7 h. ago Doctors label Supreme Court's ruling on women 'scientifically illiterate' as trans row continues

The union's wing of resident doctors passed a motion at a conference, criticising the ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex.

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4 d. ago Pope Francis’s funeral is loaded with potential for diplomatic awkwardness

Saturday’s event will feature leaders who would not usually appear in the same roomAs world leaders head to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, fraught Vatican officials will be poring over logistics in an effort to avoid diplomatic awkwardness.Should Donald Trump be kept away from the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Or the French president, Emmanuel Macron, or Brazil’s leftist leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or any Iranians that might appear? There may be relief that Vladimir Putin has said he will not attend, but will everyone expect front row seats? Continue reading...

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1 week ago What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast

Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the banVirginia’s state flag and seal, depicting the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a slain tyrant, her drooping toga exposing her left breast, has been banned from younger students in a Texas school district.The district, Lamar consolidated independent school district, near Houston, took action against the image late last year when it removed a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by third through fifth graders, typically encompassing ages eight to 11, sparking a row, Axios reported on Thursday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago JK Rowling celebrates after Supreme Court rules trans women are NOT legally women in landmark judgment linking gender to biological sex that could end transgender access to single

She spoke out after five Supreme Court justices unanimously decided the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a 'biological woman and biological sex'.

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1 week ago 'I'm so proud to know you': JK Rowling celebrates after Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

JK Rowling has welcomed a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court ruling that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

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1 week ago Trans women with gender certificate can be barred from single

The UK’s highest court has ruled in favour of campaigners For Women Scotland.

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1 week ago Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules

Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challengeThe UK supreme court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a victory for gender-critical campaigners.Five judges from the UK supreme court ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK Supreme Court rules trans women are not legally women under Equality Act

Court rules on how woman is defined under Equality Act 2010

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1 week ago Supreme Court UK LIVE: Judges rule that 'sex' refers to biological sex in For Women Scotland gender case

The UK Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in the For Women Scotland case

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1 week ago Trans women are NOT legally women: Definition of a woman relates to 'biological sex', Supreme Court rules in landmark judgment that could end transgender access to single

The Supreme Court has announced that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act is based on biological sex in a landmark judgement.

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1 week ago Trans women are not legally women under Equality Act, Supreme Court rules

Court rules on how woman is defined under Equality Act 2010

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1 week ago ‘Woman’ in equality law refers to biological women, Supreme Court rules

Justices at the UK’s highest court considered a case brought by campaigners For Women Scotland.

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1 week ago For Women Scotland LIVE: UK Supreme Court rules unanimously that 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex

The UK Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in the For Women Scotland case

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1 week ago Transgender women are not 'women' under equalities law, Supreme Court judges rule

Supreme Court judges delivered their ruling on Wednesday

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1 week ago UK Supreme Court rules women in the Equality Act refers to biological sex

The UK Supreme Court has given its verdict in the long-running legal dispute between For Women Scotland and the Scottish Government.

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1 week ago Supreme Court to rule whether transgender people can be defined as women and have access to single

The decision could have far-reaching implications on how sex-based rights apply, including how women-only spaces are allowed to operate.

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2 w. ago Pollen peril: how heat, thunder and smog are creating deadly hay fever seasons

Scientists say a complex mix of factors are making seasonal allergies worse for longer in many parts of the world – but why is it happening and is it here to stay?The first time it happened, László Makra thought he had flu. The symptoms appeared from nowhere at the end of summer in 1989: his eyes started streaming, his throat was tight and he could not stop sneezing. Makra was 37 and otherwise fit and healthy, a mid-career climate scientist in Szeged, Hungary. Winter eventually came and he thought little of it. Then, it happened the next year. And the next.“I had never had these symptoms before. It was high summer: it was impossible to have the flu three consecutive years in a row,” he says. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iceland volcano eruption looks set to be 'much larger' than previous events, officials warn: Lava bears down on homes as island is hit by 200 earthquakes and civilians are evacuated

The Icelandic Civil Defence warned that the eruption on the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row could continue to swell given the huge amount of magma built up

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4 w. ago Meghan Markle breaks silence after scathing allegations from Prince Harry charity boss

As Prince Harry continues to navigate a fiery row over his charity, Senebale, his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has taken to Instagram with an intriguing statement

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