemption of LGBTQ+ books for elementary schoolers

Justices heard from Christian and Muslim parents from Maryland seeking to pull children from certain classesThe US supreme court appeared inclined to rule in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland seeking to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBTQ+ rights.The nine justices heard arguments on Tuesday in an appeal by parents with children in public schools in Montgomery county, located just outside of Washington, after lower courts declined to order the local school district to let children opt out when these books are read. The plaintiffs – including Muslim, Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox parents – contend that the school board’s policy of prohibiting opt-outs violates the US constitution’s first amendment protections for free exercise of religion. Donald Trump’s administration backed them in the case. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Phillipson: Trans people to be offered dignity they were ‘denied’ under Tories

The equalities minister told the Commons the Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of a woman brings ‘clarity and confidence for women’.

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2 w. ago Divided Supreme Court finds some deadline flexibility for immigrants who agree to leave U.S.

A divided Supreme Court ruled that immigrants who agree to leave the country are allowed some deadline flexibility in a case that was argued before President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

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2 w. ago 'A woman is an adult female': Keir Starmer says Supreme Court decision gives ‘real clarity’

The country's highest court issued a new ruling on the legal definition of a woman last week

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