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Geography is more relevant to education than ever, but is its future under threat in Scottish schools?  - Another was on conflict and why we (the British military) were in Afghanistan at all. We did a magazine on (Scottish) independence where we tried to ...

NY State Governor calls for homeless people to be rescued from the streets in freezing weather  - As temperatures in New York dip to below freezing for the first time this winter, the numbers of homeless people in the streets has become a cause for ...

Vitamin D supplements increase risk of falls in elderly , claim researchers  - Lead author of the study, Dr Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, said: “Seniors on the higher-dose vitamin D experienced no improvement in lower extremity function and demonstrated the most falls.

Chris Gayle: more sexism claims after Mel McLaughlin row  - The incident has added to Australia's politically charged sporting landscape, where issues of bullying, racism and homophobia have grabbed the ...

Children and young people's mental health service facing uncertain future  - A small team which provides mental health support across West Sussex for children in foster care or who have been adopted is being disbanded over ...

The universal truth about Scots Labour's demise leads back to Johann Lamont's  -    She wanted them targeted at the poorest kids, but children's charities argued this ... founder and head of the Poverty Alliance in Scotland and the Child Poverty ... Westminster is taking England down a different road, where the market ...

High salaries "immoral", says Church Action on Poverty  - Liam Purcell from Church Action on Poverty told Premier that these salaries cannot be justified by saying people work hard: "There are people who're ...

The age of black and white TV licenses is not yet over – with 26 still in Ipswich  - But the organisation says there are still 9,000 households in the UK with ... “ Older people who grew up with black and white still love it and don't see ...

At least 25 people murdered because Isis thought they were gay  - A group of at least 25 people have been murdered by Isis because it was thought they were gay , it has been reported. The Syrian Observatory for ...

Britain censors gay cartoon  - Cartoon Network UK has censored a scene from the popular cartoon Steven Universe to make it less gay, a move which has angered many people ...

Tunisian Government suspends LGBT rights group  - A Tunisian LGBT rights group has been told by the country's government to suspend operations for 30 days. The Shams charity was told that it was ...

Presidential hopeful 'would consider' banning gay people from military again  - Dees is known for his extreme views on LGBT issues, and has repeatedly called for the US military to re-instate a policy banning gay soldiers – which ...

Malawi politician could face arrest over call to kill gays  - A Malawian politician could face arrest over his calls to kill the LGBTI people. Ken Msonda, spokesperson of the opposition People's Power party, ...

US's oldest LGBTI business guild honors Key West retailer  - The Key West Business Guild, founded in 1978, is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting Key West to LGBTI travellers. It will present the award ...

Addressing LGBTI in the workplace  - However, 28% of LGBTI * people in Luxembourg hide their identity in the workplace and 44% are selectively open (EU LGBT Survey 2012 – FRA).

Meet the gay tech entrepreneurs that Forbes just tipped as names to watch  - The co-founders of the LGBTI youth networking app, Distinc.tt, have been included in Forbes latest 30 Under 30 list of consumer tech entrepreneurs to ...

Gay asylum seeker fears for his life if forced to return to Nigeria  - Originally from Lagos, Abraham's boyfriend died of HIV before he fled to Britain in 2008. He told the paper that “there is no hiding place for gay people ...

Steven Universe' Fans Are Fighting Bogus Homophobic Censorship  - Cartoon Network’s “Steven Universe” (from the same brilliant minds behind “Adventure Time”) has been celebrated for its depiction of LGBT characters — including a loving lesbian couple (who create a badass warrior when fused together because cartoons).

London's LGBT -friendly 'Open Barbers' needs help to find a new venue  - The space, led by queer and trans hairdressers, aims to provide a safe space for LGBT people to have hair and beauty treatments, as well as provide ...

Anti- LGBT radio host: There's nowhere left to shop because everywhere is pro-gay  - Anti-gay activist Linda Harvey has complained there's nowhere left for her to shop anymore, because few major businesses oppose LGBT equality.

First meeting of LGBT youth group in Cookstown  - Isolation of young LGBT people, particularly in rural areas, can be very damaging to young people's mental health and as such, tackling it is a priority ...

UK urged to take 3000 refugee children at risk of trafficking  - We are looking again at the issue of bringing Syrian children to the UK , both from ... The committee also called on the British government to ensure that ... bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ), Christians and the disabled have access to ...

Tim Sigsworth receives an MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours List  - Tim is currently the Chief Executive of The Albert Kennedy Trust, and he launched the first emergency house for LGBT youth in the UK in 2015.

Greek "communists" oppose civil partnership law  - On Tuesday 22 December, the Greek Parliament ratified the Civil Union Agreement for Same-Sex Couples. The new legal framework for co-habiting couples is also a limited step (forward towards the abolition of discrimination for the LGBTQI community.