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JK Rowling And The Scottish Hate Crime Law

And Three British aid workers killed in Gaza

Today, we look at the new hate crime law in Scotland and the killing of three British aid workers in Gaza.

Police Scotland say that comments made on X by JK Rowling about Scotland鈥檚 new hate crime law are not being treated as criminal. The author described several transgender women as men in a challenge to the new crime of "stirring up hatred" against protected characteristics such as transgender identity. But what does the new law actually mean?

James Cook is joined by political correspondent, David Wallace Lockhart, senior lecturer in law, Dr Andrew Tickell and Susan Smith from For Women Scotland.

And three British aid workers have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. Foreign secretary, David Cameron has called for Israel to explain how this happened. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Middle East correspondent, Lucy Williamson tells us what we know so far about the strikes.

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