China is operating dozens of secret police stations in plain view by disguising them as British restaurants, estate agents and other ordinary businesses, a civil liberties watchdog has claimed. A report from human rights organisation Safeguard Defenders warned China was operating more than 50 undeclared police hubs as part of a global network to force dissidents to return to Beijing.
Change is at last taking place in the controversial arena of caring for Britain's transgender children.The turn of events is so dramatic it is being hailed by family campaigners as a huge step towards ending what they call a 'massive medical and social experiment' on youngsters who believe they have been born in the wrong body. The Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for Spain following political unrest - as protests are breaking out over the country's spiralling cost of living crisis. Thousands of Spanish residents have been taking part in protests across the country calling for an increase in wages and pensions in line with inflation.A large demonstration took place in Madrid last week, while pro-independence marches have been taking place in Barcelona in which protesters blocked the city's airport and major roads.

Valencia council said on Monday, October 31 that some 7,000 panels will be installed across the roofs of all the cemeteries in the city. The Councillor for Cemeteries, Alejandro Ramon, told ElDiario that the installation was part of the city’s roadmap towards a greener and more self-sustaining environment. The implications are horrifying. We now know a foreign power hacked the personal mobile phone of the talkative Liz Truss. The severity of this security breach can hardly be overstated. As a former prime minister, ex-foreign secretary and ex-international trade secretary, Miss Truss was the chief custodian of our national security secrets and the recipient of invaluable MI6 intelligence.Millions of drivers were potentially put at risk during a terrifying near-national outage of life-saving technology on smart motorways.The system controlling hundreds of miles of the controversial carriageways had to be rebooted following a 'glitch' that meant it was out of action for seven hours, including the evening rush hour.

'Old people' who call work meetings on a Friday afternoon, expect staff to make calls as part of their job and make random noises over Zoom have been put on notice by Gen Z.

A hotel in East Yorkshire has been told it can no longer house asylum seekers after a council was successful in securing an interim High Court injunction.East Riding of Yorkshire Council today confirmed that it had gone to the High Court to prevent the Hull Humber View Hotel in North Ferriby from being used for asylum seekers temporarily.

The King enjoys his brief commute by car up the Mall – waving to crowds – to Buckingham Palace from Clarence House. But he expects his staff to walk or cycle there........