Former Conservative minister, Lord Blencathra, has urged for a ban on cat flaps to help protect the

At least the family and friends of the deceased will have closure.“ I hope no one else attempts Sharp Edge or any of the other precipitous ridges whilst we have such inclement weather making conditions very dangerous for even the most experienced.” Whilst Claire Louise said:" What a sad outcome or the climber.... Well done to all involved....

The Lords standards commissioner has been criticised over a “ sinister ” attempt to silence peers who spoke out in a debate about trans prisoners. Akbar Khan, one of two newly appointed commissioners, is said to have threatened parliamentary freedom of speech after he told four peers he has dismissed complaints about their speeches on a “ technicality ”.... Lord Reid said that the members should not have even been notified of the complaint “ because the effect of notification is to carry out th

A leading criminology professor has been placed under investigation by his university for “ transphobia ” after defending single-sex prisons. Staffordshire University has launched a probe into Professor James Treadwell, an expert on crime and prisons, after receiving a complaint from an unknown source about his Twitter posts. The scholar, who previously worked for the probation service, had expressed fears on social media that male sex offenders could access women’s prisons using loopholes desig

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