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Stonewall criticises exclusion of transgender cyclist Emily Bridges

Stonewall has criticised the “disappointing” decision to prevent transgender cyclist Emily Bridges from competing in the women’s event at the British National Omnium Championships and urged sport to do more for the trans community. Bridges, who ...

31 Mar 2022 at 19:55

Too many people are intolerant of others when discussing trans rights – Starmer

Labour will continue to “defend women’s rights” as it has done for a “long, long time”, Sir Keir Starmer said, as he continued to grapple with his party’s position on trans rights. Sir Keir, speaking during his regular phone-in on LBC radio, ...

28 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Football

Beth Mead scores twice as Arsenal thrash Brighton in WSL opener

England star Beth Mead scored a brace as Arsenal opened their Barclays Women’s Super League campaign with a dominant 4-0 victory over Brighton. Forty-eight days after England’s historic Euro 2022 triumph against Germany at Wembley, the WSL ...

16 Sept 2022 at 22:38

Sport

Nadine Dorries welcomes FINA ruling on transgender athletes

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has urged other sports to follow the example of swimming’s world governing body FINA and bar transgender athletes who have gone through puberty from competing in women’s events. FINA announced the decision ...

20 Jun 2022 at 05:30

Football

Chelsea go top of WSL table after thrashing West Ham

Chelsea coasted past West Ham 4-0 to move top of the Women’s Super League table. Niamh Charles, making her 100th WSL appearance, put the Blues ahead in the 13th minute after Sam Kerr’s shot was blocked. The FA Cup winners doubled their ...

17 May 2023 at 22:22

Movies

Amanda Redman and Connor Swindells join film about Andrew’s Newsnight interview

Amanda Redman and Connor Swindells are among those to join the cast of Netflix film Scoop, based on the 2019 interview the Duke of York gave to BBC’s Newsnight. The ensemble cast members join Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell, who ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:10

Football

Emma Hayes expecting Chelsea backlash after losing cup final to Arsenal

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes is confident their disappointing 3-1 Continental Cup final defeat by Arsenal will rouse a redemptive response when they host Brighton in the Women’s Super League on Wednesday. It took Sam Kerr under two ...

06 Mar 2023 at 15:00

Football

‘Dare to dream’ – Lia Walti’s message to her younger self

Lia Walti has won the Women’s Super League with Arsenal and is captain of Switzerland, having collected almost 100 senior international caps. The 29-year-old was named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2018-19 after joining the ...

08 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Death crash group were drinking and inhaling nitrous oxide, friend tells police

The occupants of car which crashed killing three people had been drinking and inhaling nitrous oxide prior to the incident, a friend told police. Driver Rafel Jeanne, 24, and passengers Darcy Ross, 21, and Eve Smith, 21, ...

09 Aug 2023 at 10:27

Tory faction denies push to ban some students from going to university

A group of MPs has denied wanting to ban many young people from going to university after pushing for restricted access to student loans. The New Conservatives, which includes members elected since the Brexit referendum,...

11 Sept 2023 at 16:49

Local News

Families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis to benefit from LIA/ Childhood Cancer Ireland partnership

In Ireland an average of 353 children and young adults aged 0-24 are newly diagnosed with childhood cancer every year. This equates to seven families receiving a devastating diagnosis of childhood cancer every week and ...

15 Feb 2024 at 13:33

Sport

Government set to discuss transgender inclusion policies in football and cricket

Football and cricket’s transgender inclusion policies are set to come under Government scrutiny at a meeting on Monday afternoon. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has convened a gathering of national sports governing ...

14 Apr 2024 at 12:09

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