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NHS adult gender services in England will undergo a major review after claims teenagers are being let down. The announcement came as the Cass Review’s final report said children have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on medical interventions in gender care, in a debate which it said has become exceptionally toxic. Welcoming the review, […]
S President Joe Biden has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war against Hamas is mistaken. Mr Biden’s remarks in an interview that aired late Tuesday deepen an already growing rift between the two staunch allies over the war, now in its seventh month. Those disagreements have been compounded over the worsening […]
UEFA insists this week’s Champions League quarter-final ties will go ahead as scheduled amid an Islamic State terror threat. Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium will host the first leg of the Gunners’ last-eight tie against Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening, while Manchester City are also in action away to Real Madrid. A media outlet linked to the […]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother was stabbed in the neck as she pushed her baby in a pram in the street. West Yorkshire Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested over the death of Kulsuma Akter, 27, who was killed in the Westgate area of Bradford city centre […]
The EU’s climate change service Copernicus says it’s the tenth month in a row that records have been broken March was the 10th month in a row to be the hottest on record for the time of year, as global climate records continue to topple, scientists said. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) shows March 2024 was hotter […]
Prominent campaigner Alan Bates is due to give evidence today Prominent campaigner Alan Bates will give evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, as the investigation enters a significant phase. Mr Bates founded the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, and led a group of 555 subpostmasters who took the Post Office to the High Court over the scandal. His story recently […]
They’ve issued some commemorative stamps to mark a century since the first one, which marked the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 Royal Mail has revealed images of 10 new stamps to mark the centenary of its British commemorative stamps. The so-called special stamps have helped to celebrate significant events in the UK’s history and national life. Each of the 10 […]
The Foreign Secretary is in the US amid his push to shore up support for Ukraine David Cameron has held talks with Donald Trump in Florida amid his push to shore up US support for Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary met with the presumptive Republican presidential candidate on Monday ahead of his trip to Washington DC to appeal […]
Some of the country’s busiest railway lines, including some into the capital, are at a standstill Trains on some of the busiest routes in the country were at a standstill on Monday because of another strike by drivers in their long-running pay dispute. Commuters on services into London were among passengers suffering Monday morning travel misery. Members […]
The state pension will go up by 8.5%, while universal credit claimants will receive a 6.7% increase The state pension and a raft of benefits will rise today. People receiving the state pension will get a 8.5% increase worth an extra £900 a year to full rate claimants. Universal credit claimants will receive a 6.7% increase, a rise which […]