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Music enthusiast creates terrible (yet strangely enjoyable) ode to Brexit

Music enthusiast creates terrible (yet strangely enjoyable) ode to Brexit - A Brexit enthusiast has created a music video to celebrate Britain's departure from the EU. “The Brexit Song” 

Emmanuel Macron launches SAVAGE attack on David Cameron for failing during Brexit campaign

Emmanuel Macron launches SAVAGE attack on David Cameron for failing during Brexit campaign - President Emmanuel Macron lashed former Prime Minister David Cameron for failing to support the European project ahead of the Brexit  ...

Ask your minister: What did you do for Britain in the Brexit war?

Ask your minister: What did you do for Britain in the Brexit war? - But do all her Cabinet ministers share that view? George Osborne caused the problem by not allowing any Treasury preparations for a Brexit vote – an ...

Labour would 'ensure access' to single market after Brexit

Labour would 'ensure access' to single market after Brexit - A Labour government would guarantee “unimpeded access” to the European single market after Brexit , Jeremy Corbyn has told his party's annual ...

Britain wants 'change in attitude' in the Brexit negotiations, Amber Rudd warns

Britain wants 'change in attitude' in the Brexit negotiations, Amber Rudd warns - Amber Rudd has warned there needs to be a change of "attitude" and a "more positive tone" in the Brexit negotiations. The Home Secretary called for ...

What the Boeing and Bombardier trade dispute reveals about Brexit

What the Boeing and Bombardier trade dispute reveals about Brexit - The real Brexit significance is revealing how the promise of being able to strike our own trade deals is so much thin gruel. The big trade blocs – the US ...

Brexit must mean more, not less for child refugees

Brexit must mean more, not less for child refugees - But Brexit means this legal right to safety will soon come to an end. This piece of EU legislation meant those children could reach their family; their ...

Boris Johnson endorses new think tank caling for the hardest possible Brexit

Boris Johnson endorses new think tank caling for the hardest possible Brexit - The foreign secretary previously published a 4,000-word article which laid out his vision for a "glorious" Brexit , but this new intervention is a further ...

Top judge urges 'living wills' for vulnerable elderly or sick people

Top judge urges 'living wills' for vulnerable elderly or sick people - He said they would resolve cases where a sick or elderly person no longer has the physical or mental capacity to make their own decisions.

More than half of child abuse victims face further trauma as adults

More than half of child abuse victims face further trauma as adults - Swift mental health support, resources for police to investigate child abusers, and a society that knows what abuse is and will step in if they suspect it ...

Lack of secure mental health beds scandalous, says judge

Lack of secure mental health beds scandalous, says judge - A survey of child and adolescent mental health workers, conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2015, found 62% had seen adolescent ...

Safeguarding young people's mental health

Safeguarding young people's mental health - The government acknowledges that half of all mental health conditions become established in people before the age of 14. Failing to value children  ...

More than 33500 abused or neglected children in Surrey let down by inadequate mental health ...

More than 33500 abused or neglected children in Surrey let down by inadequate mental health ... - More than 33,500 children in Surrey who have been abused or neglected are being let down by inadequate mental health plans, a leading children's  ...

Teenagers Going Absent From Mental Health Care Is A Red Flag That Mustn't Be Ignored

Teenagers Going Absent From Mental Health Care Is A Red Flag That Mustn't Be Ignored - Data we collected from Freedom of Information requests, found that more than 150,000 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) ...

Failing to provide the full picture

Failing to provide the full picture - For example, are children living in poverty more likely to engage in antisocial behaviour? What are the long-term job prospects for young carers?

Bury nan taking her nine grandchildren to poor communities across the world

Bury nan taking her nine grandchildren to poor communities across the world - Sometimes it's been a shock, to witness the poverty that these children face, but it's good for them to see what it's like in other parts of the world.”.

Missouri murder rekindles debate over LGBT hate crime laws

Missouri murder rekindles debate over LGBT hate crime laws - Each year, for the past three years, LGBT advocacy groups have tallied the killings of more than 20 transgender people in the U.S. Yet state or federal ...

