An ultra-conservative anti-abortion lawyer has threatened a GP practice in Brighton with legal action, risking further restrictions on healthcare for young trans people. (c) Good Law Project Last year, Taylor* was in a dark place. With his thirteenth birthday on the horizon, he says he “didn’t want to go outside”, because he felt he “was getting more feminine”. Taylor first told his mum he was a boy when he was two. This remained consistent, so he was referred to NHS gender s

“Charlie Kirk’s assassination pulled me out of retirement. More work must be done.” Mother Jones; Mark Reinstein/Zuma; Luis M. Alvarez/AP In the aftermath of Wednesday’s assassination of right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk , in the midst of more sober calls for mourning and moderation, many far-right influencers quickly began to call for revenge against the left —whom they blamed for Kirk’s death. They did so even though the shooter still has not been identified, nor their m

“More people will be murdered if the Left isn’t crushed with the power of the state.” Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2022.Brian Cahn/ZUMA Wednesday’s fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was greeted with widespread grief, horror, and shock by many MAGA and right-wing figures, some of whom counted Kirk as a friend or cited him as an inspiration for their own work. But while many simply expressed their grief for Kirk and his family, and

A targeted Israeli strike killed the Al Jazeera correspondent and five colleagues in Gaza on 10 August Anas al-Sharif speaking during an...

A Berlin-based human rights group filed the complaint to trigger a war crimes investigation after German media published a detailed investigation that identifies two IDF soldiers - a German and an American - who allegedly killed Palestinian civilians in Gaza City in 2023 IDF soldiers from the 202nd Paratroopers Battalion aiming rifles through a window in Khan Yunis, in an undated photo. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit The Berlin-based human rights organization European Center

Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip Former army chief of staff Herzi Halevi (r) in Gaza in 2023. His tally of killed and injured Palestinians is close to that of Gaza’s health ministry. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Reuters A former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that “not once” in the c

More than 10 Infidels MC members deployed to sites run by US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Palestinians, including children, gather during the food distribution in Gaza city center on Wednesday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Senior members of an anti-Islamic biker gang have been hired by US contractors and deployed to Gaza  to oversee security at food distribution sites backed by the US and Israeli governments, according to a BBC investigation . The inve

US backing for statement implies Israel’s attack on US ally Qatar may have been ‘bridge too far’ for Washington. Strike on Qatar...

Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media People attend a vigil for Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah. Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters Reactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk  have cost multiple people their jobs as authorities in numerous states clamp down on critical commentary. Among those to have been fired, suspended or censured in recent days for their opinions include

Two US lawmakers filed a report saying Israel is committing ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the occupied West Bank Senators Chris Van Hollen (left) and Jeff Merkley talk to reporters about their trip to the Middle East during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on 11 September 2025 (Chip Somodevilla/AFP) US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley released a report on Thursday saying that the US  is complicit in Israel’s  "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine. Van