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Streeting faces pressure over ‘discriminatory’ ban on puberty blockers

Labour MPs hit out at the policy, with Kate Osborne saying the move ‘removes the clinical expertise from medical decision making’.

The Independent UK

Streeting seeks to reassure trans youth amid indefinite puberty blocker ban

While health is a devolved matter, the ban applies across the UK.

The Independent UK

Any criminal trials linked to Post Office Horizon scandal will not be until 2027

Police and prosecutors will make decisions on criminal charges after the final report from the public inquiry into what happened.

The Independent UK

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Nesbitt confirms agreement to extend puberty blockers ban to Northern Ireland

The Health Minister also said young people in the region will have ‘equitable access’ to NHS trials to determine the safety of the drugs.

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested after Rep. Nancy Mace claims she was assaulted

Mace has been embroiled in controversy after she introduced a bill banning transgender women from using women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill

The Independent UK

UK teenager jailed in Dubai over relationship with 17-year-old girl

Campaign group calls sentencing of Marcus Fakana, 18, from London, an ‘utter disgrace’ and calls for his release

The Guardian - UK

Romanian pro-European parties agree to form coalition government

Parties may field single candidate in rerun of annulled presidential election next year

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Sir Keir Starmer ‘raised human rights’ with UAE amid efforts to free UK prisoner

Ryan Cornelius was originally detained in the UAE for 10 years as part of a bank fraud case, but his detention was extended by 20 years.

The Independent UK

PM urged to strip UK citizenship from ‘jihadi terrorists and Assad supporters’

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch clashed with Sir Keir Starmer over the issue of immigration at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The Independent UK

Haiti's main international airport reopens one month after gang violence forced it to close

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened one month after it closed for the second time this year because of gang violence

The Independent UK

Two inveterate US clergy abusers preyed on same victim in New Orleans

Legal records show Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe targeted the same altar boy in 1970s before later being convicted of other crimes

The Guardian - US

Pete Hegseth Inches Closer to Becoming Defense Secretary As Key Detractor Seems More Open To His Nomination

Hegseth, who has been at the center of multiple sexual assault and substance abuse allegation, is seemingly turning around a key Sen. for his appointment.

Latin Times

'Furious' CFP Director Says SMU Leak Will Be Investigated

There has reportedly never been a leak in the history of the College Football Playoff.

Sports Illustrated

Trump lawyers, aide hit with ten new felony charges in Wisconsin fake electors case

Each charge carries a possible maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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Searches continue for missing ex-England rugby player Tom Voyce

The 43-year-old is believed to have died after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland.

International Business Times

Balkan Journalists Battle Deluge Of Malicious Lawsuits

Serbian journalist Radmilo Markovic has gone over every full stop and comma of an article about the powerful mayor of Belgrade that has landed him in court.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin kayaker who faked drowning and fled to Europe returned for family, sheriff says

Ryan Borgwardt has been charged with obstructing an officer

International Business Times

Vandals Paint Anti-Israel Graffiti, Burn Car In Sydney

Two suspects daubed anti-Israel graffiti and torched a car in a Sydney suburb on Wednesday, police said, sparking "outrage" from Australia's government days after a Melbourne synagogue was set ablaze.

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Taiwan Says China Expands Military Drills Around The Island

China has expanded military drills around Taiwan with dozens of warplanes and a huge maritime exercise aimed at drawing "a red line" for the next US president, Taipei authorities said Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: what is the back condition the suspect could have suffered from?

The 26-year-old may have spondylolisthesis, a fracture or weakness in the vertebrae of the spine

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‘They’ll be more upset’: Albo flagged shift in Australia’s Israel-Palestine position at private Labor event

Exclusive: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged changes to Australia’s position on Palestine later this week, addressing a room of Labor insiders.

The Independent UK

More than half of young drivers admit to illegal phone use – survey

More than two out of five young drivers also admitted to listening to a voice note without a hands-free kit, the RAC said.

The Independent UK

Number of homeless people in England reached 354,000 one night in 2024, charity says

Shelter blames ‘extortionate private rents and dire lack of genuinely affordable social homes’ for trapping more people in homelessness

The Independent UK

Women and girls having medical conditions dismissed due to ‘medical misogyny’, MPs told

MPs examined the care and support for women and girls with painful reproductive conditions

The Independent UK

LGBT veterans hope financial redress scheme will be revealed

Veterans impacted by the so-called gay ban hope a House of Commons debate may reveal the financial redress scheme available to them.

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