the conservatives say they want to update equality laws to define sex as someone s biological sex. they say current confusion over definitions cannot be allowed to continue, and updating the law would make biological sex a protected characteristic. that means it would be easier to create protected spaces for women and girls. labour say they wouldn t amend the law, and accuse the conservatives of stoking a culture war. here s alex forsyth. flanked by young footballers, the prime minister claimed today he was tackling an issue to improve the safety of women and girls. the conservatives want to change the equality act so sex would mean biological sex. they say that would make it clearer that single sex spaces, from public toilets to refuges, can be for biological women and girls only, not those born male, even they have legally changed their sex on their birth certificate. the equalities minister claims this is necessary because there has been confusion and legal challenges over
by the opportunity to join one of the biggest clubs in the world. the 44 year old is chelsea s sixth managerial appointment in five years. leicester have said they re disappointed maresca has decided to leave given that he d steered them back to the top flight. spanish football journalist guillem balague has been explaining why chelsea went for their new man. somebody that s got the energy to actually keep improving chelsea and take them to the top four again. all of that comes on the basis of two things. what they saw that he done at leicester city and number two, the interview was very impressive. i think some people walk into the interview feeling that, yeah, we will see, a championship manager, not a lot of experience, came out of it thinking he has to be him. england are among the teams in internationalfriendly action on monday ahead of this month s european championship in germany. it s approaching half time in their match in newcastle against bosnia & herzegovina. engl
to frontline politics and will run as a candidate in the general election for the reform uk party, which he will now also lead. he s to contest the seat of clacton in essex, his eighth attempt to become an mp, having previously said he wouldn t run in this election. but he s changed his mind because he said he didn t want to let millions of people down. he also predicted that labour would win the election, and that as a member of parliament, he could provide more of an opposition to sir keir starmer than the conservatives, whom he claims are incapable. lucy manning has all the details. mr farag, are you standing? we will find out in the mr farag, are you standing? we will find out in the moment, mr farag, are you standing? we will find out in the moment, won t - mr farag, are you standing? we will find out in the moment, won t we? | find out in the moment, won t we? why have you changed your mind? who says why have you changed your mind? who says i why have you ch
ms sheinbaum is an environmental scientist turned politician. she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. as president, she says she ll priotise welfare programs, improve the lives of women and tackle security. the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. after a historic night, today has been more prosaic for claudia sheinbaum and her team. no doubt they got some sleep after a gruelling election campaign and a tiring night. but during the day, she put out that she had been receiving messages of congratulations from the length and breadth of the continent, from the president of chile to president biden in washington. not necessarily political allies too, like president bukele in el salvador. she hopes for a super majority in congress, two thirds of the seats, which
looks and the region looks from an israeli perspective, that has value. it has to be done with tremendous sensitivity and caution. since russia s full scale invasion of ukraine, a crackdown at home how intensified. as steve rosenberg reports, some russians are still finding ways to express their concerns at the direction their concerns at the direction their country is taking. there are some faces you expect to see now in any russian town, but there were faces that may surprise you. this is the george orwell library, an oasis of free thought in an increasingly repressive russia. alexandra runs the library, which opened after the invasion of ukraine. there are books on