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Friday, 4 April 2025

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Outrage as toddler suspended for ‘transphobia or homophobia’

A toddler has been suspended from nursery for being transphobic or homophobic, Government statistics have revealed.

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Care watchdog’s trans policy ‘exposes vulnerable girls to danger’

Lib Dem CEO reminds party to respect gender-critical members

SNP forced to admit hand in NHS trans guidance
 
 

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NI conversion therapy plan could jail parents for opposing child’s ‘sex change’

Plans for a new ‘conversion therapy’ law in Northern Ireland have been branded “fundamentally illiberal” by a leading human rights lawyer.
 
 
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Scots legal experts: ‘McArthur Bill faces long and contentious road ahead’

Liam McArthur MSP should expect a lengthy legal battle over his assisted suicide proposals, academics have warned.

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RC Archbishop: ‘Assisted suicide Bill could create a national death service’
 
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Westminster refuses to give green light to smacking ban

The Government has rejected the latest call to criminalise parents in England if they smack their children.
 
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Porn habit leads watchers to ‘yet more extreme’ content

An online pornography habit can lead to watching illegal content such as child sexual abuse, a campaign group has warned.
 
 
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‘No free trade without free speech’, UK Govt told

The United States’ foreign office has warned the Prime Minister that it is “concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom”.

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Employment Bill could ‘excessively limit’ free speech, EHRC warns

Watchdog exposes Police Scotland shortcomings over MSP ‘hate crime’ complaint
 
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Morning-after pill to be ‘recklessly’ handed out for free at pharmacies

The morning-after pill (MAP) will become available to obtain free of charge from pharmacies in England later this year.
 
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GPs advised not to prescribe trans drugs to under-18s

The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has emphasised that it is not a general practitioner’s role to give sex-change drugs to children and young people.
 
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Primary school cancels Easter service over ‘inclusivity’ drive

A Hampshire primary school has cancelled its annual Easter events in order to be more ‘inclusive’.
 
 

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