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The High Court has ruled a ban on puberty blockers introduced by the Conservative government using emergency legislation was lawful.Campaign group TransActual, and a young person who cannot be named, made a bid to challenge the decision of now-shadow health secretary Victoria Atkins to impose a so-called “banning order” on puberty blockers. The treatment, which suppresses the natural production of sex hormones to delay puberty, has proved controversial with Health Secretary Wes Streeting later said he was “treading cautiously” in […]

Boris Johnson has weighed in on the 2024 Tory leadership race as the ex-Prime Minister puts pressure on contenders to “finish the job”.Johnson, 60, who was ousted from Downing Street following a Cabinet cabal in September 2022, made his first intervention ahead of nominations closing later today.The former Prime Minister said: “Protecting our environment has consistently been a priority for the British people.“Whether it is investing in homegrown offshore wind and nuclear to create green jobs across the country, or […]

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms.England and most of Wales are expected to be hit by the warning as heavy rain could pose a 'danger to life.'The warning is in place from midday on Thursday and will last into the early hours of Friday morning.The full list of areas affected are: Wales, East Midlands, South West England, East of England, London & South East England, North West England, Yorkshire & Humber, West Midlands and North […]

Temperatures are set to rise across the UK with the Met Office predicting highs of 32C by Tuesday.It follows a weekend of sunny weather with much of the country enjoyed fine and dry conditions over the weekend. The Met Office defines an official heatwave as at least three days where the temperature exceeds a defined temperature threshold. This is 25C for most of the UK but rises to 28C in London and its surrounding area, where temperatures are typically higher.London […]

Police chiefs are rallying behind an officer who was suspended after kicking a man in the head while he was lying on the floor at Manchester Airport last week. Officers who worked alongside the suspended copper have refused to carry weapons on duty in protest of the handling of the incident. A source close to the firearms unit said: "There is real anger at the way this has been handled and they didn’t feel they could safely carry their weapons […]

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has made his feelings clear on Slave Play's Black Out nights after many social media users felt the move was "racist against white people" - despite there being no restriction on who can buy tickets.Slave Play is a three-act play by Jeremy O. Harris about race, sex, power relations, trauma, and interracial relationships it follows three interracial couples undergoing "Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy" because the black partners no longer feel sexual attraction to their […]

New CCTV footage of arrests at Manchester Airport showed the men acted “disgracefully” towards police, an independent adviser on political violence has claimed.Lord Walney also claimed officers used “excessive” force after a separate video showed a man being kicked and stamped on.A Greater Manchester Police constable was advised he is under criminal investigation for assault over the altercation, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said on Friday.However, Lord Walney suggested body-worn footage should be released immediately to aid “transparency”.“The context […]

Fibre optic cables have been 'sabotaged' in Paris with reports of several internet operators being impacted.Local media reports new major sabotage of long distance cables took place last night in France around 2.15 am. The operator Netalis noted an attack on the cables in Montpellier, Marseille, between Paris and Lyon (impacting the East of France) and between Paris and Strasbourg.The reports said that infrastructure in southern France, the Meuse region near Luxembourg and the Oise area near Paris had also […]

Just Stop Oil activists have sparked major delays by blocking departure gates at Gatwick Airport.Seven activists entered the airport's southern terminal at around 8am.Eco-zealots shared an image which appeared to show the protesters blocking an entrance."As long as political leaders fail to take swift and decisive action to protect our communities from the worst effects of climate breakdown, Just Stop Oil supporters, working with other groups internationally, will take the proportionate action necessary to generate much needed political pressure," the […]