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Law Commission Rejects Pleas To Make Misogyny A Hate Crime

Women’s rights campaigners have voiced their disappointment and frustration after the Law Commission decided to reject a proposal to make misogyny a hate crime.

Harry: Quitting Job Can Be Good For Your Mental Health

THE Duke of Sussex says rises in job resignations accelerated by the pandemic “aren’t all bad” and the idea that people are putting their mental health and happiness first should be “celebrated”.

Cataract Operations Cut Risk Of Dementia

Eye surgery for cataracts appears to lower the risk of dementia by 30 per cent, according to scientists.

Seni's Law Will Protect Mentally Ill After 11-Year Fight For Justice

A LAW to limit the use of force to restrain mental patients will finally be implemented following a decade-long campaign by a victim’s family.

Meddling Judges Are Using Human Rights Act To Play Politics

WHO should decide if abortion is legal? It is a highly contentious issue with unmovable polarised views. So who should make the law? Voters, via the MPs they elect and can remove if they don’t agree with the decisions they take? Or unelected and unaccountable judges, over whom voters have neither say nor sway?

US Will Boycott China Olympics ...But Won't Stop Athletes Going

The US will stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in protest over China’s human rights abuses.

You Are Holding The Country Vacc

Taoiseach tells of impact on health care by unjabbed

Ukraine Could Be Next Afghanistan If Russia Invades – US

Ukraine could prove “the next Afghanistan” for Russia if it chooses to invade early next year as US and Ukrainian intelligence agencies fear, a senior member of the Senate foreign relations committee warned after news that Joe Biden will speak to Vladimir Putin tomorrow.

Castle Solar Plan Gets Green Light

Monument to reduce carbon footprint with panels

Days After Kids Shot Dead...US Politician's Xmas Pic

Fury over sickening family photograph

Pressure PM To Help Poorer Nations

Campaigners are calling on Scotland's First Minister to send a "clear, personal message" to Boris Johnson that more needs to be done to increase the number of Covid vaccines available in poorer nations.

Small Businesses' Budget Plea To Forbes

A CAMPAIGN group is calling for more support for small businesses in this week's budget after figures showed Scotland lost almost 20,000 during a year of the pandemic.

On Track To Better Wage In Our Towns

Transport links to Northern cities would help level up

Will Christmas Be Ruined Again? We'll Soon Find Out …

The date ringed in red in Westminster is 18 December. Not the date for Christmas parties but the time families across the country should know how different their festive plans might look.

Boffins Find The Hunger 'Switch'

Cheap new op hailed as fast fix for obesity

Senator Who Took On Clinton And Lost Dies

Bob Dole, who overcame serious second world war combat wounds to become a pre-eminent figure in US politics as a longtime Republican senator from Kansas and his party’s unsuccessful 1996 presidential nominee, died yesterday. He was 98.

Reliable Ford In Top Gear

New kid Smith is put in his place

Early Christmas Rush For Santas

Here's a ho-ho-whole lot of runners in festive outfits taking part in charity Santa runs, after events last year were cancelled due to Covid.

Cost Of Living Crisis A ‘Life Or Death' Situation For Pensioners

The cost of living crisis could kill pensioners who cannot afford their energy bills, says campaigners.

Death Penalty Is A Symbol Of A Just And Civilised Society

The depravity was almost unimaginable, the cruelty beyond comprehension. In one of modern Britain’s most shocking cases of abuse, the father and stepmother of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo Hughes were convicted last week of killing him after months of physical and psychological torture.

Storm Barra To Bring High Winds And Snow

As thousands of homes STILL without power after Arwen

Meg Win In Fight Over Dad Letter

Privacy breach appeal dismissed

Warning Over Winter Virus Risk

Scotland could see a "dramatic rise" in coronavirus cases over an uncertain winter period, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has warned.

Sorry If You Were Denied Your Booster Jab.. It Was A System Glitch

First Minister insists the issue has been fixed

Government Slammed Over Covid Scheme Fraud Failings

THE trumpeted Covid Bounce Back Loan Scheme has been milked by fraudsters of even more than the initial estimate of £4.9billion – in part due to Government inaction, analysts say.

Dan Snow's Plea To Keep Disadvantaged Youngsters Afloat

TV star backs £21,100 Tall Ships appeal

NASA Mystery Gap In The Sky Probe

'Funnel' slows down planes

The Crown? It's Just Awful, Says Joanna

Prince Charles’s friend Joanna Lumley has blasted The Crown as “awful” – and says she pities the “poor actors” on the show.

Macron Must Follow Barnier...And Blame The EU For Brexit

Oh, well, I suppose it is better late than never.

A Good Egg... Kate's Delight

The Duchess of Cambridge looks awestruck as she admires one of the legendary Faberge eggs at an exhibition yesterday.