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More than 100 schools still have mixed-sex toilets nearly a year after the Scottish Government told schools to separate them.Freedom of Information requests completed by campaign group For Women Scotland have revealed that at least 12 councils have schools where boys and girls are expected to share bathroomsThe designs range from open-plan toilet blocks accessed through a common entrance to gender-neutral facilities installed alongside single-sex toilets.Trina Budge from FWS has warned the councils are running the risk of “yet more costly court cases”. The warning follows Lady Poole’s decision that West Lothian Council had acted unlawfully by failing to provide…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being told to ensure his state pension tax exception “protects all retirees on low incomes” by leading anti-poverty groups.Charity Independent Age is demanding the new Labour leader to ensure his pledged state pension income tax exemption shields all older people on modest incomes, not just those without any additional pension income.Last week, the new PM’s administration reaffirmed his Government’s promise that retirees dependent on the state pension would not face an income tax bill.The commitment addresses a looming problem created by fiscal drag, which threatens to pull state pension payments above the income tax threshold…

Buckingham Palace faces the task of finding a successor to Sir Clive Alderton, with the King’s principal private secretary requiring a combination of constitutional expertise, diplomatic experience and personal discretion.Sir Clive announced on Monday that he intends to leave the role within the coming year after more than two decades of royal service.His replacement will inherit one of the most demanding positions in the Royal Household, overseeing the monarch’s official business while acting as a key adviser to the King and Queen.The role requires extensive knowledge of the politics, history and culture of not only the United Kingdom but also…

A rising “heat tax” is hitting millions of households as the UK braces for its fourth heatwave this summer, with the warm weather showing no signs of easing.Families are pouring increasing amounts of money into adapting their homes and daily lives to cope with hotter summers, new research from The Harris Poll UK, a Stagwell company, has found.The study reveals that two-thirds of the public, 66 per cent, are worried about the growing frequency of heatwaves, with a similar proportion, 67 per cent, saying they now give more thought to preparation than in previous years.Confidence in the home as a…

Ben Leo has launched a blistering attack on Green Party leader Zack Polanski, branding him a “dangerous village idiot” amid the escalating row over a social media post that has been reported to police by Reform UK.Ben weighed into the controversy after Mr Polanski collaborated on, and later deleted, an Instagram post that included an image of a man wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “We’re only making plans for Nigel” above a guillotine.Reform UK claims the image amounted to an incitement to violence against party leader Nigel Farage.Responding on X, Ben wrote: “Polanski is a grade A loser.”Ben…

Shoppers are being urged not to consume certain bottles of Grahams Family Dairy semi-skimmed milk after both the Food Standards Agency and Tesco issued an urgent recall warning. The Scotland-based dairy producer’s products carrying a use-by date of Friday, July 31, are at the centre of the alert, which was formally announced on July 22. Concerns centre on the possible presence of antibiotic traces in the affected batch, posing a particular danger to consumers who suffer from a penicillin allergy. Customers who have already purchased the milk are advised to avoid drinking it and instead seek a full refund.Notices are…

The French ship was approximately 300m away from the boat where the was conducting the interview with Philip.Keohan said: “There was no warning for our boat, no signs given, that this was the French’s intention.”Philp said he believed it was an intimidation tactic or warning shots.He said it “felt to me like an attempted intimidation to stop us covering migrant crossings”.Keohan said there were 17 gunshots.

The Women’s League Cup will be renamed the Players Cup and operate in a league system with regionalised matches for the 2026-27 season.Last November, clubs in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and WSL 2 voted in favour of proposals to revamp the competition to help combat scheduling issues and to protect player welfare. They agreed the new format would exclude sides who have qualified for the Women’s Champions League, meaning League Cup holders Chelsea, WSL champions Manchester City and runners-up Arsenal will miss this year’s edition.The remaining 23 teams from the top two divisions have been split into Northern and…

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