A lack of guidance for schools in relation to transgender pupils is “frustrating”, a headteachers’ union has said. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said schools are having to navigate the “complex and sensitive subject” of gender identity on their own. In March,Continue Reading
GB News presenter Dan Wootton has admitted he has made “errors of judgement” but denied any criminality after allegations emerged that he offered colleagues tens of thousands of pounds in return for sexual material. The broadcaster and former tabloid journalist told viewers on his nightly show he has been theContinue Reading
E ngland’s Lionesses kick off their Women’s World Cup 2023 campaign in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday and are being cheered on by a team of singers known as Hope FC. The supergroup of pop stars and rock singers assembled to record Call Me a Lioness, which includes aContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak is set to face Prime Minister’s Questions and his backbenchers on Wednesday as polling suggests his approval rating is at an all-time low. Just a quarter of Britons surveyed by YouGov last week hold a favourable view of the Prime Minister, while two thirds have an unfavourableContinue Reading
N igel Farage has claimed he has obtained documents showing prestigious private bank Coutts decided to close his account because his views “do not align with our values”. The former leader of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) said he got hold of a report from the bank’s reputational risk committeeContinue Reading
“I’ve been quite vocal about public statues,” says Nick Hornby, the 48-year-old British artist (no, not the writer. Yes, he gets the question daily). “I think it’s really exciting that the activists pulled down the Edward Colston statue in Bristol because it triggered a really important conversation,” he continues. “ButContinue Reading
The London mayor said that along with a number of other Labour MPs and mayors, he would be lobbying party leader Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the cap, which he argued is piling further pain on families struggling with the cost of living crisis. Mr Khan was careful to avoidContinue Reading
Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny can add another feather to his global stardom cap: his 2022 release “Un Verano Sin Ti” has become Spotify’s most streamed album of all time. The fourth studio album from the Latin trap and reggaetón phenomenon, it racked up more than 356 million on-demand streamsContinue Reading
Research suggests childhood trauma has a big part to play in obesity. Ken stocker/Shutterstock People with a serious mental illness (SMI), like schizophrenia, often experience obesity. And in the UK, such people are almost twice as likely to be obese compared to those without a diagnosis. People with SMI alsoContinue Reading
We like to think of sea otters as cute but they can be aggressive. rbrown10/Shutterstock Surfers often talk about how the sport helps them reconnect with nature, but a recent episode involving an otter with a love for surfboards shows just how brittle our love for wildlife really is. TheContinue Reading
