2 h. ago Trans women to be banned from Scottish Parliament's female toilets after Supreme Court ruling

The presiding officer has written to all parliamentary staff to say toilets will be based on biological sex only.

Events

14 h. ago This historic US trade deal is a personal victory for Keir Starmer

Editorial: In persuading Donald Trump to be fair to Britain, the prime minister has succeeded where Brexiteers failed. He is to be congratulated

Economics

24 h. ago Hair thinning elixir praised for 'noticeably growing back hair within six weeks'

Balding and hair thinning is a common issue that affects men and women, and it can happen at any point in life

Politics

40 h. ago MPs reject bid to force authorities to record sex data on biological basis

Technology minister Sir Chris Bryant said this could create ‘legal confusion, uncertainty and inconsistency’.

Culture

46 h. ago Doctors issue warning over deadly risk of contraceptive pill for women with common condition

A major study has revealed an alarming risk factor for some women who take the mini pill

Events

62 h. ago The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What?

It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacksThe Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that takes aim at the abortion pill mifepristone – a move that stunned many observers for what seemed a defense of the drug by a president who has overseen the most dramatic rollback of abortion rights in modern US history.At first blush, it may seem a victory for abortion access – but experts worry that, in reality, the move preserves the administration’s ability to play coy about any future plans to attack abortion rights. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Mark Williams shows class with message to World Championship winner Zhao Xintong

The controversial Chinese withstood a gutsy fightback from the veteran Welshman to wrap up an historic 18-12 victory at The Crucible on Monday to become China's first-ever snooker world champ

Politics

3 d. ago SNP Minister's husband hurls 'weirdo' insult in clash on trans people and changing rooms

EXCLUSIVE: SNP Councillor Robert Innes hit out at people who are “obsessed” with “genitalia” in a debate on the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

Politics

3 d. ago Zhao Xintong's emotional victory as first amateur to win historic World Snooker Championship

Zhao Xintong was in tears after he became the first amateur to win the World Snooker Championship, beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final at the Crucible Theatre

Politics

4 d. ago JK Rowling says she will FUND any woman's case if they decide to sue the police over being strip

The author's promise comes after police chiefs sparked outrage after refusing to ban trans officers from strip-searching women despite the UK's highest court ruling that sex is biological.

Events

5 d. ago Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding: I was groped all the time by my colleagues when I worked for the BBC

The 67-year-old said it was common practice for men to touch women's breasts during conversations at the corporation in the 1980s.

Culture

6 d. ago FA bans transgender women from playing in women's football... do you agree?

The FA's decision follows April's Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex

Politics

7 d. ago LGBTQ+ charities warn of ‘genuine crisis’ for trans people after UK ruling

Charities say the judgment creates ‘a legal framework that simply cannot uphold the dignity’ of trans peopleFourteen national LGBTQ+ charities have written to Keir Starmer seeking an urgent meeting to discuss what they describe as “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” after the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled last month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 referred only to “a biological woman” and to “biological sex”, with subsequent advice from the equality watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago India Willoughby and Stonewall FC lead critics denouncing 'unjustified and unfair' English FA ruling on trans players' ban from women's football

The FA said it had updated its policy in light of last month's Supreme Court ruling that the words 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

Sport

8 d. ago The subtle symptom that led me to tragically discover a 'one in a million' tumour

Jamila Rizvi, from Melbourne, was just 31 years old when her whole world came crashing down after noticing a common sign that millions of women experience.

Events

8 d. ago Ronnie O’Sullivan v Si Jiahui LIVE: World Snooker Championship result and scores as Trump blasts past Brecel

Ronnie O’Sullivan continued his quest for a history-making eighth world title with a 13-9 victory

Politics

8 d. ago West Lothian Council to 'review current practice' after trans toilets decision

The review comes after the Scottish Trades Union Congress branded the Supreme Court’s ruling that sex is defined by biology as “hugely problematic”.

Politics

9 d. ago Barclays confirms trans women to be barred from using ladies’ toilets

Group chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan said the move follows the recent Supreme Court ruling that the term woman is defined by biological sex.

Events

9 d. ago SFA set to ban transgender women competing in women's football

The move comes after the UK Supreme Court announced that the Equality Act's definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

Politics

1 week ago UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sexBritain’s first transgender judge is taking the UK to the European court of human rights over the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.The UK supreme court ruled earlier this month that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex, with subsequent guidance from the equality watchdog amounting to a blanket ban on trans people using toilets and other services of the gender they identify as. Continue reading...

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