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telegraph.co.uk | Tim Sigsworth |Janet Eastham
But the PCS said the guidance was "damaging" and "impossible to implement" in a statement from Fran Heathcote, its general secretary, and Martin Cavanagh, its president. "The current interim guidance published by the EHRC is clearly not fit for purpose and is damaging in its advice and will be impossible to implement," the union said.
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telegraph.co.uk | Genevieve Holl-Allen |Dominic Penna |Tim Sigsworth |Josh White
Votes are being counted for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election and in council areas across England in the local elections. It marks the first major electoral test for Sir Keir Starmer since he entered No 10 as the campaign for the Cheshire constituency has become a tight two-horse race between Reform's Sarah Pochin and Labour's Karen Shore.
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4 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Tom Mcardle |Tim Sigsworth |Janet Eastham
The Supreme Court will issue a landmark ruling over whether transgender people can be legally defined as their preferred gender. Feminist campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) has brought the case, arguing that sex-based protections should only apply to people who were born female. The dispute centres on whether or not somebody with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under the 2010 Equality Act.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Michael Searles |Daniel Martin |Tim Sigsworth
A Conservative Party source said this was racial discrimination and described it as "social engineering". They said: "No employer, least of all one funded by taxpayers, should discriminate against applicants based on their race. "People should be judged on the content of their character, not the colour of their skin. "It's high time we do away with divisive DEI hiring policies that do nothing to improve outcomes for patients.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Patrick Sawer |Tim Sigsworth
Giles Udy, a historian of Soviet oppression, said the notice reflected a disturbing trend against Christianity by official bodies in the UK. "Time and again I'm reminded these days of what it must have been like to be a practising Christian in countries under the militant atheism of post-war Soviet occupation, determined to extinguish what it saw as a rival and threat to its own religious dogma," he said.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Connor Stringer |Tim Sigsworth |India McTaggart
Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Centre in Lviv, Ukraine, meeting wounded soldiers and civilians. His visit followed a London court appearance seeking state-backed security for his family in the UK. Harry’s trip was unannounced to Buckingham Palace, as he is no longer a working royal. Prince Harry has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine. The Duke of Sussex went to the Superhumans Centre in Lviv, in the west of Ukraine, where wounded soldiers and civilians are treated and rehabilitated.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Victoria Ward |Tim Sigsworth
12 hours agoVirginia Giuffre Alleges Husband Has Physically Abused Her For Years: 'I Can No Longer Stay Silent' (Exclusive)As controversy swirls about a cryptic Instagram message Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre recently posted about her deteriorating health following a car crash in Australia, she is now coming forward with allegations of abuse against her husband of 22 years, Robert Giuffre.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Ward |Tim Sigsworth
In newly released court documents, Lady Spencer said Prof Jarman's decision to give an interview to MailOnline in which she revealed she had MS was "hopelessly inconsistent" with her legal case. "It is admitted and averred that the Claimant chose to give an interview to the MailOnline (the biggest English-language media website in the world)," the countess's defence reads.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Tim Sigsworth |Ben Butcher |Matt Davis
A toddler was suspended from nursery after being accused of being transphobic or homophobic, The Telegraph can reveal. Department for Education (DfE) data show the child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school in the 2022-23 academic year for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity". The school and further details of the case were not disclosed.
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telegraph.co.uk | Max Stephens |Tim Sigsworth
A butler stole more than £200,000 worth of jewellery and other valuables from a Wiltshire mansion owned by the boss of Clarence Court Eggs. Andrew Stothard, 42, was hired as a live-in houseman and valet at the £11 million Soley House in Wiltshire in August last year. Less than three weeks after taking up the position, Stothard ransacked the family home for jewellery, expensive clothes and his employer's credit card.
