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Higher tax rates for top earners announced in Scotland
Higher earners in Scotland will have to pay more tax – as the Scottish government outlined its budget for next year.
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School transgender guidance ‘very progressive’ claims Dr. David Bell
We spoke to Dr David Bell whose report into what he called the “inappropriate treatment” of children at the Tavistock Hospital gender service led to an NHS review.
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Transgender guidance: schools ‘must not exclude’ parents
Teachers have been told to keep parents informed if their child wants to change their gender identity in school, as part of the long-awaited draft guidance for England’s schools to support those described as ‘gender questioning children’.
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No ‘silver bullet that fixes housing crisis’ says housing specialist
We spoke to Roger Mortlock who leads the Countryside charity – the CPRE – formally the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and Emma Revell who specialises in housing matters for the right leaning think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies.
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Government promises house building reform – but can it hit own targets?
Councils in England which ‘drag their feet’ over housing development applications could face action, and could even see their planning powers taken away, the housing secretary Michael Gove has warned.
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‘The US has tremendous leverage’ over Israel, says Middle East expert
We spoke to Aaron David Miller, former US Middle East negotiator at the State Department, who’s a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Israel ‘ready’ to pause Gaza fight in exchange for Hamas hostages
Israel has signalled it is ready again to pause the fighting in Gaza in exchange for hostages, and to allow more humanitarian aid in.
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‘Consent should be about two people having a good time,’ says director of How To Have Sex
‘How To Have Sex’ written and directed by Molly Manning Walker tells the story of three teenage girls who head to a Greek island after their GCSEs.
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‘I wanted democracy but now we’re seeing the fall of a city’: exiled Hong Kong activist on China’s crackdown
We were joined by lawyer and Hong Kong political activist Nathan Law.
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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s biggest trial yet
The leading pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has gone on trial in Hong Kong – accused of sedition and colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security.
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Australia floods: record rainfall and a captured crocodile
Hundreds of people have been rescued from floods in Northern Australia, after a cyclone triggered a month’s worth of rain in a single weekend.
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New measures to target spiking announced by government
Police get more than five hundred reports of spiking every month – on average, but just a fraction lead to charges – according to data from the Home Office. It’s found that most of the claims come from women reporting incidents in and around bars and nightclubs.
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‘A 6 percent council tax increase is not enough’ to avoid bankruptcy, says Labour Cllr Shaun Davies
We spoke to the Local Government Association chair, and Labour councillor, Shaun Davies.
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‘These young people are being failed’: Inside the councils at risk of bankruptcy and services being cut
Councils have warned that many are still at risk of going bankrupt – despite £64 billion in funding for English local authorities which ministers have just announced for next year. Michael Gove said it represented a “real terms increase” of almost 6.5%.
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“Israel is acting according to all the international laws”, says chairman of the Israeli parliament’s foreign affairs committee
We were joined by Yuli Edelstein, the Chairman of the Israeli parliament Foreign Affairs and Security Committee.