55 h. ago Wrexham agrees 'common sense' plan with Welsh government after LDP battle

The council previously won its Supreme Court battle with the Welsh Government over the adoption of the Local Development Plan (LDP)

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9 d. ago In the Madrid power cuts, I saw patience and common sense – but we were woefully unprepared | María Ramírez

People queued calmly for torches and shared radios, but our vulnerability in an internet-reliant world was badly exposedAt the entrance to a healthcare centre on Trafalgar Street, in my densely populated, central Madrid neighbourhood, somebody had stuck a sign: “We ask for patience and common sense.” The door was half open as doctors and nurses calmly tended to emergencies inside.Patience and common sense is a very good way to describe what I witnessed in Madrid throughout the big blackout. We had no light, no power, no phone signal, not even water in some apartment buildings. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump signs executive order demanding truck drivers speak English

President issues latest ‘common sense’ directive

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1 week ago Kyle Walker is caught watching popular Netflix show about cheating as England star shocks passengers by taking RYANAIR flight back to Manchester to visit wife Annie Kilner during break from Milan

Walker, who shocked passengers on the budget airline when he took his place at the front of the aircraft, was seen enjoying an episode of the aptly named Temptation Island.

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2 w. ago Eni Aluko blames Joey Barton for her dramatic drop in TV punditry work after he called her a 'race card player'

Eniola Aluko, who made 105 appearances for the Lionesses, is suing the former Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton for libel over two posts he made in January last year on X.

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2 w. ago Eni Aluko says standing up to Joey Barton has damaged her punditry career

The High Court ruled in favour of Aluko after the initial stage of her libel claim against Barton

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2 w. ago Truth behind Joey Barton's wild claim that Kevin De Bruyne's teeth are reason for injuries

Former Premier League midfielder Joey Barton wildly claimed that a procedure Kevin De Bruyne had on his teeth is the reason for the Manchester City star's injury woes

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2 w. ago 'The pendulum is swinging back towards common sense': New Zealand must follow Britain and define women by their biological sex, its deputy PM says as he blasts 'the deluded left' and 'woke minority'

Winston Peters said events in New Zealand and internationally showed that 'the pendulum is swinging back towards common sense and proving us right'.

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2 w. ago The secrets behind Ralph Fiennes' startling transformation into a buff and bronzed Greek hero at 62 years old

The personal trainer behind Ralph Fiennes remarkable and now viral physical transformation for his new film The Return has shared the common-sense secrets that unlocks potential for everyone.

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3 w. ago Sinn Fein TD apologises for ‘hurt and offence’ in post about gender ruling

David Cullinane had said the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in equality law was a ‘common sense judgement’.

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3 w. ago Badenoch calls for broader review of equality and gender recognition laws – UK politics live

‘These laws were written 20 years ago plus when the world was different,’ Tory leader saysThe chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges around the efficacy of gender recognition certificates (GRC) ahead.Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme if yesterday’s supreme court ruling had rendered the legal document worthless, Kishwer Falkner said:I think the next stage of litigation may well be tests as to the efficacy of the GRC, and or other areas. We don’t believe they are [worthless]. We think they’re quite important.But I think there will be other areas, I mean, the Government is thinking of digital IDs, and if digital IDs come in, then what documentation will provide the identity of that person? So it’s going to be a space that we’ll have to watch very carefully as we go on.It’s a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise that trans people exist. They have rights, and their rights must be respected – then it ...

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3 w. ago Gender ruling ‘a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise trans people exist’, says equalities watchdog – live

Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission says trans people ‘have rights, and their rights must be respected’The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that there may be legal challenges around the efficacy of gender recognition certificates (GRC) ahead.Asked on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme if yesterday’s supreme court ruling had rendered the legal document worthless, Kishwer Falkner said:I think the next stage of litigation may well be tests as to the efficacy of the GRC, and or other areas. We don’t believe they are [worthless]. We think they’re quite important.But I think there will be other areas, I mean, the Government is thinking of digital IDs, and if digital IDs come in, then what documentation will provide the identity of that person? So it’s going to be a space that we’ll have to watch very carefully as we go on.It’s a victory for common sense, but only if you recognise that trans people exist. They have rights, and their rights m...

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3 w. ago Joey Barton reignites Scott Brown feud as Celtic legend 'gets zero respect' from Rangers flop

The controversial Scouser has launched a fresh attack on his former Hoops rival - nine years after leaving Scotland

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3 w. ago Readers' Letters: Of course legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

The Supreme Court’s ruling on the definitions of ‘woman’ and ‘gender’ was a victory for common sense, say readers

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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

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3 w. 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

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