5 h. 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.

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4 d. ago 'I keep my chopped off body part in a jar – people are scared of me but I don't care'

A young woman has decided to literally take her body in her own hands and modified near enough most of it and has even revealed where she keeps her removed body parts

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1 week ago Trump tariffs live: Dozen US states sue to stop ‘insane’ policy as president threatens more global levies

The lawsuit comes as the president warned he could re-impose the higher tariffs in as little as two weeks

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1 week ago Woman lost more than 13 stone after deciding to 'delay not deny' food

Karen Haffernan lost more than half her body weight making a simple change and says she's the fittest and strongest she's ever been

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1 week ago A dozen US states sue to stop Trump’s ‘reckless and insane’ tariff policy

Lawsuit rebukes claim that president can arbitrarily impose tariffs based on act intended for emergenciesA dozen states sued the Trump administration in the US court of international trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy.The lawsuit said the policy put in place by Donald Trump has been subject to his “whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Conservationists sue Trump administration over rollback of green policies

Lawsuit focuses on day-one executive order claiming to ‘unleash American energy’ by boosting oil industryConservationists on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its attempts to boost the oil industry by rolling back green policies.Filed by the environmental non-profit Center for Biological Diversity, the litigation focuses on Trump’s day-one “unleashing American energy” executive order. In an effort to boost already booming US energy production, the emergency declaration directed federal agencies to identify all policies and regulations that “unduly” burden fuel producers and create “action plans” to weaken or remove them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What does the UK supreme court’s ruling on definition of ‘women’ mean?

Top court’s ruling that ‘sex is binary’ in law has implications for trans people and single-sex spacesThe UK supreme court has ruled on how a woman is defined in the Equality Act, deciding unanimously that this does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). The judgment could significantly affect how associated rules and restrictions are applied in Scotland, England and Wales. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago UK Supreme Court to rule on landmark legal challenge over legal definition of a woman

The U.K. Supreme Court is set to decide a case on the definition of a woman in a long-running dispute between a women’s rights group and the Scottish government

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2 w. ago 'I gave husband positive pregnancy test for his birthday – I can't believe reaction'

A woman decided to surprise her husband by giving him her positive pregnancy test for his birthday, but his reaction to the gift has left her questioning everything

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3 w. ago Experience: I was the youngest person to ski alone to the south pole

I was 21 when I broke the record. On the hardest day I was up to my knees in snow. That tested my resilienceGrowing up in Norway, I had heard a lot about polar exploration, including how Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the south pole in 1911. As a child I spent a lot of time outdoors – building bonfires, camping and skiing in the mountains.Aged 14, seven years before my south pole expedition, I decided I wanted to become the youngest woman to ski across Greenland. I’m just under 5ft tall, and people are still shocked that I’m a polar explorer. When I became interested in skiing across Greenland, several guiding companies were unwilling to take me because I was so young. Then I met Lars Ebbesen, an experienced polar guide. Straight away, I felt he respected my ambitions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman drove 230 miles to post dead 'Pets at Home' mice through ex's letterbox

A woman decided to fetch the ultimate revenge to her ex – and even took the liberty of travelling 230 miles to deliver it to them personally – as well as showing off her egg throwing skills

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3 w. ago Woman drove 230 miles to terrorise ex with eggs and mice in 'real life horror movie'

A woman decided to fetch the ultimate revenge to her ex – and even took the liberty of travelling 230 miles to deliver it to them personally – as well as showing off her egg throwing skills

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