10th October 2021

Home Office fears PM views aggressive targeting of women and girls as ‘mere wolf whistling’ amid moves to create specific offence

The two largest power stations shut down, leaving Lebanon without electricity nationwide.

Activists say UK government-backed proposal places onus on women to safeguard themselves rather than address societal problems

Material Girls and Trans set themselves against trans rights activism and, in the process, advance broader toxic politics that embolden the Christian

Green social prescribing, where people are referred to nature projects, on the rise across UK

Conservationist will deliver petition to Buckingham Palace and urges royals to set example before Cop26

We’ve been contacted by a foster parent with a shocking story.  Gemma* reached out to us after her foster child, Elliot*, was denied a place at the local school because he is transgender. The school is...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi that has reached more than 800 000 children since 2019.

‘I will keep on speaking up, in my wonderful voice, for what I believe in,’ comedian says

Footballer says receiving university accolade just as ‘millions of families lose a lifeline’ is bittersweet

The 2017 #MeToo revelations of men abusing their power to harass and intimidate female colleagues were meant to herald change – but, in 2021, too many women still face sexual harassment at work while court delays risk denying them justice

Nafeez Ahmed reports on the recently formed APPG on Pandemic Response and Recovery, chaired by a Conservative MP, and which includes climate science deniers among its members

The Conservative MP has been accused of being out of touch with hard-pressed families.

Emily Maitlis tears apart Boris Johnson's #CPC21 speech in her 60 second introduction#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/ccefXycEYl— UK is with EU (@ukiswitheu) October 6, 2021

We have worked with schools who have booked a period workshop, but still won't let children use the bathroom during class

I've been told that Fran Unsworth (the BBC’s director of news), just discussed this on an all-staff call about impartiality.The BBC is currently making "a documentary debate programme" which will explore "questions" around gender and sexuality.— Ben Hunte (@BenInLDN) October 7, 2021

The health secretary’s conference speech marks a dangerous turning point in the rhetoric around social care, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

'Dear White People' showrunner Jaclyn Moore is leaving Netflix in response to Dave Chappelle's transphobic new comedy special.

Another way to put 700,000 deaths into perspective: This is more than the population of Washington D.C.

Boris Johnson gave his keynote speech at the Conservative party conference this week. Let's put it to the @FactCheck test. https://t.co/7MlMoEukpm

In World of Warcraft, I was no longer faced with the inaccurate stereotypes that come with being a disabled woman.

The women and equalities portfolio is not a hobby to be picked up in the idle hours when you can’t get Joe Biden on the phone

Dr Nadia Chaudhri has died of ovarian cancer, aged 44, the same disease that killed my stepsister Sarah. Read Nadia’s thread, my piece about Sarah https://t.co/Wr5UeI06ws & consider supporting @eveappeal. Also push for #equalhealth https://t.co/RHky2lgnOI— Catherine Mayer (@catherine_mayer) October 7, 2021

Top aides to former president Donald Trump are set to defy subpoena orders for documentation and testimonials as the Thursday deadline looms, The Guardian reports. The select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol issued four subpoenas for the former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former deputy chief of staff Daniel Scavino Jr, former adviser Steve Bannon and former Pentagon chief of staff Kash Patel. The news comes as the committee has been unable to locate Scavino to serve the subpoena physically.

Cornwall Insight says expected surge in wholesale prices and rise in UK energy price cap will feed hefty increase

Exclusive: The BBC is expected to quit Stonewall’s LGBTQ diversity programme. LGBTQ staff at the BBC told me they are “super scared” by the implications of the decision, and they hope managers will change their minds… https://t.co/H4Pw57J934— Ben Hunte (@BenInLDN) October 7, 2021

They are tacky, spiteful, and, so far, mostly British

MPs in the lower house of France's parliament unanimously supported a new law to ban so-called gay conversion therapy.View on euronews

New! Cassetteboy vs Boris Johnson 2021 #cpc21 pic.twitter.com/klsNSi0wir— Cassetteboy (@Cassetteboy) October 6, 2021