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Ban on trans inmates in women’s jails would be ‘fundamental denial’, court told

For Women Scotland is challenging the current Scottish Prison Service policy of holding some trans women in the women’s prison estate.

Evening Standard

Trans prisoner guidance could lead to ‘mixed sex provision’ – EHRC

The UK’s equalities watchdog says the guidance should be reconsidered.

Evening Standard

No automatic breach of rights from trans women in female prisons, court told

The campaign group For Women Scotland is challenging the current policy on transgender prisoners.

Evening Standard

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SPS Racing terminates planned acquisition of NASCAR O'Reilly team

Sigma Performance Services will not actually take over AM Racing as the acquisition was never finalized

Motorsport

‘We want a real political fight over this’: Why Starmer wants to make Brexit the key issue at the next election

Exclusive: After tacking to the right on migration, it is on EU relations that the government believes it can strike a clear dividing line with opposition parties ahead of the next general election

The Independent UK

Ex-prison governor says there are ‘no women’s prisons in Scotland’

Rhona Hotchkiss criticised the Scottish Prison Services’ (SPS) transgender policy ahead of a judicial review in February.

Evening Standard

Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows

Labour government hits out at critics, denouncing it as a ‘shame’ that they are not supporting its progress in forging closer ties with the EU

The Independent UK

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‘The customers are still there’: Welsh mussel farmers hope post-Brexit reset can revive business

Shellfish exports to the EU from the Menai Strait have all but collapsed, but fishers are looking to the future

The Guardian - UK

Bill Ackman Unveils Plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Could Return $300 Billion to Taxpayers

Bill Ackman unveils a plan to return $300 billion to taxpayers by reshaping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

International Business Times

Starmer and Von der Leyen agree on need for rapid progress on Brexit reset deal

They agreed formal talks would begin on food and drink and emissions trading deals.

Evening Standard

Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU

Traders report long waits at Sevington inspection post and claim trees and shrubs are repeatedly being damaged

The Guardian - UK

Farage wants UK businesses to fail, minister says as Labour reopens Brexit wounds

European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to open a new front for Labour in the fight against Reform with a warning over Brexit

The Independent UK

Government aims for permanent food and drink deal with EU as it attacks Farage

It came as Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to accuse Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of wanting to see British businesses fail.

Evening Standard

This Factory-Fresh 1999 Ducati 996 SPS Just Sold At Auction For $68K

This factory-fresh Ducati 996 SPS just sold at auction for 63,000 euros (around $68,500 USD). It was sold bone-stock, and still in its factory crate.

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The National (Scotland)

Two pro-Israel groups banned from Stand Up To Racism events in Scotland

Two pro-Israel groups have been barred from attending events organised by Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) Scotland

Evening Standard

UK ministers confident post-Brexit trade friction will be eased by deal

The movement of trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain was one of the main discussions at the East-West Council on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Prison service ‘closed ranks’ after young offender took his own life, FAI finds

Jack McKenzie, 20, died at Polmont YOI in September 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Reeves hopes hat-trick of deals shows Britain is open for business

Impact of agreements on food, energy and defence may not be huge but chancellor believes it will draw investors to UK

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Euronews

Serbian students demand snap parliamentary elections after months of protests

The student movement in Serbia, which has been protesting for months against Aleksandar Vučić's government, has now made early parliamentary elections one of their demands.

Evening Standard

Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution

Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity.

The Independent UK

Families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay to meet prison service chiefs

The two died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont.

Evening Standard

Constance vows ‘lasting change’ after suicides at Polmont YOI

The Scottish Justice Secretary said she expects work to be ‘delivered at pace’ after the separate deaths in 2018 of Katie Allan and William Brown.

Evening Standard

We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.

Evening Standard

Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

The National (Scotland)

Suicide prevention scheme launched in wake of Polmont deaths

THE Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, who took their own lives in Polmont Young…

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