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Lecturers have been banned from using the phrases 'mankind' and 'man-made' as part of a university's clampdown on 'gendered language'.
Cardiff Metropolitan University says the 'politically correct' words should be used to 'promote an atmosphere in which all students and staff feel valued'.
The rules are laid out in the institution's Equal Opportunities Policy, which warns contraventions could result in disciplinary action.
A Birmingham councillor has stepped down from his cabinet duties following scrutiny of his actions in a row over hijabs in schools.
Waseem Zaffar, Birmingham Council's Labour cabinet member for equalities, was involved in a debate about a Catholic school banning a Muslim girl from wearing a hijab.
Earlier tonight, he released this statement about his decision to step down from his duties on the cabinet...
Artificial human life could soon be grown from scratch in the lab, after scientists successfully created a mammal embryo using only stem cells.
Cambridge University mixed two kinds of mouse stem cells and placed them on a 3D scaffold. After four days of growth in a tank of chemicals designed to mimic conditions inside the womb, the cells formed the structure of a living mouse embryo.
The breakthrough has been described as a 'masterpiece' in bioengineering, which could eventually allow scientists to grow artificial human embryos in the lab without the need for a sperm or an egg.
Charities have warned that pregnant women with extreme morning sickness are being refused help by NHS staff, leading some to have abortions.
Pregnancy Sickness Support (PSS) and researchers at Plymouth University spoke to 394 women for research published in the midwifery journal Midirs today. They were looking at the treatment given to women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a severe form of morning sickness where women struggle to keep down food and drink. Some report being sick up to 50 times a day, which in the worst cases can lead to dehydration and organ failure if untreated.
The research found that only 34 per cent of the women felt they had been given accurate information to make informed decisions about medications and treatment.
The Scottish government is to bring forward a new law to define and criminalise the emotional abuse and neglect of children.
Early Years Minister Mark McDonald announced the move in response to two reports on child protection.
He said the "archaic language" in the current 1937 Children and Young Persons Act "has resulted in difficulties in prosecuting offences".
MP Carol Monaghan says she was not embarrassed about her decision to appear at a Commons select committee meeting with a cross on her forehead on Ash Wednesday.
The SNP MP for Glasgow North West said: "The reaction was generally positive, most people didn't know what it meant.
"When I came into committee, one of the members asked me about it. I said 'it's Ash Wednesday' and they said 'but this is going to be broadcast'.
A British magistrate has convicted two Christian street preachers of disorderly conduct and using "threatening and abusive words … likely to cause alarm."
Their crime: speaking about Christianity in a sometimes-hostile crowd that includes Muslims, and LGBT supporters.
At the time of the preachers' arrest, the arresting officer chided one of the men, saying, "People were getting angry. You were challenging homophobia. You were challenging Muslims." The officer accused them of "anti-social behavior."
Ministers are to climb down over a controversial bill, dubbed a "bonfire of children's rights".
The government is backing down over key parts of the Children and Social Work Bill that would have let local councils set aside children's rights, after an intervention by Lord Laming.
The chairman of the Victoria Climbie inquiry met Education Secretary Justine Greening to oppose the changes.
Doctors must not be afraid to do God, new NHS advice suggests, as medics are urged to ask the dying about their spiritual and religious preferences.
The guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) says hospital staff need to do more to ensure that the individual preferences of patients are addressed, as well as their medical needs.
Doctors and nurses will be encouraged to ask patients about their "spiritual, cultural, religious and social preferences," opening up conversations on matters such as life after death.
Pregnant women with severe morning sickness are being driven to terminations because they are not getting the care they need, research shows.
A damning report by experts at Plymouth University found mothers to be are being abandoned to cope with the condition alone.
Extreme morning sickness, known as hyperemesis gravidarum, affects about 15,000 women every year. The Duchess of Cambridge has suffered with it during both her pregnancies.