Age UK London, the London Sports Club for the Blind and Disability Rights UK are among the signatories of the petition. Last month, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan told the BBC the “floating” stops were installed during his second term because “a disproportionate number of cyclists” had been “injured and killed as a consequence...
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Sensitive and fraught union talks a sign of things to come for Labour
Union leaders cleared their diary to meet with Sir Keir Starmer. Source link
People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors
UK laws have changed to keep up with the science that shows it can be safe. Source link
Queen Camilla will buy no more real-fur items
The Queen’s move follows in the footsteps of Elizabeth II, who, in 2019, indicated she would acquire no new real-fur products. That did not mean she stopped wearing existing items, though – and the Queen’s letter to Peta does not rule this out either. An International Fur Federation spokesman rejected the criticism of real fur....
Plan to ban sex education for children under nine
Schools in England will be banned from teaching sex education to children under nine, under government proposals. The BBC has not seen the new guidelines but a government source said they included plans to ban any children being taught about gender identity. If asked, teachers will have to be clear gender ideology is contested. Statutory...
Renters in scrum for homes as listing time slashed
Two-bedroom flats were listed for 35 days before the pandemic, but the average has dropped to 25 days. Source link
Home Office asks Windrush man's son for DNA test
Dijoun Jhagroo-Bryan says the request to prove his relationship to his dad was “outrageous”. Source link
The Papers: King's new portrait and US warnings to Georgia
A new portrait of King Charles unveiled on Tuesday features on a number of Wednesday’s front pages. Source link
Super Gran star Gudrun Ure dies aged 98
As well as Super Gran she appeared in a number of stage productions, radio plays and other TV shows. Source link
Hundreds with gynaecological cancer feel ignored
One woman was told she should shower more while another’s cancer symptoms were blamed on menopause. Source link