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Brexit deadlock over Irish border 'could lead to break-up of the union'

Brexit deadlock over Irish border 'could lead to break-up of the union' - The stalemate in the Brexit negotiations over the Irish border is likely to trigger a referendum which could lead to Northern Ireland's departure from the ...

What is Labour's position on Brexit? It's time Corbyn told us

What is Labour's position on Brexit ? It's time Corbyn told us - The row about debating Brexit openly at the Labour party conference this year has shown that this is one of the new realities facing Jeremy Corbyn, ...

UK Home Office says EU citizens will not need ID cards after Brexit

UK Home Office says EU citizens will not need ID cards after Brexit - Home Office officials have attempted to reassure EU citizens that they will not need ID cards or need to be fingerprinted after Brexit  ...

More than 20% of civil servants working for David Davis have left in the last 14 ...

More than 20% of civil servants working for David Davis have left in the last 14 ... - Oliver Robbins announced that he would be leaving the department last Monday after a spate of reported rows with Brexit Secretary David Davis.

Sadiq Khan calls for second referendum on Brexit

Sadiq Khan calls for second referendum on Brexit - Mr Khan revealed he will press for a commitment to a further national vote – on whether to accept any Brexit deal reached - to be included in the next ...

NO divorce bill without trade deal talks' Furious Davis and Barnier clash over Brexit

NO divorce bill without trade deal talks' Furious Davis and Barnier clash over Brexit - DAVID Davis and Michel Barnier clashed once more over the explosive issue of a Brexit bill this evening as the pair put forward diametrically opposing 

Should interest rates go up as Brexit approaches? Experts debate the data

Should interest rates go up as Brexit approaches? Experts debate the data - The enhanced uncertainty over the form Brexit will take will constrain growth even further. Cut the stupid stuff. Britain is the sick man of Europe.

As the media obsess over Brexit, they're missing Labour's revolution

As the media obsess over Brexit , they're missing Labour's revolution - A peaceful revolution by the beach: that's the scene at Labour's Brighton conference. People who were marginalised, ignored and disparaged by ...

Abused Mersey children "let down" on mental health planning according to NSPCC

Abused Mersey children "let down" on mental health planning according to NSPCC - Almost 25,000 abused or neglected children in Merseyside are being let down by mental health care , according to a children's charity. The NSPCC ...

Sexual harassment in the workplace linked to depression

Sexual harassment in the workplace linked to depression - can have harmful effects on mental health – regardless of who it comes from. .... This means the findings may not easily be applied to the UK or other ...

How to speak to your boss about your mental health

How to speak to your boss about your mental health - It's not always easy to speak to friends and family about a mental health .... In the UK , there's no legal difference between taking a mental health sick ...

Public Still Doesn't Understand How Serious Mental Illnesses Can Be, Experts Warn

Public Still Doesn't Understand How Serious Mental Illnesses Can Be, Experts Warn - Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness experienced by up to 1.3 million people in the UK . Yet the Royal College of Psychiatrists survey found 42% ...

Only ~10% Of UK's Recoverable Offshore Oil & Gas Reserves Remain, Study Finds

Only ~10% Of UK's Recoverable Offshore Oil & Gas Reserves Remain, Study Finds - And yet, the reality of fossil fuel poverty is fast approaching for the UK — will anything effective be done on the national level before hard impacts begin ...

Survey reveals mistrust of UK media coverage of Arab world

Survey reveals mistrust of UK media coverage of Arab world - Survey reveals mistrust of UK media coverage of Arab world .... Think about the poverty , the civil wars, the fracturing of the post-independence states ...

Mum Melanie Gatis praises Bolton Christians Against Poverty debt team for helping turn life around

Mum Melanie Gatis praises Bolton Christians Against Poverty debt team for helping turn life around - A MUM who found herself homeless with two young sons is inspiring others to seek help. Melanie Gatis lost her job and then her Lostock home after ...

The pics Kim DOESN'T want you to see of poverty-ridden nation

The pics Kim DOESN'T want you to see of poverty -ridden nation - NORTH Korea wants to portray itself as a major world player – but these pics prove Kim Jong-un is reining over a poverty -ridden state.

