Tag: UK

Woman Wins Harassment Case Against Arts Council England After Transgender Row

A woman who said she suffered harassment at Arts Council England (ACE) for saying people cannot change sex has won her claim against her former employer. Denise Fahmy, who had worked at the public funding body for over 15 years, complained at an employment tribunal that she had been harassed and victimised due to her…


Over 1.4 Million Children Referred to Mental Health Services in 2022: Report

A youth mental health charity has called on the government to act as more children and young people than ever turn to mental health services. New analysis has shown that the number of under-18s referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has risen by 76 percent since 2019. Youth charity YoungMinds said in a…


Banks Have Questions to Answer Over Interest Rate Rises for Savers, Says Minister

Banks have questions to answer about how quickly they have been passing on interest rate rises to savers, a Cabinet minister has said. Last week, the Bank of England raised interest rates from 4.5 to 5 percent, a level last seen in April 2008. It was the 13th consecutive rate increase in 18 months, putting…


Bill to Prevent Gender Transitioning In Schools Rejected

Tory MPs joined forces with Labour to vote against a bill that sought to forbid social transitioning practices in schools. The Reclaim Party MP Andrew Bridgen’s attempt to use a ten-minute rule motion to introduce a bill on gender and parental rights in schools to the House was thwarted by Labour and Conservative MPs. At…


House Prices Will Fall by 5 Percent This Year: Report

UK house prices will fall by 5 percent this year as buyers have been hit by higher mortgage rates and rising living costs, a real estate portal has reported. Zoopla’s House Price Index showed a 1.2 percent annual rise in UK house prices in the last year, adding, however, that just a year ago, the…


Jeremy Hunt to Discuss Profiteering From Inflation With Consumer Watchdogs

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to meet with consumer watchdogs on Wednesday amid concerns that some retailers have been raising prices to boost profits during the current period of high inflation. Retailers will face questions about failing to pass on lower costs to consumers, as Hunt meets with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), energy…


Son of Murdered Politician Tells Tories to Scrap ‘Obscene’ Legacy Bill

Paul Wilson said anyone who committed crimes during the Northern Ireland Troubles should face justice The son of a high-profile politician murdered in one of the most gruesome and shocking attacks of the Troubles, has urged Westminster to halt plans to end conflict-related prosecutions in Northern Ireland. Paul Wilson called proposals under the Northern Ireland…


Senior Doctors in England Vote to Strike but Nurses Set to End Industrial Action

Senior doctors in England have voted in favour of taking industrial action, but the threat of more strikes by nurses has ended after a union ballot failed to meet the legal threshold. The British Medical Association (BMA) said on Tuesday that 86 percent of its members backed industrial action on a turnout of 71 percent,…


Minister Told to ‘Get a Grip’ on Asylum and Immigration

Tory minister Robert Jenrick has faced fierce criticism from his own party’s backbenchers over immigration enforcement. As opposition MPs lined up to denounce the Illegal Migration Bill on Tuesday, Conservative politicians also grilled the immigration minister on when government agencies were going to “get a grip” on rising illegal immigrant cases. Jenrick was in the…


British Actor Julian Sands Confirmed Dead, Months After Vanishing in California Mountains

LOS ANGELES—British-born actor Julian Sands, best known for his role in the Oscar-celebrated film “A Room with a View,” was confirmed dead on Tuesday, five months after he went missing while out for a hike in snow-covered mountains of Southern California. He was 65. Mostly skeletal human remains discovered by hikers on June 25, in…