28th March 2021

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for anti-government protests, demanding amid a heavy police presence the reversal of recent decisions by Turkey's president that affect students, women and the LGBT community. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a surprise decree a week ago ending Turkey's participation in a landmark treaty aimed at protecting women from violence. About a thousand women and allies turned up Saturday to protest the country's withdrawal from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention.

Women’s safety should be actively considered in plans to pedestrianise Edinburgh’s city centre, campaigners have said.

Marking Women’s History Month, this study finds that two-thirds of women creators in music identified sexual harassment or objectification as a persistent problem in the industry.

When I started an online platform to expose rape culture, most people didn’t understand what the phrase meant. Now the term is appearing in news headlines

as it's come to light that the police in bristol in actual fact suffered from (0) broken bones, I'm sure our independent and non-partisan press will quickly and publicly correct the record. love it here.— pez 🇬🇭 (@periuspb) March 24, 2021

It's like watching a country have a mid-life crisis. We left our partner, said we'd be better off, then our new relationship didn't work out so we lie to everyone about how great we're doing and then get a tattoo. https://t.co/rkMc5mkl4P— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) March 24, 2021

2) India’s new surge is also the reason why they have temporarily halted exports of vaccines to other countries that are made by SII, the largest vaccine factory in the world. https://t.co/PLthMnadfY— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 25, 2021

Five months after hospital treatment, 70% of patients studied had still not fully recovered.

Asylum seeker Mary Njoroge came to UK (legally) in 2017 from Kenya where she was persecuted. She’s still waiting for her claim to be processed. She’s been put up in a house, given £39 a week to live on, isn’t allowed to get a job, & isn’t allowed a TV@BBCNews | @vicderbyshire pic.twitter.com/Ccd02On1vK— Victoria Derbyshire (@vicderbyshire) March 24, 2021

Meet the women relearning Islam as a religion that champions social justice and does not place men over women.

Exclusive research for ITV News has found that women on low pay have borne the brunt of the pandemic both financially and psychologically.

Here is my Statement in response to Twitter requests. It is an abuse of the contribution of Milk to peace and harmony and co-operation globally, and particularly disrespectful of cows in Ireland, North and South, for Milk to be used in any anti lockdown or anti vaccine protests. https://t.co/92arRSST4v— Mike Gapes (@MikeGapes) March 25, 2021

Agreement with governor follows several failed attempts as poll shows 60% of New Yorkers in favor of legalization

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says he will wear the retaliation like a ‘badge of honour’

Ruling says shop workers, who are mostly women, can compare work to those in distribution centre

The Home Office said Vasanta Rao had 'used deception' in her attempt to live with her daughters - both of whom are senior physicians - yet the family took on the Government in court and won

Nothing to do with Alec Salmond.but he stole their phrase.

The chancellor says that working in the same place helps younger employees learn and allows for mentoring an spontaneity.

Needless to say, there is hardly a transphobic story the BBC does not carry with breathless excitement. But on a day on which the trans community enjoys a rare success? Nada.— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) March 26, 2021

Family hub network planned to aid access to midwives, health visitors, social workers and other support

This is a fucking disgrace. It makes me, a non violent person, incandescent with rage. None of those police officers will face any charges, I mean, the police fail to see jail time for any crime the commit, be it rape or DV.When’s the next London protest? #BristolProtests https://t.co/JTwJqzoUjt— Super Tanskiii (@supertanskiii) March 27, 2021

Daily Mirror reporter shares footage that appears to show police pushing him and hitting him with a baton

Eighteen arrested after some demonstrators sit on Metrolink line creating ‘significant disruption’

Consultant was not convinced that Mary Agyapong, who later died with Covid, had virus, Bedfordshire and Luton coroner’s court told

PC Amarjit Dhallu’s former partner alleged officer had strangled her and hit her with a belt

Russian opposition leader’s aide says Navalny also blocked from meeting lawyers

More than 100 cargo ships waiting to pass through channel after 400-metre Ever Given ran aground

Exclusive: analysis of racial disparities in education system raises concerns over ‘criminalisation of children’