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Celebrities accuse PM of ‘callous disregard’ over conversion therapy ban delay
A letter co-ordinated by LGBT+ charity Stonewall addressed to Rishi Sunak has been signed by stars including Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall.
Prevent anti-terror programme incompatible with human rights, says Amnesty
The human rights campaign group called for it to be scrapped.
Top UN official quits his post, sending resignation letter viral
"Read this, then read it again, then make sure everyone you know reads it, too", Owen Jones said.
Another wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camp
Israel has been vague about its operations in Gaza, but residents and spokesmen for militant groups say troops appear to be trying to take control of the two main north-south roads.
Boris Johnson ‘asked if hair dryer could kill Covid’ after watching video
Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s former chief adviser, made a series of claims in his witness statement handed to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Johnson let country down by not tackling Cummings’ misogyny, says ex-official
Helen MacNamara, who was one of the top female civil servants, said the messages were ‘violent and misogynistic’.
‘Crisis of antisemitism’ in the UK and world, says husband of Kamala Harris
Douglas Emhoff was attending a discussion on antisemitism in London.
Thousands of job losses expected to be confirmed at Port Talbot steelworks
An announcement is due after a board meeting of steel giant Tata in India.
Boris Johnson’s No 10 was ‘unbelievably bullish’ UK would sail through, Covid inquiry hears
Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara said there was ‘laughing at the Italians’ early in the pandemic.