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After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar Sun Online Desk   China’s failure to condemn Myanmar’s military coup is sparking increased anger across Myanmar as mass protests against the regime sweep the country. The Chinese Embassy in Yangon has attracted thousands of anti-coup protesters every day in the last week. Anger toward Beijing grows as China continues to defend the military regime calling the coup an “internal affair” at the United Nations Human Righ...

SNP minister criticised for refusing to say if there are only two sexes HUMZA Yousaf has been criticised for refusing to say if the Scottish Government believes there are more than two sexes. The SNP Justice Secretary came under fire as MSPs debated possible changes to the Government’s controversial Hate Crime Bill. Labour MSP Johann Lamont tabled a series of amendments designed to find out whether ministers believe there are more sexes than male and female, and if so what they are. ...

After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar Anti-coup protesters hold placards at the Chinese Embassy in Yangon on Monday. / Nan Lwin / The Irrawaddy 12.4k By Nan Lwin 15 February 2021 YANGON — China’s failure to condemn Myanmar’s military coup is sparking increased anger across Myanmar as mass protests against the regime sweep the country. The Chinese Embassy in Yangon has attracted thousa...

Ten surprising factors that increase your chances of getting divorced A new study suggests having a teenage daughter makes couples more likely to split, but there are other unexpected warning signs too 8 February 2021 • 2:30pm Divorce rates are set to rise in 2021, but these are the factors that make it most likely Credit: Getty Images Contributor / izusek Divorces are expected to surge in 2021, due to the pressures of the pandemic. However, even before Covid-19, couples’ relationships have...

But Mr Gordon fails to give a wider context to the next election. There are people like me, who are not members of the SNP, but regard independence as vital for Scotland, after more than a century of relative decline, and who will vote for the SNP to attain that goal. There are also many voters who discount much of the media content about the SNP, because the media has indulged in “knocking copy” about the SNP for at least two decades. Cry wolf too often. Nor is there any mention of the l...

Updated: February 2, 2021, 4:33 pm © PA Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Scottish Parliament’s justice committee convener claims he is “disturbed” and “a little afraid” by the backlash to an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. Adam Tomkins MSP said the reac...

FORMER SNP members who quit the party over transphobic abuse and hatred say they fear promises to address the issue have come too late.

Winter Pride will go ahead in the Highlands this year – thanks to a £5000 funding boost.

By Louise Glen Published: 17:30, 23 January 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Jessica Taylor. Winter Pride will go ahead in the Highlands this year – thanks to a £5000 funding boost. Organisers, Highland Pride, say it is organising a full programme of online events that it hopes will reach out to people throughout the Highlands. The group were successful in securing £5,000 from the Comic Relief LGB...

Highland Pride is looking for creative people in Caithness to get involved in the LGBTQ+ community event next month.