Homosexual couple who successfully sued the Christian owners of a hotel when they were refused a bed are withdrawing a claim for more compensation... more
Britain's equality watchdog was today accused by the Government of squandering public money as it emerged that its funding is to be slashed by nearly 60 per cent... more
Equality chiefs accused of wasting taxpayers’ money after threatening to sue the Government over new guidelines on how British agents should deal with terror suspects facing torture overseas... more
Catholic adoption service faces closure after it lost its latest battle with the Charity Commission for the right to be able to discriminate against gay couples... more
Police forces threatened with legal action as the Government's equality watchdog said black and Asian Britons are still being unfairly targeted for stop and searches... more
Women in the City are suffering 'shocking' pay discrimination because of the macho and long hours working culture in their offices, Commission warns... more
Women working in fund management, stockbroking and futures trading are earning up to 60 per cent less than men - a pay gap of more than twice the national average... more
Like a juggernaut heading towards a wall, the quangocracy ploughs on. Yesterday the clumsily named Equality and Human Rights Commission put its foot down on the accelerator and declared that fathers should have the right to take four months' parental leave. ... more
More than 100 local authorities are to be threatened with legal action over claims they have failed to provide specialised services for women suffering rape, domestic violence and abuse... more
The Government’s equality chief has been attacked by his own organisation for being paid by Channel 4 to advise them following the Big Brother Shilpa Shetty race row... more
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London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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