Insurance workers to industry: “Be more inclusive”

Insurance workers to industry: “Be more inclusive” - Nearly two thirds of over 2,800 respondents said more should be done by their employers in order to advance diversity and inclusion in gender, LGBT , ...

Hong Kong gay rights: British lesbian wins spousal visa case

Hong Kong gay rights: British lesbian wins spousal visa case -  Hong Kong gay rights: British lesbian wins spousal visa case ... Hong Kong's LGBT campaigners welcomed the decision with Ray Chan, the city's first ...

New Stonewall Scotland research on LGBT bullying in Scottish schools

New Stonewall Scotland research on LGBT bullying in Scottish schools -  LGBT young people in Scotland are more likely to hear homophobic language than the rest in Britain , with 63 per cent hearing homophobic slurs ...

Shock survey reveals how many gay professionals have experienced homophobic bullying at work

Shock survey reveals how many gay professionals have experienced homophobic bullying at work - The survey of 1,200 UK workers by job site CV-Library found that that over one in 10 (11.7 %) of professionals had experienced anti- gay bullying at ...

Trump administration to back ruling that would allow discrimination of LGBT+ workers

Trump administration to back ruling that would allow discrimination of LGBT+ workers - Zarda said that Altitude Express Inc fired him after he told a female customer that he was gay in the hopes to make her feel less awkward about being ...

Professionals still face homophobic bullying at work

Professionals still face homophobic bullying at work - The survey of UK workers sought to explore the topic of diversity in the workplace, particularly amongst the LGBT community. Professionals were ...

Human rights activist questioned by Russian police after posting pro-LGBT articles on Facebook

Human rights activist questioned by Russian police after posting pro- LGBT articles on Facebook - The human rights activist – who works at the Samara Regional Public LGBT Movement and a member of the Youth Coalition for Sexual and

Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert

Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert - Prosecutors opened an investigation after images from the concert by the Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila - whose lead singer is openly gay - went ...

Vandalised Brisbane home of YES supporters has repairs fully covered

Vandalised Brisbane home of YES supporters has repairs fully covered - DIY Rainbow founder and Sydney based LGBTI activist James Brechney launched a GoFundMe page to go towards the repairs on Hill's home ...

Macklemore to perform 'Same Love' at one of Australia's biggest sporting events

Macklemore to perform 'Same Love' at one of Australia's biggest sporting events - Grammy-award winning rapper and LGBTI advocate Macklemore will perform his popular marriage equality anthem, Same Love, at Australia's Rugby ..

It's not OK to vote No

It's not OK to vote No - The merits or otherwise of LGBTI parenting is the other moral panic issue that the No campaign evokes. The agenda is transparent: whip up concern ...

Pink Finance says "yes" to the LGBTI community

Pink Finance says "yes" to the LGBTI community - Pink Finance specialises in mortgage broking and offers financial loan structure advice, but they're also proud to support the LGBTI community.

Shorten quietly confident in 'Yes' result

Shorten quietly confident in 'Yes' result - What we're realy concerned about is that this group of ( LGBTI ) people are already vulnerable and that this conversation may be causing them more ...

Human rights commissioner Ed Santow says the marriage equality debate has already put LGBTI ...

Human rights commissioner Ed Santow says the marriage equality debate has already put LGBTI ... - The marriage equality debate has been "bruising” and put the mental health of young LGBTI people at risk, Human Rights Commissioner Ed Santow ...

Yes' needs to go negative with a 'rational scare campaign', says Rodney Croome

Yes' needs to go negative with a 'rational scare campaign', says Rodney Croome - And we need to run our own 'rational scare campaign' pointing out the very real damage that will be caused by a 'No' vote: damage to young LGBTI  ...

DeVos revokes Obama administration guidance on college sexual assault

DeVos revokes Obama administration guidance on college sexual assault - The new rules put LGBTI students at risk. A 2015 survey revealed LGBTI students are at high risk of being victims of sexual assault on campus.

German far-right party enters parliament with third largest number of votes

German far-right party enters parliament with third largest number of votes - AfD is against LGBTI families also, stating: 'We oppose all attempts to expand the word “family” in article 6, paragraph 1 of the constitution to include ...