6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (697+ words) Graham Linehan, the Father Ted co-creator, said his prosecution should never have gone to court after his conviction for criminal damage was overturned on Friday. He had been found guilty in November of causing "369 of damage to a phone belonging…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (605+ words) In the autumn of 1808, a terrifying monster was washed up on an Orkney beach. Described as a great sea serpent, the creature was measured at 55ft in length and was said to have a mysterious mane and creepy little legs. This…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (223+ words) In the history of gay rights, there have always been fearless souls willing to face down mobs of pitchfork-wielding fanatics, but perhaps none so brave as Kezia Dugdale, incoming chair of trustees at Stonewall. In an interview with The Guardian…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (924+ words) Leading women's charities are potentially breaking the law by providing transgender services, a report has found as regulators were accused of failing to act after last year's Supreme Court ruling. The analysis by Murray Blackburn Mackenzie (MBM), a Scottish policy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (298+ words) No prizes for guessing how Bridget Phillipson will be describing her achievements as minister for women on her CV. In a written Commons statement this week she baldly claimed to be "getting it right, showing leadership by implementing the clarity the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (678+ words) The University of Sussex has launched a High Court challenge against a "585, 000 fine imposed after Professor Kathleen Stock said she was hounded from her post by trans activists." The university argued that the Office for Students (Of S), a regulator, had…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (577+ words) JK Rowling has urged politicians to "finally" take seriously any threat of violence from transgender activists after it was alleged one group had vowed to target senior officials including the prime minister. The Harry Potter author spoke out after a…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (463+ words) The Times Should I explore my same-sex fantasies? The Times sex columnist Dr Suzi Godson gives her advice Challenge yourself with today's puzzles. Q. I'm a mum of two in my mid-forties. I'm very attracted to my husband but I've increasingly…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (941+ words) The Times The Rev Malcolm Johnson obituary: founder of gay Christian movement Rector of St Botolph's who founded the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement and developed his City of London church as a sanctuary for the homeless dies aged 79 Four-year-old…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) Residents in Hampshire are being asked to search their ponds after a capybara that escaped from a zoo was spotted basking in the sunshine near a river on Sunday. The search for the elusive animal is now in its eighth…...