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The Scottish government has said that schools must provide separate toilets for boys and girls in new guidance issued following two landmark court rulings.The guidance says that facilities must be made available on the basis of biological sex, but that schools can also provide gender neutral toilets.Schools had previously been told that transgender pupils could use whatever toilets they felt most comfortable in.They were also told that there was no law in Scotland which meant people had to use toilets and changing rooms based on their biological sex.
Sabrina Fortune threw a huge new world record as she won gold in the women’s shot put F20 at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.Fortune, 28, now has four world titles to her name as well as Paralympic gold from Paris 2024.Fortune set a world record in Paris of 15.12m, before extending it to 15.75m in Birmingham last month.She smashed that in India with a huge first throw of 16.75m, winning gold by nearly three metres.She told BBC Sport: “After the first throw that was loads of fun!”I wasn’t expecting that much, we were hoping for around 16m.…
A patriotic Briton has declared he will “drag his feet” if the council ask him to remove his display after painting a Union Jack onto the entire front facade of his house.Speaking to GB News, Simon Brocklehurst from Sutton-in-Ashfield joked “they can’t tear that down” after being called a “racist” for his previous display of the flag.FULL STORY HERE.
Shabana Mahmood has announced a new crackdown on indefinite leave to remain, just days after Nigel Farage set out Reform UK’s policy on the scheme.The Home Secretary was critical of the Reform UK leader, who she appeared to suggest was partly to blame for a surge in “ethnonationalism” across Britain.Ms Mahmood made the announcement during her keynote speech at the Labour conference | GB NEWSMs Mahmood still accepted something must be done on indefinite leave to remain and she set out new conditions that will be in place for migrants seeking to remain in Britain under its terms.She announced Labour…
Germany is introducing a major tax break for working pensioners from January, allowing those past retirement age to earn up to £21,000 a year tax-free.The initiative, called the “active pension” (aktivrentes), is designed to tackle the country’s severe labour shortages.From the age of 66, anyone who continues working will be able to earn an extra €2,000 a month without paying tax.The scheme was first proposed by the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union coalition, which won February’s general election. The parties have now tabled the bill in parliament, delivering on a key manifesto promise.The new rules could save pensioners…
Experts have issued a serious warning to elderly drivers about road safety over the coming months, as they could be more at risk of being involved in an accident.Data shows that between 2004 and 2023, collisions resulting in a fatality or serious injury involving an older driver jumped by 12 per cent.In comparison, the UK has seen a 45 per cent decrease in the number of collisions for all other age groups during the same time period.Some of the most common factors involved in the serious accidents involving older people were a “failure to look properly” and “failure to judge…
Digital IDs for Welsh people should include the Wales flag, according to the first minister.”That is something that I’m definitely going to be pushing with the UK government,” said Eluned Morgan. Passports and driving licenses do not carry the Welsh flag, but driving licenses in Wales are bilingual.Ms Morgan said Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar MSP was also canvassing to have the Scotland’s flag represented on digital IDs for Scottish people.The government at Westminster has announced plans to introduce a digital ID system across the UK, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying it will ensure the country’s “borders are…
Faz Barber with his drain cover design Competition winners are leaving a small but significant mark on Albert Square as part of the Our Town Hall project. Work is taking place to transform the square into a world-class public space in front of what will be a repaired, restored and more accessible Manchester Town Hall. For all its epic scale, the project is taking care with every detail. And one new detail which five Mancunian designers can take particular pride in will be part of the fabric of the city, beneath the feet of people visiting the square,…
The more optimistic among the Hearts support are thinking bigger than that, and Berra, a Scottish Cup winner with the Edinburgh team in 2006, has no issue with anyone in maroon and white who dares to believe in a title challenge.”I think you can dream,” added the former centre-half who was capped 41 times for Scotland.”We’re only six games in so there’s a long way to go. Maybe come and have this conversation at 30 games in, before the split. “The manager’s not daft, he knows it’s a long season. He’ll be telling them to calm down, take it with…
About 1,000 Greater Manchester Bee Network bus drivers will go ahead with planned strikes after “talks broke down” over pay, a union has said. The Unite union said 1,000 drivers from Metroline’s Sharston, Hyde Road, Ashton and Wythenshawe depots would take action from Tuesday to Thursday. Transport for Greater Manchester earlier announced strikes planned for the same time by another 1,100 drivers working for Stagecoach and First Bus Rochdale had been suspended. A Metroline spokesperson said: “We are disappointed that Unite has continued to pursue strike action rather than giving drivers the choice to ballot on our improved offer of…