内容摘要：In the wake of the leave vote, after David Cameron resigned as prime minister and the pound plunged, he addressed the nation in a bid to reassure the country that the financial system would operate as normal.

In the wake of the leave vote, after David Cameron resigned as prime minister and the pound plunged, he addressed the nation in a bid to reassure the country that the financial system would operate as normal.

Actor Ross Kemp, who helped launched the 2024 events in April, urged people to join in.He said: "This is an opportunity to say thank you to the unsung heroes in our community, the people who go the extra mile.

"It's definitely time to have a slice of cake and raise a glass to all the good people."A Thank You Day spokesperson said: "It's an opportunity to come together by thanking the people on our streets, in our block of flats and all those local legends - the volunteers, teachers and carers."This year, the theme of Thank You Day is focused on giving thanks to our local communities."

The Together Coalition partners behind the day include The Jo Cox Foundation, the Women’s Institute, British Red Cross and The Royal Voluntary Service.Thousands of bins are going uncollected each week leading to maggots infesting rubbish, a councillor has said.

A staff absence rate of 10-15% has led to collections being missed in Milton Keynes in the last three or four weeks, according to city councillor Jennifer Wilson-Marklew.

The service worked on the basis of six crews being unavailable at any one time, but there were currently 12 unavailable and recent hot weather meant staff "find it much harder to work at pace", she said.Yet fundamental questions were being raised about freedom of speech, how we treat each other and how you define a woman. The need for clarity had become overwhelming.

In terms of equality law, the Supreme Court ruling provided that.For women's groups there is sheer relief that biological facts will now drive decisions.

But for many trans people there is distress. Even though they still have protections under the Equality Act, for many it does not feel like that. They worry that harassment will increase.Activist Charlie Craggs, who is a trans woman, told the BBC it was really sad that this tiny community of less than 1% of the population was being "thrown under the bus".