DWP new £64 million change will affect thousands with health conditions

2022 ruling that Houston County, in rural Southern Georgia, discriminated against Anna Lange, an 18-year veteran of the county’s sheriff’s office, when it refused to amend a decades-old exclusion on gender-affirming care in its employee health insurance plan.Under the exclusion, county dollars are prohibited from being used, either directly or indirectly through insurance, to pay for treatments meant to assist someone in transitioning from one gender to another.Following a two-day trial after that ruling, a jury found that Lange had been unfairly discriminated against due to the insurance exclusion, and awarded her $60,000 in damages.Houston County appealed the lower court’s decision to the 11th Circuit, seeking to overturn it. The appeals court subsequently found that the that a health insurance provider can be held liable under Title VII for denying coverage for surgical interventions — which might otherwise be offered to cisgender individuals — due a person’s transgender identity.Additionally, the 11th Circuit found that the lower court did not abuse its discretion when it granted a permanent injunction blocking the county from enforcing the health plan exclusions for gender-affirming care.Referencing Supreme Court precedent finding that anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace is inherently a form of sex-based discrimination, the appeals court found that the insurance exclusion in Houston County’s plan was a form of unlawful discrimination.“The Exclusion is a blanket denial of coverage for gender-affirming surgery,” Circuit Judge Charles Wilson wrote for the 11th Circuit.

Apple, Eye Tracking is enabled via the front-facing camera and is designed with users with physical disabilities in mind. It is powered by machine learning and all data gathered will be secured on the device, not shared with Apple.Fortunately, this technology won’t need any peripherals to work.

Coronation Street star Rob Mallard has told how being 'honest' about his health condition probably saved his career as he risked losing a job on a rival soap by keeping it a secret.

Prince William is said to be 'absolutely furious' with his estranged brother Prince Harry and Meghan Markle amid their Nigerian tour, which is being dubbed an 'unofficial royal tour'.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the African country to promote the Invictus Games but they've come under fire. According to a royal expert, both Prince William and King Charles aren't happy with the couple amid the 'unofficial' tour and believe the trip is a "bold statement" that show the pair, who controversially decided to step back from their royal duties in 2020, "refuse to accept they're no longer working royals." Royal expert Tom Quinn told The Mirror: "William is absolutely furious and determined to find a way to stop this happening in future.

“So much torque!”

Gerhard Zeiler, president of Warner Bros. Discovery international, said an HBO output deal with Sky overseas will likely not look the same if it’s renewed. Sky has licensed content through the end of 2025 but it comes as no surprise that WBD will look to tweak that as Max expands globally. The streaming service wants a beachhead in the UK, Germany, Italy (and other markets) and needs HBO and Warner Bros. programming.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of August 2023, more than 1.5 million older people were receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance, including over 136,200 living in Scotland. This is a significant increase of 36,061 on the number of people claiming the non-means tested benefit in the previous quarter, ending in May 2023.

He may be busy on tour with Take That, but that hasn’t stopped Olly Murs from taking the time to celebrate his milestone 40th birthday. The Heart Skips A Beat singer, who recently became a dad to baby daughter Madison, spent time marking turning the big 4-0 with his loved ones on Tuesday, 14 May before celebrating surrounded by fans in Birmingham as he took to the stage as part of Take That’s This Life tour. In a series of snaps uploaded to his Instagram Story, the former The X Factor star revealed that he’d kick started his day with his baby daughter Madison, as well as his wife Amelia Tank.

You're Cordially Invited, the new Will Ferrell-Reese Witherspoon movie about two weddings on a collision course.Based on every bride's worst nightmare, the movie follows the mishaps that ensue after a remote wedding venue accidentally double-books itself one weekend, leading to a clash between the two parties. Since the chaos of weddings is go-to rom-com fodder, we can already tell where this is heading…disaster and fun.

It’s day two of the Upfronts and Amazon is making its primetime debut.

Former Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has opened up about how her health condition affects her, sharing how her 'heart drops' when people 'stare'. The actress has previously spoken about having Vitiligo, which causes white patches to appear on the skin due to a lack of melanin.

Strictly Come Dancing and Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has opened up about the heartbreak of people 'staring' at her due to her health condition.The former Coronation Street star has Vitiligo, a condition where pale white patches develop on the skin. It's caused by the lack of melanin, which is the pigment in skin. Georgia opened up about how the condition flares up in the summer due to her getting a tan, as she shared pictures with fans.

A councillor says boundary changes to Scottish Parliament constituencies would mean 'butchering' the part of Falkirk district he represents.

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey are starting over… sort of!

A newly qualified female lorry driver is facing the end of her career after causing a rush hour accident with her 40-tonne vehicle during one of her first assignments. Katie Shepherd, 29, who had recently passed her HGV test, crashed into the back of a Range Rover Discovery as its driver was waiting to turn right at a junction.

There are plans for a new housing estate on Stockport's green belt - to build up to 80 new homes.

Despite campaigns attempting to break the taboo of gynaecological health issues, many of us are embarrassed talking to our doctors and even our friends about problems “down there”. So it’s little wonder that many women suffering from the little-known condition lichen sclerosus (LS) aren’t seeking help. LS causes itchy white patches on the vulva and anus, and predominantly affects older women, although children and men can also suffer.

Jameela Jamil has urgently called for fans to send her funny videos as she grapples with a 'horrendous' health issue.

86TVs – the band made by former Maccabees members – have announced details of a self-titled debut album. Check out the new single ‘Tambourine’ below.The band, comprised of The Maccabees alumni Hugo and Felix White, their brother Will White, and drummer Jamie Morrison (Noisettes and Stereophonics), first burst onto the scene as 86TVs with their debut EP ‘You Don’t Have To Be Yourself Right Now’.Now, the band are preparing to share their first full-length album, with the eponymous LP set to arrive on August 2.To celebrate the announcement, the group have dropped the intriguing new single ‘Tambourine’ – which was written as one of their first-ever tracks after forming.“‘Tambourine’ was the first song we started working on as a band.

Rosamund Pike is about to put on a magical display in Now You See Me 3!