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Majority of British students want a second Brexit referendum - The majority of British students want a second Brexit referendum, new ... we think being part of the EU is hugely beneficial to the UK's education sector.

How students are striking for affordable university rent - and winning - In September, students from 25 campuses across the UK attended a Rent Strike ... “The cost of living is driving people out of education ,” says Shelly Asquith, ... “Many people in the UK are finding it difficult to survive when so much of ...

Google chief in UK to present virtual reality education tool for schools - Google is to bring virtual reality to one million schoolchildren in the UK as part of a new learning initiative, the tech giant's CEO Sundar Pichai has ...

We need action from minister on poor mental health figures - Poor mental health is a massive issue in Northern Ireland. ... points that the problem in Northern Ireland is 25% higher when compared across the UK .

An illustrator's brutally honest and witty take on living with mental illness - She filled her webpage with sparse and darkly witty illustrations depicting her struggle with mental illness . Difficult topics range from finding the right ...

Unacceptable' delays for psychological treatment - Waiting times for mental health treatments and psychological therapies ... in Northern Ireland are approximately 25% higher than the rest of the UK .

Father Christmas gets dementia in Alzheimer's Research UK advert so sad it has to be shown after ... - If you were left feeling gloomy by last year's John Lewis Christmas advertisement - which featured a lonely old man on the moon - then you might want ...

17 tumblr posts about being gay that will make you smile - It's no secret many active tumblr users are either gay or gay -friendly, so it's pretty safe to say your dashboard can easily become full of LGBT related ...

Brexit vote driving anti- LGBT hate crime as victims told: 'You're next' - The Brexit vote appears to have driven an increase in anti- LGBT hate crimes by having “opened up the door to prejudicial opinions”, charity workers ...

Ireland's only gay football team welcomes RTÉ doc on homophobia in the sport - Whilst we have come a long way in creating an equal society for the LGBTI community, we have a long way to go when it comes to the football terraces ...

South Africa, vote against African Group's anti- LGBTI decision - This letter is a call to uphold constitutional commitments and to vote against the resolution to suspend the work of United Nations expert on sexual ...

Ugandan ConCourt ruling backs queer people's rights - Coming nine years after the matter was first brought before the court, the ruling was welcomed by the LGBTI community as “a very strong sign of hope”.

Fighting to protect queer students in religious schools - The defeat came after the government introduced its own bill to protect LGBTI workers from religious discrimination in the workplace. Greens MP Sue ...

Donald Trump Supreme Court pick William Pryor wants gays jailed for sex in their private homes -  LGBTI advocacy group Lambda Legal have called Pryor the 'most demonstrably anti-gay judicial nominee in recent memory'. In 2005, when he was ...

Luxembourg Prime Minister to address tomorrow's LGBTI business leaders - Now in its sixth year, the event is aimed at Europe's top LGBTI business students: alumni and those studying for MBAs and PhDs at some of Europe's ...

Trump, the anti-Obama for Africa - The president-elect has fanned fears and stirred up negative emotions, but on concrete issues such as security and the fight against terrorism the future US president has been known to position himself on opposing sides, often within the same speech. If Trump's muddled statements can be considered to be a program, it reads like a 10-point plan for the degradation of Africa.

African Countries Push Back Against LGBT Activism - The group, which consists of 54 African nations, has repeatedly said that LGBT activism isn't in line with traditional norms and concepts of morality ...

Donald Trump says he's 'fine' with the legalisation of same-sex marriage - The businessman's election victory last week cast doubt over the future of a number of LGBT rights and freedoms, including same-sex marriage; over ...

Sexual Orientation Trumps Free Speech and Religion: A Half-Baked Verdict in UK - The couple recently lost a case brought by a representative of a group called “QueerSpace,” which is, as the name suggests, an LGBT advocacy group ...

May must prioritise trade with Europe, not Trump - climate change, race relations or LGBT rights, will be drowned out by those ... These deals will need to be renegotiated by both the UK as bilateral deals ... In theory, the UK , EU and third party countries could amend the FTAs to ...

Rachel Maddow gets emotional talking about Mike Pence's anti- gay politics - His anti- gay stance as governor of Indiana has caused almost universal woe for the LGBT community – from a vehement opposition to marriage ...

Angela Merkel's Reaction To Trump Win Beats May Hands Down - Of course the UK needs a close relationship with the United States. But what will the UK government do if the Trump administration bans a few ... both for the safety and rights of ethnic minorities, LGBT and disabled people, and for ...

Row Over Release Of Gay Clergy List - A row has erupted over a list of gay Church of England clergy published by a conservative Anglican group. GAFCON UK released the list on Sunday of ...