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What has been driving the rise in disability benefit claims?

BBC Verify looks at how many people claim these benefits and why there has been a significant increase in recent years. Read more here.

Disabled Amazon workers in corporate jobs allege ‘systemic discrimination’

Disabled corporate workers at Amazon have accused the company of engaging in “systemic discrimination”, aggressively quashing their attempts to organize, and using artificial intelligence systems that they allege do not comply with US disability laws. Read more here.

Met officer who reposted meme comparing The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey to a slave resigns

PC Jonah Dusauzay also used anonymous Twitter account to body-shame singer Jorja Smith. Read more here.

The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality

The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is the UK’s most highly profiled and well-established listing of employers taking action to create workplaces where everyone, regardless of gender, can thrive. Read more here.

Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK

Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sex. Read more here.

‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually

Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve gender equality, UN Women estimates. This gap means that programmes and services for women and girls are chronically underfunded.  Read more here.

Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

American rapper Kanye West has been blocked from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Read more here.

‘Preaching water, drinking wine’: Austrians mock far-right MPs for lucrative side jobs

Meanwhile, Austrians have poured scorn on far-right MPs for topping the list of highest earners in the country’s parliament, accusing the purported champions of the working class of hypocrisy. Read more here.

Cute dates, bisexual chaos and game-changing kisses: video games’ best queer moments

From Fable and Life Is Strange to Last of Us, Thirsty Suitors and Unpacking, five queer game developers and writers pick their sweetest, realest, most meaningful scenes. Read more here.

Mental health in England really is getting worse – a survey finds one in five adults are struggling

Anxiety and depression were among the most common mental health issues people struggled with. Read more here.