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Males 'haven't let go of the reins of power,' says Fawcett Society Via: Men 'dominate in every sector of society', says damning report

MoneySavingExpert founder says social network has published more than 50 fake posts bearing his name in the last year Via: Martin Lewis launches legal action to 'give Facebook a bloody nose' over scam ads

Exclusive: MPs demand independent review amid claims 'deeply alarming' findings cast doubts over organisations' ability to handle immigration cases Via: Home Office agencies at heart of Windrush scandal rife with discrimination and harassment, employees say

Satellite trackers and offender register would be more effective, government toldElectronically tagging domestic abusers who are subject to restraining orders would not go far enough to protect victims, campaigners have warned.The tagging proposal is part of a wide-ranging consultation on Read more

Report on the state of the world’s birds reveals a biodiversity crisis driven by intensive farming, with once-common species such as puffins and snowy owls now at riskOne in eight bird species is threatened with global extinction, and once widespread Read more

Campaigners publish figures showing stark gender imbalance in leadership, legal, political and media roles Quotas to get more women into key positions in politics, business and the arts must be introduced to address a massive imbalance of power in Britain, Read more

Jeremy Corbyn says workers deserve more time off after years of ‘damaging Tory austerity’ Labour will introduce new bank holidays to mark the patron saints of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland if it wins the next general election, Jeremy Corbyn Read more