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The Supreme Court ruling gives clarity - but now comes the difficult part

The Supreme Court ruling gives clarity - but now comes the difficult part7 hours agoAlison HoltSocial affairs editorJames MelleyBBC"A victory for common sense" or "devastating" –  the contrasting...

Elon Musk's DOGE exposes racket ripping off taxpayer in US – it's hurting UK too

OPINIONElon Musk has exposed how charlatans are picking the pockets of ordinary people (Image: Pool/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock )Ever since the Wall Street Crash of 1929, it has been common for...

Labour sunk to new level of snakery – and it was our bravest who bore insult

Just when you think this Labour Government couldn’t stoop any lower it assumes a whole new level of snakery. Having promised it would fund one last D-Day salute in Normandy for our few remaining...

These beautiful unearthed letters sent in WW2 will bring a tear to your eye

RAF pilot Bob Keddie in uniform with wife-to-be Diana Ladner (Image: Supplied)In the early hours of Saturday, May 16, 1942 at RAF Sullom Voe in the remote Shetland Islands, a Royal Air Force Catalina...

Inside the care home where Man About The House star has lived for over 20 years

Brinsworth House looks just like any other luxury mansion from the outside. Situated over three acres of land on the outskirts of Twickenham it fits perfectly into the stylish locale. Built in 1850,...

Russell Brand comes under fire as local Oxfordshire pub bought for £850k is ‘left to rot’

Russell Brand is under fire for leaving his £850k Oxfordshire pub rot, with locals calling the dilapidated building an “eyesore”. The comedian-turned actor, 49, is facing mounting anger from...

Senior police officer sacked for sexual misconduct

Senior police officer sacked for sexual misconduct3 hours agoAlex PopeBBC News, EssexSuppliedA senior police officer who engaged in sexual behaviour without consent has been sacked.Tom Simons, a...

'I went behind the scenes of the PIP application - this 4 word phrase kept coming up'

As proposed cuts to disability benefits spark national concern, the spotlight has turned once again to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a benefit designed to support disabled people with the...

Desperate SNP begs Tories to attend summit to help put a stop to Nigel Farage's Reform

The increasingly desperate Scottish National Party has begged its main rivals in Scotland - the Tory party - to attend a summit aimed at stopping Nigel Farage and Reform UK in their tracks. The...

Africa's 'busiest airport' with a whopping 26m customers a year in country loved by Brits

Africa’s tourism sector has witnessed a boom in recent years, with recent data revealing that nine leading destinations collectively welcomed over 50 million international visitors. Yet one country...

Zelensky urges US and Europe to pressure Russia to end war

Zelensky urges US and Europe to pressure Russia to end war9 hours agoVictoria Bourne & Jessica RawnsleyBBC NewsGetty ImagesDonald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and top diplomat Marco Rubio...

Gender ruling offers clarity after years of ambiguity

Gender ruling offers clarity after years of ambiguity3 hours agoAlison HoltSocial affairs editorGetty ImagesAfter years of argument and dispute about the meaning of gender, the watchword of...

Hospitals urged to change rules on trans people in single-sex wards

Transgender women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women’s sports following a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the head of Britain’s equalities watchdog said....

French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?

French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?53 minutes agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisReutersOfficially, all lines of enquiry are still open into a wave of arson and gun...

Robert Jenrick adds hundreds to WhatsApp group in mix-up

Jenrick adds hundreds to WhatsApp group in mix-up58 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaHundreds of Westminster insiders were added to - and then swiftly deleted from - a WhatsApp group...

JK Rowling hits back with savage picture in new reaction to Supreme Court ruling

Harry Potter author JK Rowling posted a savage new picture in response to the UK’s Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a “woman” is based on biological sex. The new ruling sets...

NHS and prisons to be issued new guidance after ruling on definition of a woman

Public bodies to get new guidance after ruling on definition of a woman1 hour agoRuth ComerfordBBC NewsReutersNew guidance for public bodies on single-sex spaces will be issued, after the UK Supreme...

Hashem Abedi's sick prison attack show our jails urgently need three things

The attack by convicted terrorist and mass murderer Hashem Abedi at HMP Frankland – where he used boiling oil and improvised weapons to injure three prison officers – has stunned the nation. To...

When do impressions stop being funny and start being mean?

When do impressions stop being funny and start being mean?21 minutes agoAmy WalkerBBC NewsGetty ImagesAfter British actress Aimee Lou Wood called a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch that impersonated...

China takes brutal 2-word swipe at Donald Trump as global trade war fears soar

The United States has been told to "stop whining" about global trade by a Chinese state media mouthpiece. China Daily accused US President Donald Trump of "hoodwinking" Americans by telling them they...