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Friday, 24 January 2025

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‘Skewed’ witness selection on assisted suicide sparks indignation

The dominance of pro-assisted suicide witnesses among those selected to appear before the Committee scrutinising the Leadbeater Bill has provoked outrage.

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Assisted suicide Committee convenes for first time

MSPs urged to rebuff assisted suicide’s ‘society of death’

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Scot Govt raises alarm after kids exposed to porn on school iPads

The Scottish Government’s Education Secretary has called for robust digital protections after children as young as ten in Edinburgh were able to access pornography on school iPads.

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Ofcom: ‘Access to online porn must be ring-fenced against under-18s’

‘Overheard conversations’ could count as harassment under employment Bill

Private chats on trans ideology could fall foul of Government plans to protect workers from harassment, the equalities watchdog has warned.

Gender-neutral toilets blamed for allowing boy to secretly film hundreds of girls

A mother in Scotland has criticised gender-neutral toilets for enabling boys to obtain hundreds of indecent videos of girls.

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President Trump: ‘We will defend women by upholding biological reality in law’

England Hockey declares women’s game for ‘females at birth’ only

Govt rebuffs push for re-evaluation of Cass Review

CofE delays vote on standalone services for same-sex blessings

The Church of England has pushed back plans to allow specific services for same-sex blessings.

Over 1,500 babies in Scotland born with drug or alcohol addiction

The number of babies in Scotland to have started out life addicted to alcohol and drugs continues to rise.

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‘Extremely dangerous’ ketamine could become Class A drug

Veterans’ charity manager defrauds £68k to fund gambling addiction

A finance manager for a veterans’ sailing charity has been sentenced after pleading guilty to stealing over £68,000 to fund her gambling and drug addictions.

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MS calls for ‘urgent’ inquiry into gambling crisis in Wales

Draft Programme for Government 2025 report cover

Irish Government to ‘advance’ conversion practices ban

The new coalition Government of Ireland has pledged to ‘advance’ a ban on so-called conversion practices.

Record-breaking preemie now four-year-old Mickey Mouse fan

The world’s youngest premature baby ever to survive is now thriving at four years old.

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US abortion lobby enlists pharmacists for ‘pills-by-post scheme’

Scottish activist criticised for linking pro-life views to fascism

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