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  Only 40 transgender inmates, most of whom identify as male, are held in women’s prisons Only 40 transgender inmates, most of whom identify as male, are held in women’s prisons 

Firm refuses to engage with unions but faces pressure from ‘associates’ fighting for better pay and conditions ‘I just want to live’: how UK Amazon workers came to brink of strike Hundreds of Amazon workers at the company’s vast warehouse in Coventry hope to make history next week by becoming the first in the UK to vote for strike action against the delivery giant, which refuses to engage with unions. Workers at the site, on land formerly occupied by Jaguar Land Rover, staged an informal walkout earlier this year, after being told their annual pay rise would be 50p an…

Eleanor Williams, 21, charged in relation to her allegations she was sexually exploited by a grooming gang and raped by men she knew An alleged “serial liar” has gone on trial accused of making false allegations about being trafficked and sexually exploited by a fictional Asian grooming gang, as well as being raped by other men she knew in real life. Eleanor Williams, 21, from Walney in Barrow-in-Furness, is accused of faking injuries to corroborate her false claims, including hitting herself in the face with a hammer, and posting photographs of her wounds in public social media posts, Preston crown…

Redesignation will bring UK’s official position towards Beijing close to its stance on Russia China is to be formally designated a “threat” to Britain in a hasty rewrite of Boris Johnson’s defence and foreign policy that is being brought forward to end confusion among ministers about how to deal with Beijing. Under Johnson, China had been categorised as a “systemic competitor” but the new prime minister, Liz Truss, wants to take a more hawkish stance quickly, as she seeks to shore up support for her faltering premiership on her backbenches. Continue reading… ​Redesignation will bring UK’s official position towards Beijing…

  Osteopath Jemma Mitchell, 38, is accused of murdering 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong in a row over money Osteopath Jemma Mitchell, 38, is accused of murdering 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong in a row over money 

‘That was the darkest, most frightening time in all twelve years.’

‘If he said cheese that photo would have been grate.’

  The alleged offences took place between 2000 and 2017 The alleged offences took place between 2000 and 2017 

 The ceremony, which will take place in Westminster Abbey next year, will ‘reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future’. The ceremony, which will take place in Westminster Abbey next year, will ‘reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future’. 

Camilla is expected to be given the crown during her husband’s coronation.