Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rose Ayling-Ellis was named Strictly Come Dancing champion in 2021 with dance partner Giovanni Pernice. (BBC/Guy Levy) When ...

British Sign Language (BSL) is set to gain formal recognition after MPs backed the proposal. A bill requiring public bodies to promote the language will now go to the House of Lords, as it continues ...

As women’s football fans, we all know that the game brings people together. But for people whose communication method is British Sign Language (BSL), missing out on commentary can mean you don’t have ...

Option likely to be available from September 2025 in bid to increase life skills and boost inclusivity in schools After becoming the first deaf contestant on Love Island, the model Tasha Ghouri urged ...

The children at St Michael's School have been using sign language in their nativity Pupils at a school in Cornwall have been learning British Sign Language (BSL) as part of their Christmas nativity ...

The Great British Baking Show is breaking barriers this season with its first ever deaf contestant. 27-year-old Tasha Stones is a former ski instructor and current participation officer who enjoys ...

After a 12-week public consultation with parents, teachers and organisations from the deaf and hearing communities, the content of the curriculum has been finalised. Ofqual, the government's exam ...

In 2017 we were approached by a couple of our Data Science Research Partnership (DSRP) partners, Surrey University and UCL along with the Visual Geometry Group at the University of Oxford to support a ...

AI translations of British sign language risk spreading misinformation and making disabled access worse, ministers have been warned. Charities and MPs raised concerns about the use of AI to translate ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Pupils at a school in Cornwall have been learning British Sign Language (BSL) as part of their Christmas nativity play. "All of the staff, the children, they've immersed themselves in learning sign ...