Rachel Roberts
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Rachel Roberts is a London-based journalist with a background in local then national news. She focuses on health and education stories and has a particular interest in vaccines and issues impacting children.
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White Brits Will Be a Minority in UK Within 40 Years, Report Predicts
Author Matt Goodwin says ’scale and pace‘ of demographic change is ’unsettling' not only for white British people, but for many within minority groups as well.
Driver in Fatal Collision With Mike Lynch’s Business Partner 2 Days Before Superyacht Sank Can’t be Named, Coroner Rules
An inquest into the death of Stephen Chamberlain, Lynch’s co-defendant in a U.S. fraud case, hears the ’safety conscious’ runner was killed crossing a road.
US State Department Monitoring Lucy Connolly Case Amid Free Speech Concerns
Intervention over mother jailed for inciting racial hatred follows Vice President JD Vance’s warning that freedom of expression in the UK is ‘in retreat.’
Gender and Education Funding Scaled Back in Foreign Aid Cuts But Vaccine Programmes Stay
UK will no longer be seen as ‘global charity,’ according to Baroness Jenny Chapman, who denied that Labour is following the lead of the U.S. DOGE.
Nurse Left ‘Traumatised’ After Being Told Trans Colleague Would Be Part of Hysterectomy Team
One of the Darlington nurses, Karen Danson, said that having to change alongside a trans-identified male colleague triggered memories of childhood sexual abuse.
NHS Urged to Halt Puberty Blocker Trial Following Supreme Court Judgment
Trial of banned drugs is due to begin despite the ruling, which campaigners say means the premise for treating gender dysphoria in children has ‘fallen away.’
The Businesses and Charities Ignoring UK Supreme Court Ruling on Single-Sex Spaces
A rape crisis centre, theatres, museums, and London ladies’ pond continue to allow trans-identifying males access to women’s spaces, despite legal clarity.
Workless ‘Lost Generation’ Suffering Mental Health Issues: Report
Chamber of Commerce echoes research pointing to an economically ‘unsustainable’ surge in depression and anxiety diagnoses in young people following lockdowns.
Scottish Government to Revise Gender Policies Following Supreme Court Defeat
The SNP said it has ‘no plans’ to revive controversial self-ID bill, following ruling that means the government has been misapplying the law around equalities.
Trans-Identified Men Should Use Male Bathrooms, Government Says Following Supreme Court Ruling
Bridget Phillipson and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have spoken on the landmark judgment, which found the Equalities Act has been misapplied.
