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
now the library has been told to vacate the building. but most people in ivanovo pass the library by, for a variety of reasons. in the city centre, a big band, but no talk of big brother. some here embrace the direction in which russia is moving. we are growing more independent, vladimir says, less reliant on the west. we are making progress, says natalia. as putin says, it s a new stage for russia. and russia s war in ukraine? i don t watch anything about that now, nina says, it s too upsetting. i find that, for many russians, it s too distressing to even contemplate that what is happening today carries the risk of a dystopian tomorrow. steve rosenberg, bbc news, ivanovo.
here is very sensitive. any honest discussion about russia s past or present can bring trouble, and trouble they have. the local businessman who s been funding the project has fled abroad, wanted by police. now, the library has been told to vacate the building. but most people in ivanovo pass the library by for a variety of reasons. in the city centre, a big band, but no talk of big brother. some here embrace the direction in which russia s moving. we re growing more independent, vladimir says. less reliant on the west. we re making progress, says natalia. as putin says, it s a new stage for russia. and russia s war in ukraine? i don t watch anything about that now, nina says, it s too upsetting.