The Department of Defense reached a historic settlement with more than 30,000 LGBTQ+ veterans who were discharged under the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy, which allowed LGBTQ+ members to serve only if they concealed their sexuality. As a part of the settlement, those discharged under DADT or similarly discriminatory policies will be able…
A San Francisco Bay Area police department under federal investigation for racist and sexist texts has agreed to hire a consultant to update its policies, procedures and training on various topics, the US Department of Justice has announced. According to the agreement made public on Friday, the Antioch police department and the city of Antioch…
Professionals who work with children will face criminal sanctions if they fail to report claims of child sexual abuse under a law to be introduced this year, Yvette Cooper has told MPs. The home secretary has promised to implement a key demand from Prof Alexis Jay’s child sexual abuse inquiry after Keir Starmer turned down…
Households in south-east London have been told to boil their water after E coli was found in the supply. People in properties in Brockley have been advised to boil any water they use until the results of tests conducted during visits by Thames Water are returned. The boil water notice, seen by the Guardian, says:…
A six-month-old girl has died after a collision in a multistorey car park in a popular Welsh seaside town. Sophia Kelemen, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, was injured in the collision on the ground floor of the car park in Tenby, south-west Wales, on 2 January. Sophia was taken to hospital but Dyfed-Powys police said…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Congress to certify Trump’s election victory four years after Capitol insurrection Good morning, US politics blog readers. It is January 6, the legally designated day when the Senate and House of Representatives convene in a joint session to certify the results…
Keir Starmer has said the online debate about child sexual exploitation is based on lies, with politicians “jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention” as he hit back at Elon Musk. Responding to questions about social media posts from the billionaire Tesla owner, Starmer said a line had been crossed when the safeguarding minister,…
Keir Starmer has said the online debate about child sexual exploitation is based on lies, with politicians “jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention” as he hit back at Elon Musk. Responding to questions about social media posts from the billionaire Tesla owner, Starmer said a line had been crossed when the safeguarding minister,…
Justin Trudeau could announce his resignation as early as Monday, two leading Canadian newspapers have reported, after a snowballing leadership crisis that has caused the prime minister to lose support within his party. The Globe and Mail newspaper cited three sources as saying that Trudeau, 53, would quit as head of the ruling Liberal party…
More than half of British companies are planning price rises in the next three months, according to research that found UK business confidence has slumped to its lowest since the chaos of Liz Truss’s brief stint as prime minister. Of 4,800 businesses polled by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), 55% said they expected to…
