Hollywood star Robert De Niro has said he his showing “love and support” for his daughter Airyn, after she recently came out as being transgender. In a recent interview with LGBTQ+ publication Them, Airyn De Niro spoke about “stepping into this new identity”. Airyn’s famous father told Variety in a statement: “I loved and supported...
A community-led Pride event is set to take place in Plymouth after the official one was cancelled due to lack of funding. Plymouth Community Pride will be led by organisations and businesses including Queer Out Loud, the Barbican Theatre and Deart Promotions as well as volunteers and supporters. It is set to take place on...
If the Trump administration and the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) have their way, the basic educational and human rights of students with disabilities will soon be eviscerated. Due to the planned demolition of the Department of Education, the rights of students with disabilities to “a free, appropriate public education” — guaranteed by the...
One of the most important insights of public policy is the understanding that most laws are predicated upon a (stated or unstated) quid pro quo. Take, for example, the roiling monthslong debate about President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda. Prior to the media uproar over the much-ballyhooed...
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent Getty Images Ukraine’s European allies have pledged €21bn (£18.2bn) in a new tranche of military support for Kyiv in what they described as “a critical year” for the war. Members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group met at Nato’s headquarters in Brussels to pledge air defences, missiles and other gear as...
Additional financial support for people in Devon hosting Ukrainian families, has been announced following a significant drop in government funding. Monthly payments to hosts reduced from £500 to £350 last week due to public finance pressures. To mitigate the impact, North Devon Council has announced it would provide an extra £75 per month for the...
PA Media Ms Giuffre ‘remains in serious condition’ in hospital in Australia, her family said Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser, has expressed gratitude for the “outpouring of love and support” she has received after being hospitalised following a car accident. In a statement shared with the BBC, her family said: “She is overwhelmed...
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has called on people to rally in the centre of Paris on Sunday in protest at a ruling that has banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years. Le Pen’s bid to become France’s next president in 2027 were dealt a dramatic blow on Monday, when...
Megha Mohan BBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Chithra Jeyaram/ BBC Srija, (L) who fought to have her marriage to Arun (C) legally recognised, says everything she’s achieved has been made possible by her mother, Valli (R) In 2019 Srija became the first transgender woman to legally marry in the Indian state of Tamil...
More than half of job centres are reducing support for people claiming Universal Credit due to a shortage of work coaches, according to a report from the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office said reasons for cutbacks included a lack of funding and challenges in recruiting and retaining staff. It comes as the number...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West BBC Multiple trees fell across Exmoor during Storm Daragh in December Trees felled at a national park in Devon during Storm Darragh are helping support insects, conservationists have said. Exmoor National Park Authority said the storm – which brought winds of up to 88mph (142km/h) in December – caused...
Dmytro Rezvoy Dmytro Rezvoy and Ivan Havrylko started their row across the Atlantic in Plymouth A current and former soldier who rowed for more than two months across the Atlantic have praised Plymouth’s Ukrainian community for its support of them. Dmytro Rezvoy and Ivan Havrylko began their challenge in Plymouth in December, before finishing in...
President Donald Trump withdrew an executive order targeting a major Democratic-leaning law firm after the firm agreed to provide $40 million in pro bono legal services in support of his administration’s far right initiatives. “This is unbelievably shameful from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP,” Molly Coleman, executive director at People’s Parity Project, said...
A Devon charity said it was “really grateful” to Comic Relief for helping it continue to provide its services. Home-Start Exeter, East and Mid Devon offers a hand to parents feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life. The charity was awarded a £5,000 grant by Comic Relief in January. Maggie Carter, the...
On March 6, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a meeting with nearly 40 representatives of Mexico’s national bourgeoisie to discuss her government’s plans in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Sheinbaum would later confess that the meeting was set up to share what her government was planning on doing should her phone...