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The paediatrician behind a landmark report into transgender treatment of children has criticised the "disinformation" about her findings as she revealed she avoids travelling on public transport over security fears.Dr Hilary Cass has said the attacks on her study were "inaccurate" and "unforgivable" as it put young people "at risk". The recently-published Cass Review found that there was "remarkably weak evidence" to support gender treatments for children. Please use Chrome […]

A former model who almost died trying to cure her cancer with a juice diet has warned others against "cutting out" traditional medical advice and trying to source alternative information online.Irena Stoynova forked out £2,000 on juicers and would spend up to three hours a day preparing liquid meals for the next day, believing it would clear her of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The 39-year-old was diagnosed in June 2021 when medics […]

The UK's first professional women's gaming tournament of its kind starts on Saturday.Four teams of professional gamers will play the first-person shooter game Valorant, which is the most-watched esports game in women's leagues. It is the first time Europe's best teams have battled it out in the UK, and organisers hope it will bring more women into gaming. Image: Meg 'Megsoundslikeegg' Gardner is one of the hosts of the Red […]

Police say they are reviewing "information" about former Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds.Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds wrote to Lancashire Police asking for an inquiry after The Times reported he had made a late-night phone call to an aide asking for funds to pay off "bad people". Mr Menzies told the paper he contests the allegations against him.Politics latest: […]

Nicola Sturgeon has described her personal situation as "incredibly difficult" after her husband was charged in connection with the embezzlement of SNP funds. Peter Murrell, who was chief executive of the party until March 2023, was rearrested on Thursday amid a long-running Police Scotland investigation into the SNP's finances, dubbed Operation Branchform.The 59-year-old remained in police custody until he was charged just after 6.30pm last night.He was later released from […]

There was a worse than expected performance for retail sales last month, defying predictions of a consumer-led pick up from recession for the UK economy.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported sales volumes were flat in March, following an upwardly revised figure of 0.1% for the previous month. It said sales at non-food stores helped offset declines at supermarkets.Sales of fuel rose by 3.2%.Money latest: Do solar panels work in […]

Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".The prime minister wants to shift the focus to "what people can do with the right support in place, rather than what they can't do". Mr Sunak also wants sick notes to be issued by "specialist work and […]

A woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.Myra Carvalho, 35, who appeared at Harrow Crown Court sitting at Hendon Magistrates' Court in London, was said to have stalked the 30-year-old English singer by sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month.She was sentenced to 14 weeks' imprisonment after pleading guilty on Tuesday to a charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress, […]

Scotland's only gender identity clinic for under-18s has paused the prescription of puberty blockers to young people.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) - which controls the Sandyford clinic in Glasgow - said it made the decision following a landmark review of gender services for under-18s in England and Wales.Dr Hilary Cass' review said children had been let down by a lack of research. She also reported that there was "remarkably […]