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SNP: Rwanda plan is ‘dodgy deal with government guilty of human rights abuses’

The SNP has accused the UK Government of “absconding on its responsibility to help those fleeing conflict” with its decision to send refugees for processing to Rwanda. The party’s foreign affairs spokesperson said Westminster has entered into a ...

24 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Pay gap grew last year for workers with disabilities

The pay gap between people with disabilities and those without grew last year, new data shows. The Office for National Statistics revealed that the average employee with a disability was paid 13.8% less than their peers in 2021. It was a small ...

25 Apr 2022 at 14:55

One in five IVF patients suffered delays due to Covid, study shows

One in five fertility patients had their treatment delayed last year as a result of Covid-19, a poll suggests. A survey of more than 1,200 people receiving fertility care in the UK found that 22% experienced delays in 2021 due to the ongoing ...

19 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Committee launches consultation on gender reform Bill

A Holyrood committee has launched a consultation on controversial gender reform legislation. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced earlier this month, and will shorten the existing time period a trans person will have ...

21 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Footballer launches race discrimination case against Airdrie FC

Footballer Rico Quitongo has launched a racial discrimination case against his former club Airdrie and one of its directors. The 22-year-old claimed he was racially abused by a fan during a game last year, but the club dropped an ...

30 Mar 2022 at 17:25

‘Biological males’ should not compete in women’s sports – Boris Johnson

“Biological males” should not compete in women’s sports, while women should have access to single-sex spaces in places such as hospitals and prisons, the Prime Minister has said. Boris Johnson said it seems to him to be ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

New Bill of Rights could be ‘problematic’ for Scotland, expert says

Proposals from the UK Government to introduce a new Bill of Rights is “problematic”, an expert has said. Barbara Bolton, head of legal and policy for the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said replacing the current ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

New measures to ‘dynamise’ the economy in Queen’s Speech, says Government

The Queen’s Speech will contain new measures to “dynamise” the UK to ensure people can pay the bills, a Government minister has said. But while policing minister Kit Malthouse acknowledged Government “alarm” at ...

10 May 2022 at 10:55

Auction house to remove human skull from sale after outcry from history experts

The decision by an auction house to withdraw a human skull and thigh bone from sale after an outcry from history experts has been welcomed. The ex-medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & Rural ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:25

The world is in chaos but there is power in unity, says Delia Smith

Delia Smith said “human beings together can do anything”, urging a solution to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The TV chef, 80, said she “can’t believe” the co-incidence that her new book, encouraging ...

01 Mar 2022 at 22:25

World

ICC prosecutor launches Ukraine war crimes investigation

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has launched an investigation that could target senior officials believed to be responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide amid a ...

03 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Minister raises ‘grave concerns’ over proposals to change Human Rights Act

The Scottish equalities minister has reiterated her “grave concerns” over plans from the UK Government to change the Human Rights Act. Christina McKelvie argued the Act’s safeguards are “an ...

11 May 2022 at 12:55

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