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Reeves defends taking free Sabrina Carpenter tickets
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed she accepted free tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert, saying she will declare them. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Reeves said she attended the concert a couple of weeks ago with a family member. “I do now have security which means it’s not as easy as it would have…
Sudan rejects US request to discuss taking in Palestinians under Trump’s Gaza plan
US and Israel reportedly contacted officials in Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland Sudanese officials say they have rejected a request from the US to discuss taking in Palestinians displaced from Gaza under Donald Trump’s plan to turn the territory into a “Riviera on the Mediterranean”. According to an Associated Press report, the US and Israel contacted…
Transgender Youth Have Better Emotional Health after Taking Hormones, New Study Finds
Transgender Youth Have Better Emotional Health after Taking Hormones, New Study Finds Hormone therapy improves transgender young people’s well-being and social relationships, but Trump’s recent executive order and state bans threaten to take it away By Tyler Santora edited by Tanya Lewis A demonstrator at the Rise Up for Trans Youth rally against President Donald Trump’s executive…
In Trump’s Cross Hairs Over Taking Gazans, Egypt and Jordan Try Diversion
Trump Administration The U.S. president has repeatedly asked the two Mideast allies to take in two million Palestinians from Gaza. Both Egypt and Jordan have been trying to offer Mr. Trump help in other ways. By Vivian Yee and Alissa J. Rubin Finding themselves in the fickle cross hairs of President Trump, Jordan and Egypt…
Trump signs executive order taking aim at DEI programs in the military
By Ayana Archie President Trump signed an executive order Monday ending diversity programs in the nation’s military. The directive was among a series of executive orders the White House released Monday night that sought to reshape the country’s armed forces. Trump also signed executive orders tasking Pentagon officials with reviewing its policy on transgender troops…
Why The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Winners Are Taking a Break
Rachel Robinson and Jenny West bested their female competitors on MTV’s The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, but they told E! News, that doesn’t mean they’re eager to suit up again anytime soon. Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio might be flying solo for the next few seasons of MTV’s The Challenge. Having bested the rest of…
Blinken and French Diplomat Criticize Trump’s Talk of Taking Greenland
Trump Transition In Paris, the two officials acknowledged potential strains on alliances with the return of Donald J. Trump to power, but said their countries would try to maintain strong ties. By Edward Wong and Richard Fausset The journalists reported from Paris. Edward Wong is traveling with the U.S. secretary of state across Asia and…
Labour to make taking intimate images without consent a criminal offence
Ministers say predators could face two years in jail, and plan to include creating sexually explicit deepfakes in bill Predators who take intimate images of unwitting victims or install cameras to do so could face up to two years’ in jail under plans drawn up by Labour. Ministers have also confirmed that they plan to…
China’s overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras
China is now a country where a high-school handyman has a master’s degree in physics; a cleaner is qualified in environmental planning; a delivery driver studied philosophy, and a PhD graduate from the prestigious Tsinghua University ends up applying to work as an auxiliary police officer. These are real cases in a struggling economy –…
Giant naan breads and taking on the doubters in Bradford
As Bradford begins its year as UK City of Culture, it is not just trying to show a different face to the rest of the country – it’s also hoping to win over doubters in the city. One of the first productions is a radio play written by broadcaster Nick Ahad, and its theme is…