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Equalities watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces

Equalities watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces

Equalities watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces

26 April 2025

Trans women ‘should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities’ in workplaces and some services, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said.


Counter terror police leading probe after two women seriously injured in Leeds

Counter terror police leading probe after two women seriously injured in Leeds

Counter terror police leading probe after two women seriously injured in Leeds

26 April 2025

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and two women were found with serious injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.


Ryan Reynolds shares kiss with Blake Lively as Wrexham earn third promotion

Ryan Reynolds shares kiss with Blake Lively as Wrexham earn third promotion

Ryan Reynolds shares kiss with Blake Lively as Wrexham earn third promotion

26 April 2025

As the Welsh club took their first goal, Deadpool star Reynolds kissed his wife, the Gossip Girl star Lively in celebration.


Titanic survivor’s letter sells for record-breaking £300,000 at auction

Titanic survivor’s letter sells for record-breaking £300,000 at auction

Titanic survivor’s letter sells for record-breaking £300,000 at auction

26 April 2025

Colonel Archibald Gracie wrote The Truth About The Titanic and is one of the most well-known survivors of the disaster that claimed 1,500 lives.


Scottish Government keen to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

Scottish Government keen to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

Scottish Government keen to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

26 April 2025

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published updated guidance.


Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan charged with harassment

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan charged with harassment

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan charged with harassment

26 April 2025

The writer is due to face the charges on May 12 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.


Pope Francis remains ‘an incredible source of hope’, Irish president says

Pope Francis remains ‘an incredible source of hope’, Irish president says

Pope Francis remains ‘an incredible source of hope’, Irish president says

26 April 2025

Political leaders across the island of Ireland have reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis after attending his funeral on Saturday.


Three injured after reports of serious incident involving man with weapons

Three injured after reports of serious incident involving man with weapons

Three injured after reports of serious incident involving man with weapons

26 April 2025

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and found three people with injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.


Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

26 April 2025

55,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke have arrived in the UK to fuel the furnaces, and shipments of iron ore are soon to arrive.


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral

26 April 2025

A photo of Julian Assange and his family was shared on X along with a message from his wife Stella.


Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

26 April 2025

Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre on Saturday.


Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march

Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march

Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march

26 April 2025

A mass of people wearing JSO’s signature orange vests walked through central London on Saturday after the group said ‘we’re hanging up the hi vis’.


Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

26 April 2025

Downing Street said the two leaders had discussed recent advances towards a peace deal in the Ukraine war when they met following the Pope’s funeral.


How the funeral of Pope Francis unfolded

How the funeral of Pope Francis unfolded

How the funeral of Pope Francis unfolded

26 April 2025

The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.


Two dead after crash between coach and car near Brechin

Two dead after crash between coach and car near Brechin

Two dead after crash between coach and car near Brechin

26 April 2025

A 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.


World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

26 April 2025

It emerged that US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met before the mass.


Gregg Wallace calls for ‘space to heal’ after misconduct allegations

Gregg Wallace calls for ‘space to heal’ after misconduct allegations

Gregg Wallace calls for ‘space to heal’ after misconduct allegations

26 April 2025

Wallace claimed allegations he had groped crew members were ‘absolutely not true’.


John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

26 April 2025

The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, saying it ‘makes me who I am’.


Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

26 April 2025

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ coffin.


Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

26 April 2025

The Redemptoristine Nuns – known as ‘Red Nuns’ because of the colour of their habits – gathered on Saturday.


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