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Out and proud – a watershed moment in football?
Given the wide acceptance of LGBT people in Britain today, and the fact there are many out and proud athletes in other sports, why is football - male professional football - so far behind?


Natasha Abrahart: Bristol University found guilty of discrimination
When physics student Natasha Abrahart was unable to complete academic tasks because of her deteriorating mental health, she was given ever-lower grades.


Exclusive: British steel industry leaders do not require coal from proposed Cumbria mine
The government is set to decide soon whether a new coal mine in Cumbria should go ahead.


Rotherham child sexual exploitation report faces more delays
It's one of the biggest investigations into allegations of police corruption, looking into the way officers responded to child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.


Monkeypox: 11 new cases confirmed in UK
11 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, and today France, Germany, Belgium and Australia confirmed their first cases too. 


Fishermen protest the response to unexplained deaths of crabs and lobsters on North East coast
They warn if nothing is done there won't be a future for the fishing industry in the area.


Residents voice concern ‘single men’ will be housed in a new asylum seeker centre
Officials have said they want to have the centre up and running in the small village of Linton-on-Ouse by the end of this month.


Rehabilitation programmes can put lives back on track, says Prison Reform Trust director
We were joined by former prison governor and current director of the Prison Reform Trust, Peter Dawson.


Inside Swinfen Hall Prison: The mum reaching out to violent criminals
They are young men, teenagers or barely into their twenties, already serving years in prison for serious violent offences, including murder. 


Man who was obsessed with serial killers jailed for life for murder of teenage girl
ody Ackland was warned by the judge he might never be free again.


“We won’t be releasing further evidence to the public” on Partygate investigation, Acting Deputy Commissioner at the Met
We spoke to the Met Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Helen Ball, about the methodology behind the fixed penalty notices for partygate attendees.


No more Partygate fines for the prime minister, says Met Police
The Metropolitan Police has closed its investigation into lawbreaking in Downing Street and Whitehall during the Covid lockdowns.


‘Politicians should be doing more’ to prevent male suicide, say former Joy Division members on anniversary of Ian Curtis’ death
It was on this day in 1980 that Ian Curtis, lead singer of the critically acclaimed band Joy Division, took his own life.


What can the government do? – Economists debate the cost of living crisis
In recent weeks politicians have told us to learn to cook, buy value food, turn the lights off and work longer hours or the especially helpful: get a better paid job. 


Boris Johnson ‘making an Eton mess of it’ – Jamie Oliver on PM delaying ban on junk food deals
Few places show the cost of living crisis more clearly than the shelves of supermarkets.



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