Tampons should not be taxed. Period.
Australia appears to be leading the way in abolishing the so-called “tampon tax” – so why does the UK taxman still class “sanitary products” as “luxuries”?
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Trade unions representing more than 4.1 million people attack Tory plans to make it more difficult for public sector workers to carry out legal strikes, Kevin Rawlinson and Sahra Ajiba report.
A new weapon in the fight against skin cancer is being championed by scientists, who say a landmark trial of a genetically-modified cold sore virus have yielded “exciting” results.
Australia appears to be leading the way in abolishing the so-called “tampon tax” – so why does the UK taxman still class “sanitary products” as “luxuries”?
A man who was bullied online after pictures were posted of him dancing has become an unlikely celebrity and flew to Los Angeles for a celebrity anti-bullying fundraiser in his honour.
With two more candidates out of the race to replace him, the opposition camp may be less fragmented, but Sepp Blatter’s reign as president of Fifa doesn’t look like coming to an end any time soon.
More than £1m in damages are awarded to celebrities, including Paul Gascoigne, Sadie Frost, Shane Ritchie and Alan Yentob over phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers.
Despite a commitment to women’s rights from the outset, the Labour party has yet to have a female leader. Could that be about to change?
Letters sent by Prince Charles to government departments in 2004 and 2005 have finally been released to the public after a mammoth legal battle. Here’s what we know so far.
Will the unions decide the next Labour leader? Possibly – but most did not see a leadership contest coming and are scrambling to get organised.
Network Rail workers vote overwhelmingly for a strike over pay as the government pushes ahead with plans to make it harder for public sector workers to stage walkouts.
A Pablo Picasso painting becomes the most expensive artwork ever to sell at auction, reaching $160m – but does its mind-boggling price merely reflect the investment strategies of the mega-rich?
As party leaders head to their local polling stations, millions of people take to Facebook and Twitter to let their friends know they have voted, encouraging others to do the same.
Unless the polls are criminally inaccurate, a majority government is impossible. So the choice facing people as they put their crosses on the ballot paper is like a proxy vote.
This year’s appeal for votes has been awash with negative tweets, viral YouTube clips and memes galore – but does it really mean social media has come of age for elections?
Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State group militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say.