NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

49 minutes ago About sharing The controversial Tavistock Centre was earmarked for closure in 2022 By Josh Parry LGBT & Identity Producer Children will no longer routinely be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed. The decision comes after a review found there was “not enough evidence” they are safe or…

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Badenoch calls donor’s alleged Abbott remark racist

9 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said remarks allegedly made by a Tory donor about MP Diane Abbott were “racist”. Frank Hester, who has donated £10m to the Conservatives, allegedly said Ms Abbott “should be shot”. Mr Hester apologised for making “rude” comments but…

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Ashes and 35 bodies removed from funeral home

7 minutes ago About sharing Bodies and ashes have been removed from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors By Pritti Mistry BBC News Two people have been bailed as officers removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from a funeral director in Hull, police have said. The bodies and ashes were taken from Legacy Independent Funeral…

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Ukraine-based groups claim raids into Russia

22 minutes ago About sharing The Freedom of Russia Legion said Russia must be “freed from Putin’s dictatorship” By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Three Ukraine-based Russian paramilitary groups say they have crossed into Russia and are now fighting government troops there. The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and Siberian Battalion (SB) posted videos purportedly showing…

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More than a fifth of adults not looking for work

2 minutes ago About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News More than a fifth of adults in the UK were deemed not to be actively looking for work between November and January, official figures suggest. The UK’s economic inactivity rate was 21.8% in the three-month period, higher than a year earlier, the Office…

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