68 m. ago DEBBIE HAYTON: An era of collective madness is over. This is not a 'defeat' for trans women, it's an accurate reflection of who we really are

Thank the Lord for some common sense. In this case, thank Lord Hodge, who yesterday delivered the UK Supreme Court 's unanimous ruling that trans women are not biologically female.

Politics

74 m. ago Historic victory for women... and common sense: Judges rule that women are defined by biological sex

Women's rights groups and MPs celebrated the 'victory for common sense' and called on the Government to ensure that activist managers and civil servants abided by the ruling.

Events

11 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer’s route to ‘common sense position’ on transgender policy

The Prime Minister has faced repeated questions over his definition of a woman in the five years since he became Labour leader.

Events

15 h. ago Supreme Court UK ruling on definition of woman branded 'abject humiliation for the SNP'

Scottish Tory leader hails ‘victory for common sense’ as court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

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15 h. ago UK Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman branded 'abject humiliation for the SNP'

Scottish Tory leader hails ‘victory for common sense’ as court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

Events

61 h. ago Controversial Aberdeen vs Rangers moment sparks 'common sense' Ref Watch debate as Dermot Gallagher reads the rule book

Nisbet thought he had won the game for the hosts only for VAR to swiftly rule his goal out for handball

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I’d love Keanu to read it’: Ione Skye on bisexuality, infidelity and her wild tell

The actor’s aptly named memoir, Say Everything, has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and hornyIn person, as in her new tell-all memoir, 90s Hollywood “It” girl Ione Skye doesn’t hold back. Whether she’s discussing menopausal hormone treatment (she’s on it), her libido (“It’s not what it was but [musician husband Ben Lee] and I have a really nice sex life”) or her ex Anthony Kiedis’s fondness for dating teenagers (“Why can’t you be with a grown-up?” she sighs), for 54-year-old Skye, there’s no such thing as too much information too early in the morning.Skye’s aptly named memoir, Say Everything, has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and horny. “I definitely didn’t want to hurt people,” the actor says when we meet over breakfast at a cafe near her Sydney home. It’s just that between recounting her sexcapades with both male and female celebrities – “Writing a sex scene is so funny because I didn’t want it to be cringy, sleazy or too crass,” she laughs – Skye had a lot o...

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5 d. ago China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as it slams Trump for 'defying basic economic laws and common sense'

China will impose 125% tariffs on U.S. goods from Saturday, up from the 84% previously announced, the finance ministry said on Friday.

Economics

6 d. ago Eni Aluko calls out ‘triple standards’ in punditry after winning first stage of libel case against Joey Barton

Aluko has received a torrent of online abuse as a pundit

Politics

7 d. ago Joey Barton mocked during livestream of his aptly named 'common sense' podcast

Joey Barton was told to show some 'common sense' after falling for online pranksters who told him they couldn't hear him, despite answering his questions during a livestream

Sport

7 d. ago Joey Barton was being defamatory when he accused Eni Aluko of being a 'race card player' in online row, judge rules

Ms Aluko, a former striker for Chelsea who now works as a pundit, is suing Mr Barton for libel over two posts he made in January last year on social media site X.

Sport

9 d. ago The best possible wedding gift? Leaving the reception without saying goodbye | Polly Hudson

Newlyweds spend a ridiculous amount of money to have the same conversations over and over. That’s why it is time to embrace the French exitTurns out it’s not only intricate dances and lip-syncing – there is common sense on TikTok, too. An idea circulating there is that a new wedding rule should be introduced, stipulating that guests must not say goodbye to the happy couple, but should just leave. That way, the newly spliced spouses are allowed to enjoy the most expensive party they will ever throw, rather than being persistently interrupted and pulled off the dancefloor.While your kneejerk reaction may be that this is rude, ungrateful ghosting on the most special day of their lives, stop for a moment and think about it rationally – and mathematically. A wedding reception can easily have 150 guests, some of whom will be in couples. Even if they’re bored witless, social convention dictates that people usually stay until the last, say, two hours of the night, which means one or two goo...

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1 week ago Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm’s addictive turn as a gentleman thief is his best role since Mad Men

This blackly comic, propulsively fun tale of a disgraced hedge fund manager turned crook is all about the one-time Don Draper. He lifts the whole thingJon Hamm has one of the great TV faces. Square-jawed and ruggedly suave, it’s the face of a matinee idol with a dangerous edge. The quiff is well-coiffed but grey-flecked. That Marlboro Man chin looks unshaven by lunchtime. Those hooded eyes have a weary, lounge lizard quality. One of his first Hollywood parts was a 1997 episode of Ally McBeal, where he played the aptly named “Gorgeous Guy at Bar”. A decade later, Hamm became the alpha face of a certain prestige drama. Ad Men, was it? Mad Dogs? Something like that.Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+, 11 April) is a fitting new vehicle for Hamm’s slippery good looks. The launch episode is bookended by shots of his big, mildly befuddled face in screen-filling closeup. This show knows exactly what’s it’s doing. It is blackly comic, frothily fun and highly moreish. Continue readi...

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1 week ago Dramatic moment Home Counties hawk's reign of terror ends as bird of prey is finally captured

A pesky Harris's hawk that has been terrorising the quiet Home Counties village of Flamstead, Hertfordshire for weeks has finally been captured - by a brave resident aptly named Steve Harris.

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1 week ago Dramatic moment Home Counties hawk's reign of terror ends as jogger finally captures bird of prey that has forced petrified villagers indoors for weeks

A pesky Harris's hawk that has been terrorising the quiet Home Counties village of Flamstead, Hertfordshire for weeks has finally been captured - by a brave resident aptly named Steve Harris.

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1 week ago Man City fixture brought forward to avoid FA Cup and Premier League congestion in rare boost

Two more Manchester City fixtures have been confirmed and common sense has prevailed for once when it comes to the schedule.

Politics

2 w. ago Football's bravest WAG: The loyal wife who stood by misogynist Joey Barton

Georgia McNeil has loyally stood by football firebrand Joey Barton - even after she accused him of drunkenly attacking her in their home.

Politics

2 w. ago AMANDA PLATELL: I crossed swords with Amanda Abbington over her epic Strictly spat with Giovanni Pernice

I arrived at the venue of Amanda Abbington's first play since her Strictly ordeal ended, a production entitled (This Is Not A) Happy Room. Never has a play been more aptly named.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton's wife was dubbed 'the bravest WAG in Britain' when she moved in with the notorious footballer

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia McNeill was dubbed 'the bravest WAG in Britain' when she moved in with notorious footballer Joey Barton just weeks after he had been released from prison for a street attack.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton mocked for 2015 post saying 'men who hit women are s***houses', after being found guilty of assaulting his wife

Joey Barton has been mocked after an old post of his condemning domestic violence was dragged up following his guilty verdict on Tuesday. Barton was given a suspended sentence.  

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