Homophobic and transphobic hate crimes surge in England and Wales
Offences double since 2014 against gay and lesbian people and treble against trans people, Guardian analysis reveals You saw me covered in blood on a bus. But do you get… Read more »
Category: Society
Red and processed meat can shorten life, say scientists
Research suggests ‘significant benefit’ from cutting back on beef, lamb and sausages Increasing the amount of beef, lamb and sausages in your diet may shorten your life, new research claims…. Read more »
More than 5m people in Britain suffer low-paid, insecure work
Living Wage Foundation research shows families struggling to make ends meet More than 5 million workers across Britain are in low-paid and insecure work, leaving families struggling to make ends… Read more »
MRI scans to be trialled as test for prostate cancer
Simple scans ‘could revolutionise the way that we diagnose disease’, says professor Hundreds of men will be given MRI scans in a groundbreaking clinical trial that scientists say could transform… Read more »
‘Prejudiced’ Home Office refusing visas to African researchers
Academics invited to the UK are refused entry on arbitrary and ‘insulting’ grounds The Home Office is being accused of institutional racism and damaging British research projects through increasingly arbitrary… Read more »
Justice system smeared our mother, say Sally Challen’s sons
Family had to live with ‘false narrative’ of killing before courts finally quashed domestic abuse victim’s murder conviction Sally Challen was subjected to a false narrative by a criminal justice… Read more »
Michael Gove branded a hypocrite after admitting using cocaine
The former justice secretary and party leadership contender is slammed for legal double standards and may ‘face a US travel ban’ Michael Gove was battling to keep his campaign for… Read more »
Corbyn to drop social mobility as Labour goal in favour of opportunity for all
Party leader says idea has failed and calls instead for social justice commission Jeremy Corbyn is dropping the idea of social mobility as a goal for the next Labour government,… Read more »
Edinburgh LGBT+ committee resigns over ‘transphobic hate on campus’
University staff network say their opposition to feminist event with speakers critical of transgender reforms was censored All 12 members of Edinburgh University’s staff pride network committee have resigned after… Read more »
NHS drive for diversity in key roles ‘going backwards’
Study finds fewer woman and BME people in key jobs at NHS trusts, despite initiatives to improve representation Fewer women and people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are being… Read more »
Schools in England to give extra lessons on dangers of knives
Home Office plan to support and inform pupils aged 11-16 ahead of summer break as knife and gang crimes soar Pupils in schools in England are to be given additional… Read more »
High rents in English cities forcing young to stay in small towns
Young people can no longer afford to move to cities where wages are higher, says Resolution Foundation One of the defining patterns of English life in which young people move… Read more »
Officials failed toddlers killed by violent men, inquiry finds
Social workers and police had chances to help Dylan Tiffin-Brown and Evelyn-Rose Muggleton Child protection workers, police and other professionals missed crucial opportunities to intervene before two toddlers known to… Read more »
Donald Trump tells Prince Charles US has ‘clean climate’
President blames other countries for environmental crisis, in long talk with prince Prince Charles spent 75 minutes longer than scheduled trying to convince Donald Trump of the dangers of global… Read more »
Families create buyers club for cut-price cystic fibrosis drug
Stalemate in NHS talks over Orkambi leads parents to buy generic version from Argentina Parents of children with cystic fibrosis who are desperate to use a drug that the NHS… Read more »
Trump wavers after saying NHS must be on table in US-UK trade talks
US president says he refused to meet Corbyn, who vows to fight any grab at health services Latest on Trump’s state visit – live updates Donald Trump has declared he… Read more »
Reality TV fuels body anxiety in young people, says survey
Study by Mental Health Foundation finds 24% say shows cause body image issues Reality TV is fuelling young people’s anxiety about their bodies, which can lead to suicidal thoughts, according… Read more »
Matt Hancock pledges to lift immigration limits on NHS medics
Centrist Tory candidate advocates free movement of foreign doctors and nurses The UK should allow complete freedom of movement for medics from around the world, the Tory leadership hopeful Matt… Read more »
Austerity to blame for 130,000 ‘preventable’ UK deaths – report
Two decades of public health improvements have stalled, says IPPR thinktank More than 130,000 deaths in the UK since 2012 could have been prevented if improvements in public health policy… Read more »
Professor who links vaccines to autism funded through university portal
Chris Exley, who says aluminium in vaccines may cause autism, has raised more than £22,000 A British professor who has claimed that aluminium in vaccines is linked to autism has… Read more »
Autism symptoms replicated in mice after faecal transplants
Study aims to discover whether gut microbes play a part in development of the condition Scientists have induced the hallmarks of autism in mice by giving them faecal transplants from… Read more »
New tax year giveth for the rich, but taketh away for low earners
While millions will gain from personal allowance rise, benefits are to be cut in real terms Millions of workers will enjoy significant tax cuts as the new financial year begins,… Read more »
Jeremy Bowen reveals he is being treated for bowel cancer
BBC veteran urges others to get tested after pains in legs and back led to tumour discovery Jeremy Bowen, the veteran BBC foreign correspondent, has revealed that he is being… Read more »
Shared ownership households complain of housing segregation
Residents denied access to car parks, gyms and swimming pools amid outrage over playground bans People living in shared ownership homes are being denied access to open spaces, car parks,… Read more »
Gender pay gap widens in the public sector
Second year of reporting the median pay gap shows women paid 14p less an hour than men The public sector has failed to narrow its gender pay gap this year,… Read more »
More segregated playgrounds revealed: ‘We just play in the carpark’
A Guardian Cities investigation into a development that barred poorer children from a communal play area has found similar examples around the UK capital Have you experienced segregation in housing… Read more »
‘Outrageous’ and ‘disgusting’: segregated playground sparks fury
Jeremy Corbyn, James Brokenshire and Sadiq Khan criticise Henley Homes for excluding social housing residents from playground ‘Why can’t they come and play?’ Have you experienced segregation in housing developments?… Read more »
Waterstones says it can’t pay living wage, as 1,300 authors support staff appeal
Managing director says book chain ‘simply not profitable enough’, as Sally Rooney, Val McDermid and other authors write to protest More than 1,300 writers including Kerry Hudson, David Nicholls, Sally… Read more »
Too poor to play: children in social housing blocked from communal playground
In a move reminiscent of the ‘poor doors’ scandal, a London developer has segregated play areas for richer and poorer residents At least one multimillion-pound housing development in London is… Read more »
Anti-Muslim hate crimes soar in UK after Christchurch shootings
Exclusive: rise in number of incidents related to NZ attacks alarms community groups The number of anti-Muslim hate crimes reported across Britain increased by 593% in the week after a… Read more »