[ad_1] Getty ImagesJohn Swinney backed gender recognition reforms when they came before the Scottish Parliament in 2022 First Minister John Swinney has been urged to apologise to women over the government's plan to reform gender recognition laws. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay attacked Swinney over a bill passed by MSPs in 2022 that would have made it make it easier for people to change their legally recognised sex. That bill
[ad_1] Donald Trump has attacked the head of the US central bank for not cutting interest rates, stating that Jerome Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough!".The US president took to social media to renew his criticism of Powell ahead of the third interest rate cut this year by European Central Bank (ECB).On Thursday, it announced that it had reduced the key rate "owing to rising trade tensions".Trump, who nominated Powell
[ad_1] Getty ImagesJonathan Anderson, from Magherafelt, has become the creative director of Dior menswear.Allow Instagram content?This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read and before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.Accept and continueIn January, English designer Kim Jones stepped down as artistic director for menswear at the French
[ad_1] The UK's largest teaching union will "make Labour MPs pay a high political price" if the government does not offer teachers in England a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise, its general secretary has said.Daniel Kebede said members of the National Education Union (NEU) "expect better from a Labour government" than the pay recommendation ministers have made.He said NEU members would campaign in Labour constituencies if it did not change
[ad_1] The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for control of a strategic central town, the government says.The "well-coordinated" strike on Adan Yabaal, north of the capital Mogadishu, came hours after al-Shabab raided the town which is used as a key launchpad for military operations. Among the 12 militants killed in the airstrike were several senior fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked group, the
[ad_1] Laura DevlinBBC News, SuffolkStuart BuckellThe poster design reflects Roy Hudd's career and love of the theatre and music hall The widow of entertainer Roy Hudd has praised the "fantastic" theatre poster-style headstone placed at his grave.The comic and actor, who lived near Stowmarket in Suffolk, had a career spanning more than 60 years, including his long-running BBC Radio 2 show The News Huddlines.Debbie Hudd said she had been mulling
[ad_1] Imran Rahman-Jones & Chris VallanceTechnology reportersGetty ImagesDiscord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia.The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by gamers but now has communities on a wide range of topics including pornography.The UK's online safety laws mean platforms with adult content will need have "robust" age verification in place
[ad_1] The scheduled dates and location of Fyre Festival 2 have been thrown into doubt, according to US media reports.The reboot of the 2017 Fyre Festival - which made international headlines, sparked a hit Netflix documentary and resulted in organiser Billy McFarland going to jail for fraud - was due to take place in Mexico from 30 May to 2 June.McFarland's second attempt to stage the event was announced not
[ad_1] Former BBC Radio 2 newsreader and presenter Colin Berry has died at the age of 79.Berry was a fixture on Radio 2 from the early 1970s to the early 90s, hosting the early slot and late-night shows including Night Ride and You and the Night and the Music.He stood in for daytime presenters including Sir Terry Wogan, and was a host on BBC Three Counties Radio from 2004 to
[ad_1] A so-called "Romeo and Juliet" clause has been added to new plans for mandatory reporting of concerns around child sexual abuse.The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions. Mandatory reporting was one of the 20 recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) following the grooming gangs scandal. However, an exclusion has been
