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One minister resigned to vote against making it easier for transgender people in Scotland to change their legal sex The Scottish National party suffered its largest backbench revolt in its 15 years in power over the vote on its bill making it easier for transgender people to change their legal sex, with one minister resigning in order to vote against the plans. The community safety minister, Ash Regan, quit, prompting Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, to accuse her of failing to raise her concerns with colleagues. Seven SNP members voted against the party whip and two abstained. Continue reading… ​One…

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Group’s earliest primogenitor was probably a diminutive creature with a long snout, researchers suggest The last common ancestor of today’s placental mammals – a group that includes humans, whales and armadillos – was probably a shrew-like creature with a long snout, researchers have revealed. The forerunners of mammals are believed to have split from what eventually became reptiles around 320m years ago, but it was not until some time between 70 and 80m years ago that placental mammals arose. Continue reading… ​Group’s earliest primogenitor was probably a diminutive creature with a long snout, researchers suggestThe last common ancestor of today’s…

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