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Six months after taking the helm of Italy's most right-wing government since World War II, Giorgia Meloni has talked tough on domestic issues but not rocked the boat internationally.Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, which has roots in the post-war Fascist movement, sent shock waves across the European Union when it came top in September elections.

Following the news that Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has won this year's Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal, we've rounded up 10 of her most notable projects.The medal was awarded to Lari, Pakistan's first qualified female architect, in recognition of her humanitarian work since retiring in 2000.

The devastating drought in the Horn of Africa would not have happened without the human-made impact of the climate crisis, new science has shown.The drought has affected about 50 million people in the Horn of Africa directly and another 100 million in the wider area.About 20 million people are at risk of acute food insecurity and potentially famine.

Any attempt to turn the referendum on gender equality into a debate about trans issues would be tenuous and bogus, the Taoiseach has warned.eo Varadkar said there was need for a discussion about trans issues in Ireland but that the debate should have its "anchor in the centre", rather than extremists shouting at each other.

Charities have expressed disappointment in the Government's plan to tackle anti-social behaviour, calling it a further criminalisation of vulnerable people.Part of the proposals include targeting beggars causing a nuisance on Britain's streets.The Government's plan, published on Monday, states an intention to introduce new powers to prohibit organised begging which is often facilitated by criminal gangs to obtain cash for illicit activity as well as begging where it is causing a public nuisance with examples given including by a cashpoint, in a shop doorway or on public transport.

Gary Lineker has said the government should never be involved in appointing the chair of the BBC, after the resignation of the incumbent, Richard Sharp.Sharp announced on Friday he was stepping down after accepting the findings of an independent investigation which said he breached the rules for public appointments.

On Monday, like some Tunbridge Wells Daily Telegraph Tory who puts his foot through the television in a fury and sends Lenny Henry and Clare Balding the bill, I went online and cancelled my television licence.Why should I subsidise the rotting corpse of the BBC?It was once an idealistic public institution, but the Gary Lineker saga reveals it as a cowed Conservative propaganda outlet with no objectivity or autonomy.

A mother who ran her incredibly selfish son's county lines drugs operation while he was on remand is facing jail herself.Building site manager Deborah Francis, 55, was recorded during prison phone calls to Dominic boasting how she'd hidden cocaine, heroin and cannabis before police raided their home in east London.

Islington North MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is sitting as an independent (Image: PA Media) Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn is expected to be officially blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election tomorrow (March 28).Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will propose a motion at a meeting of the party's ruling body, The National Executive Committee (NEC), that states it will not endorse Mr Corbyn as a candidate at the election.

The BBC was sent into meltdown this weekend after presenters and pundits staged a mutiny in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who has been forced off air over a tweet about the government's asylum crackdown.Lineker, who has hosted Match of the Day for almost a quarter of a century, has been embroiled in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new asylum policy with 1930s Germany.

The BBC was sent into meltdown this weekend after presenters and pundits staged a mutiny in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who has been forced off air over a tweet about the government's asylum crackdown.Lineker, who has hosted Match of the Day for almost a quarter of a century, has been embroiled in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new asylum policy with 1930s Germany.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Following Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker's temporary suspension from his hosting duties, questions have been raised over the BBC rules on impartiality.Mr Lineker was barred from presenting on Saturday's edition of the football highlights programme, with fellow pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer staging a boycott that saw the programme go silent.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The BBC was sent into meltdown this weekend after presenters and pundits staged a mutiny in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who has been forced off air over a tweet about the government's asylum crackdown.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The BBC was sent into meltdown this weekend after presenters and pundits staged a mutiny in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who has been forced off air over a tweet about the government's asylum crackdown.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The BBC has undermined its own credibility by taking Gary Lineker off air, a former director-general of the corporation has said as the fallout from an impartiality row continues.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The BBC's sports coverage faced a second day of severe disruptions Sunday as dozens of staff refused to work in solidarity with top soccer host Gary Lineker, who was suspended by the broadcaster after he tweeted criticism of the British government's asylum policy.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The BBC faced an escalating crisis Saturday over its suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's new asylum policy.