Labour's denial of antisemitism in its ranks leaves the party in a dark place

Labour's denial of antisemitism in its ranks leaves the party in a dark place - as longtime leftists, would have enough self-knowledge to recognise that, when it comes to, say, bias against women, black or LGBT people, straight ...

UK lesbian wins spousal visa case in Hong Kong

UK lesbian wins spousal visa case in Hong Kong - Hong Kong's Court of Appeals ruled against the country's immigration department in a case that had denied a spousal visa to an expatriate lesbian  ...

Outcry as Azerbaijan police launch crackdown on LGBT community

Outcry as Azerbaijan police launch crackdown on LGBT community - Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, at a volleyball match in Baku in September 2017. His record on human rights has often been criticised since he ...

Will & Grace review – rusty revival feels worn out in the age of Trump

Will & Grace review – rusty revival feels worn out in the age of Trump - In the lead-up to its premiere, many people wondered how a show so integral to the advancement of LGBT causes in pop culture might deal with a ...

LGBT Friendly Law Firms in Germany, Austria and Britain

LGBT Friendly Law Firms in Germany, Austria and Britain - Although Germany and Britain are comparatively liberal and progressive societies, we are fully aware that the struggle against hate, discrimination ...

Hugh Hefner praised by LGBT advocates for promoting gay rights back in 1955

Hugh Hefner praised by LGBT advocates for promoting gay rights back in 1955 - Hugh Hefner has been heralded by LGBT advocates for a story he published over 60 years ago. The founder of Playboy Magazine passed away on ...

The naked rugby players are back for a new charity calendar

The naked rugby players are back for a new charity calendar - Six LGBT rugby clubs around Britain have stripped off in a bid to get guys to check themselves for testicular cancer, in partnership with the Balls to ...

Launch Of LGBTI-Inclusive Barangays In Quezon City, Philippines

Launch Of LGBTI -Inclusive Barangays In Quezon City, Philippines -  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) people in the Philippines face high levels of domestic and family violence at the hands of ...

Bookies are taking bets over marriage equality result in Australia

Bookies are taking bets over marriage equality result in Australia - People have expressed outrage over a major betting company's decision to take bets over the result of national marriage equality poll in Australia.

Tony Abbott backs call to ban same-sex anthem from NRL grand final

Tony Abbott backs call to ban same-sex anthem from NRL grand final - But the NRL stood firm on Wednesday, with Mr Greenberg telling 2GB radio the LGBTI anthem was just one of four songs Macklemore was scheduled ...

Indonesia accepts UN guidelines on protecting LGBT+ citizens

Indonesia accepts UN guidelines on protecting LGBT+ citizens - But we also very disappointed when the GOI said that LGBTI are a controversial ... and recognizing it will make things more harmful for LGBTI people.

Scotland's schools failing to tackle anti-LGBT bullying

Scotland's schools failing to tackle anti-LGBT bullying - Unfortunately, the high rates of bullying and the experiences of LGBTI youth highlighted in this report are unsurprising.” TIE campaign spokesperson.

Did Trump's “America first” UN speech put white supremacists first?

Did Trump's “America first” UN speech put white supremacists first? - How can Trump talk about peace, freedom, justice, family and humanity when immigrants, LGBTI people, women, people of colour and Muslims are ...

Sen. Tammy Baldwin prevents Trump administration's efforts to eliminate LGBTI rights as US ...

Sen. Tammy Baldwin prevents Trump administration's efforts to eliminate LGBTI rights as US ... - America must lead by example, and eliminating offices that help facilitate LGBTI human rights is not the right example to set,” said Sen. Baldwin.

Scottish Anglican church faces sanctions over vote to allow same-sex marriage

Scottish Anglican church faces sanctions over vote to allow same-sex marriage - The Human Sexuality Group believes there has been a sea-change in support for the LGBTI community within the synod since the last primates' ...