‘If the council thinks this is appropriate, how are their staff going to deal with trans people accessing services?’ says campaigner Via: Picture of 'transgender person' removing wig on official council survey provokes anger
The British presenter (pictured) spoke at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in central London, a stone’s throw from the House of Commons where MPs were debating Brexit. Via: Sir David Attenborough says politicians could learn from scientists
Sarah Goldman was found dead in a derelict building at about 9.45am in Kersal, Salford, on Monday. Greater Manchester Police were called for a missing girl, but 20 minutes a body was found. Via: Police say death of girl, 16, found hanging in a barn is NOT suspicious
The Church of England announced last December that services would be held so transgender people could celebrate their new identities. But the new proposal has not been wholly accepted. Via: Priests condemn plans for service for transgender people and claim it could ‘harm children’
Women are still often judged unfairly but what they are wearing, which can have a knock-on effect for their careers. Those wearing ‘sexy’ clothes were seen as less competent by 500 people. Via: Women in short skirts at work are likely to get promoted, study says
Grant Thompson, 14, wanted to play ‘Fortnite’ with his friends when he discovered a bug in Apple’s FaceTime feature that allows callers to eavesdrop on receivers when they don’t answer. Via: How 14-year-old 'Fortnite' player from Arizona found Apple's FaceTime bug
Workers will receive training as government seeks to tackle concerning literacy ratesStaff in Clarks shoe shops are to be asked to engage children in conversation to improve early language skills, as part of a government attempt to tackle “concerning” rates of early literacy.Thousands of workers at the store will receive Read more
Crisis deepens as attorney general orders investigation into Guaidó for alleged role in ‘crimes that threaten the constitutional order’Venezuela’s supreme court has imposed a travel ban and financial restrictions on self-declared interim president Juan Guaidó, including freezing his bank accounts.On Tuesday, the political crisis deepened as the country’s attorney general Read more
Cybersecurity expert sees ‘nightmare scenario’ for company as app allows third parties to eavesdropIt was a tin-foil hatted conspiracy theorist’s wildest prognostication come true: the trusty and beloved iPhones that accompany users to work, to bed and even to the toilet suddenly transformed into an all-purpose spying device, transmitting audio Read more
Aberdeen and Cambridge suffer sharpest falls since 2016 Brexit voteHouse prices have grown fastest since the UK voted to leave the EU in cities in the Midlands, the north of England, Wales and Scotland, according to the property website Zoopla.Birmingham (up 16%), Manchester and Leicester (both up 15%) have seen Read more