UK News

Rishi Sunak hits back at David Tennant in trans row

U.K.
William Turner

Mrs Badenoch also criticised Dawn Butler, the Labour candidate for Brent East, who said she agreed with Tennant. She said: “This is ...

Alister Jack admits betting three times on election date

U.K.
William Turner

Mr Jack is not a candidate for the Tories at the election and is no longer an MP in Dumfries and Galloway because Parliament has ...

Labour has lost women’s trust over trans issues, admits Wes Streeting

U.K.
William Turner

Labour has also come under fire for plans to make it easier for people to change gender. Mr Streeting said simplifying the ...

SNP splits over gender issue is Swinney’s latest election headache

U.K.
William Turner

Hmmm. We shall see. And in a loyal addition she said: “I think John Swinney has been very clear in terms of ...

Police investigating if teenager’s background is ‘relevant’ to disappearance

U.K.
William Turner

Police are thought to be considering whether Jay Slater’s background is “relevant” to his disappearance. The 19-year-old vanished nine days ago after ...

Sainsbury’s manager off sick for 16 weeks felt ‘humiliated’ after being excluded from message thanking staff

Business
Robert Johnson

A Sainsbury’s manager who was off sick for 16 weeks felt “humiliated” when he was excluded from a social media post celebrating ...

UK outbreak warning as disease killing one in 10 hits UK

Health
Sarah Carter

An urgent health warning has been issued after cases of a potentially lethal infectious disease were detected in Britain. Invasive meningococcal disease ...

Southern Railway puts sanitary bins in men’s toilets to reduce anxiety

Health
Sarah Carter

Previously men had been asked to use disabled toilets if they had needed a bin, but the campaign aims to get sanitary ...

Monarch joins King and Queen at Buckingham Palace

U.K.
William Turner

The King and Queen have arrived at Buckingham Palace in carriages, accompanied by the Emperor and Empress of Japan. The procession slowly ...

JK Rowling agrees to meet Labour – but sets conditions over labelling organisations as ‘hate groups’

U.K.
William Turner

JK Rowling has agreed to meet Labour on the condition that Angela Rayner apologises for endorsing a charter that described two organisations, ...