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June 2, 2022

Labour MP Nadia Whittome calls for investigation into NHS ‘blocking’ trans pregnancy advice

Labour MP Nadia Whittome has called for a “thorough investigation” into why NHS management blocked pregnancy advice for trans and non-binary people for almost a year. The NHS published resources for pregnant trans and non-binary people to its website on Tuesday (31 May), two days after a whistleblower revealed...

June 2, 2022

Founders of UK’s first HIV charity awarded OBEs in Queen’s birthday honours

The co-founders of the Terrence Higgins Trust have been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s jubilee birthday honours. Rupert Whitaker and Martyn Butler were awarded OBEs for services to charity and public health, for their role in the UK’s response to HIV. They founded the Terrence Higgins Trust in 1982 after the death...

June 1, 2022

Johnny Depp wins defamation trial against Amber Heard

Johnny Depp has won his high-profile defamation case against Amber Heard. A jury of five men and two women returned their verdict Wednesday evening (1 June) and found Heard defamed her ex-husband in her 2018 op-ed. She was ordered to pay the actor $15 million in damages. The verdict followed a nail-biting delay as the...

June 1, 2022

Che Diaz actor Sara Ramirez opens up about suicidal thoughts: ‘It was a rough year’

Sara Ramírez, who played stand-up comic Che Diaz in And Just Like That…, has opened up about their experience of suicidal thoughts. Ramírez, 46, said the early days of the coronavirus pandemic proved especially difficult for them. Seeing an America so seething with violence was a world they struggled to place...

June 1, 2022

Panic! At The Disco announce new album and UK tour: dates, presale info and tickets

Panic! At The Disco have announced a headline UK arena tour – and tickets go on sale soon. It’s in support of their upcoming album and first new music in four years, entitled Viva Las Vengeance. The tour will stop off in Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Manchester throughout March 2023. Fans can get their hands...

June 1, 2022

Halsey wins battle with label after being told to ‘fake’ viral moment

Halsey has won a battle with their music label after being told to fake a viral moment if they wanted to release new music. Halsey’s label, Capitol Records, faced backlash after the singer posted a TikTok video on 22 May claiming it would not release her new music until she “faked” a viral moment on …...

June 1, 2022

Kristen Stewart responds to people walking out of gory new horror film

Kristen Stewart has responded after critics walked out of a screening of her gory new film Crimes of the Future at Cannes Film Festival. Crimes of the Future, created by David Cronenberg (The Fly, Dead Ringers, eXistenZ), marks the director’s return to the science fiction horror for which he found fame. The film is...

June 1, 2022

Lottie London releases colourful Pride makeup collection in support of Kaleidoscope Trust

Lottie London has released a colourful makeup collection to celebrate Pride Month. The makeup brand has released the limited edition range with proceeds going towards Kaleidoscope Trust. It features an eyeshadow palette, two stamp liners and two face gems to create some iconic Pride looks. The five-piece collection is now...

June 1, 2022

Elon Musk royally trolled over Pride Month ‘rainbow capitalism’ meme

Elon Musk has once again exercised his free speech to mock tech brands, including Twitter, for changing their logos to mark Pride Month. The world’s richest person posted a meme to Twitter of an approaching storm swirling with brand logos in rainbow colours, with the words “June is almost here” on the eve of...

June 1, 2022

Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, Emeli Sandé, Lorraine Kelly and more share moving Pride messages

Heartstopper star Joe Locke, Emeli Sandé and Lorraine Kelly are among those who sent supportive messages to the LGBTQ+ community to kick off Pride Month. To mark Pride Month, PinkNews is hosting Pride for All, an entirely online celebration that champions the LGBTQ+ community worldwide. The 2022 theme is...