Maya Forstater, who lost out on a job for saying people cannot change their biological sex, has been awarded £100,000 ($127,000) compensation by an employment tribunal. She was awarded the payout after it was found she experienced discrimination and victimization at work. Forstater, who worked as a tax expert at the Centre for Global Development…
Woman Sacked for Saying ‘Biological Sex Is Real’ Wins £100,000 Compensation
UK Warns Citizens to Avoid Riots in France
The UK government has issued a travel warning as riots in France spread for a fourth night over the police shooting of a 17-year-old driver. It comes after the U.S. embassy in Paris issued similar warnings urging citizens to exercise caution. Widespread riots in France were triggered on Tuesday after a traffic police officer fatally…
Council Told to ‘Immediately’ End Four-Day Week Experiment
Ministers have ordered a local council to end its experiment with a four-day week. South Cambridgeshire District Council had announced plans to extend its trial until next April but ministers have ordered officials to end it now. It was first local authority in the UK to undertake such a trial. Local government minister Lee Rowley…
Barclays Pays Out Over £20,000 After Closing Therapy Centre’s Bank Account
Barclays Bank has paid out over £20,000 in compensation to a Christian ministry after it closed its accounts following pressure from LGBT activists. A Christian ministry in Northern Ireland that says it seeks to help people “overcome homosexual desires,” has been paid compensation after its lawyers stated that the closure of its accounts was “an…
Sue Gray Can Start Job With Labour Party From September, Says Watchdog
Partygate investigator Sue Gray can start working as chief of staff of the Labour Party from September, six months after resigning from the civil service, Whitehall’s appointments watchdog has said. Gray—who led an investigation into allegations of parties being held in Downing Street in breach of the COVID-19 lockdown rules—accepted a job offer from Labour…
Kenya Launches Public Inquiry Into Alleged Crimes Carried out by British Troops
Kenya is to launch a public inquiry into alleged crimes committed by British troops including the murder of a young prostitute. Kenya’s National Assembly Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations Committee adopted the proposal last week, announcing that the inquiry would involve the UK Embassy. MPs said the move follows residents’ concerns over activities of soldiers…
Sunak Unveils 15-year Plan to Boost NHS Staffing in England by 300,000 People
NHS England is expected to employ over 300,000 extra nurses, doctors, and other health workers under a 15-year plan to tackle staff shortages in the health service. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government is making “the largest single expansion in NHS education and training in its history.” There are currently 112,000 vacancies across the…
Witness who Claims IRA men Killed in SAS Ambush Were ‘Psychopaths’ Called a ‘Liar’
BELFAST (via videolink)—An inquest into the deaths of three IRA men killed in an SAS ambush in 1991 has heard them described as “psychopaths” by a former member of the Provisional IRA. But Vincent McKenna was immediately accused of being a “liar” and an “attention seeker” by the family of one of the dead men,…
Royal Air Force Apologises for Discriminating Against White Men
The chief of the RAF has apologised after an inquiry found a diversity drive discriminated against white men in favour of women and ethnic minorities. According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), in 2020 and 2021, 161 candidates, who were either women or from ethnic minority backgrounds, were accelerated into training…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Heightened China Threat
June 29, 2023
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Only days after adopting a proposed $886 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget focused on countering China’s growing military threat in the Western Pacific, key House Armed Services Committee members are returning to the United States after completing three days of unannounced conferencing with officials in Guam, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Committee chair Rep. Mike…
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