Month: September 2020

Anthony Horan said it was ‘discriminatory’ to block the selection of candidates who deny the existence of trans people or oppose abortion. (Catholic Parliamentary Office) The Catholic Church has accused the Scottish National Party (SNP) of blocking transphobes who oppose abortion from being selected for next year’s election. Anthony Horan, director of the Catholic Parliamentary
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Pope Francis. (Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis) Pope Francis has told the parents of LGBT+ children to love them as they are “because they are children of God” in a groundbreaking meeting. The pope met with 40 parents of LGBT+ children on Wednesday (17 September) to hear their concerns about the church’s disregard for their families.
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Things are bad. But they’re not as bad as you think. Scotland’s premier crime fiction author, Ian Rankin, is still writing about his Edinburgh detective John Rebus and long may that continue. A Song for the Dark Times is our lead book this week and at the same time we bring you news of releases
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People hold a non-binary flag. (Stewart Kirby/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) An employment tribunal has affirmed that the UK’s Equality Act extends discrimination protections to non-binary and gender fluid people, ruling against Jaguar Land Rover . In its ruling on Monday (14 September), Birmingham employment judge Patrice Hughes found in favour of an engineer, R
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For Grant, who served as showrunner and an executive producer, the series, which also stars Merritt Wever and Collette as detectives based on, though not named after, Galbraith and Hendershot, is an opportunity to highlight the importance of experience and training when investigating sexual assault cases.  Unbelievable was nominated for four Golden Globes, including acting nods for
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English Actor John Rhys-Davies is best known for his role as the ax-wielding dwarf, Gimli — who helps to destroy the One Ring and navigate Middle-earth while dropping some epic one-liners– in the early 2000s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ film trilogy including ‘The Fellowship Of The Ring,’ ‘The Two Towers’ and ‘The Return Of The
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Industry analysts say the decision to push Wonder Woman 1984 to Christmas will cause even more harm to the cinema business in 2020. Warner Bros.’ upcoming superhero sequel, initially set to make its bow in US theaters over the summer, was first delayed to October 4. That meant a significant fall release for cinema chains, following
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Singer Ricky Martin speaks during a Hispanic heritage event with Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Ricky Martin visited the Pulse Massacre memorial site Tuesday (September 15) to honour the 49 victims of the horrendous attack, while calling on Americans to vote f0r the Biden-Harris ticket in November. Martin,
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