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Combative Meloni playing political peacekeeper between EU and US – and her allies will be nervously watching

Giorgia Meloni revels in her reputation for being an eye-rolling, combative and determined leader. Now she's got a new role - Italy's prime minister is now a political peacekeeper.Relations between Europe and America are lousy. President Donald Trump didn't just impose tariffs on the European Union, but he referred to it as "pathetic" and claimed, without facts, that it had only been created to thwart America.On defence, Europeans believe his commitment to NATO is now lukewarm, and many seethe at […]

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NHS must change policy on allowing trans people on single-sex wards, head of equalities watchdog says

The NHS must change its policy of allowing transgender people to be on single-sex wards aligned with their gender identity following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a "woman", the head of Britain's equalities watchdog said.On Wednesday, judges at the UK's highest court unanimously ruled the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".Baroness Kishwer Falkner, chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said […]

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Public bodies warned against ‘statements that may alarm people’ after ‘woman’ definition ruling

Public bodies have been told to look at how equality laws are implemented after the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman, a minister has said.On Wednesday, judges at the UK's highest court unanimously ruled the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".Health minister Karin Smyth told Anna Jones on Sky News Breakfast: "Obviously, public bodies have been asked to look at their own guidance."And we […]

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Scientists create lab-grown chunks of chicken in ‘breakthrough’ that could pave way for larger cuts of meat

A team of Japanese scientists have created chunks of lab-grown chicken - in a "breakthrough" experts say could pave the way for the creation of larger cuts of meat.In the quest to cultivate meat without the climate impact of farmed animals, scientists have so far only been able to grow tiny chunks of animal cells that have been used to recreate minced meat products like pork meatballs.But a Japanese team has pioneered a new method to grow larger pieces of […]

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Luxury watch thief mistakenly targets pair of undercover officers

CCTV footage shows the moment a watch thief mistakenly targeted a pair of undercover police officers posing as a wealthy couple in Mayfair.The Met Police officers were wearing expensive clothes and accessories as a tactic to trap thieves in the upmarket area of London on 10 October last year.Yakob Harket, who had at least one accomplice, is seen following the pair before trying to steal a replica Patek Philippe Rose Gold watch from the female officer's wrist in Hayes Mews […]

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Sainsbury’s profits top £1bn after closing all cafes and cutting 3,000 jobs

Annual profits at the UK's second biggest supermarket, Sainsbury's, have reached £1bn.The supermarket chain reported that sales and profits grew over the year to March.It also comes after Sainsbury's announced in January plans to close of all of its in-store cafes and the loss of 3,000 jobs.But the high profits are not expected to increase, according to Sainsbury's, which warned of heightened competition as a supermarket price war heats up.Tesco too warned of "intensification of competition" last week, as Asda's […]

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King delivers Easter message in which he says world still needs ‘faith, hope and love’

The King has released an Easter message reflecting on the examples of "great cruelty and great kindness" that "daily come before our eyes" - saying they should remind the world of the importance of the "virtues of faith, hope and love".Charles wrote: "One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness."This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our eyes […]

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Trade war and sovereignty dominate first Canada election debate

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the question in the upcoming national vote is who would be the best candidate to deal with US President Donald Trump.Mr Carney's comments came in response to Conservative Pierre Poilievre saying during the French-language leaders' debate that Canada needs change and Mr Carney is just like his predecessor Justin Trudeau."Mr. Poilievre is not Justin Trudeau. I'm not Justin Trudeau either. In this election the question is who is going to face Mr Trump," […]

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