40 m. ago Prison bosses under pressure over fate of Britain's only transgender jail wing after Supreme Court ruling

EXCLUSIVE: Women's rights campaigners are calling for E Wing at Downview women's jail in Sutton, Surrey, to be closed down.

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41 m. ago MAFS UK's first trans star Ella Morgan shares her serious fears over 'scary' Supreme Court gender ruling

The reality star, 31, has remained defiant and has vowed to carry on using female toilets after judges declared that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be determined by their biological sex.

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81 m. 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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97 m. ago Millionaire 'lady of the manor' who has changed gender three times blasts Supreme Court ruling on women for green

Samantha Kane, 64, who owns Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland, Scotland, says yesterday's Supreme Court judgment is a 'backwards step'.

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1 hour ago Supreme Court ruling just the latest curb on trans rights worldwide

Crackdowns around the globe include bans on trans people in women’s sport and bathrooms

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1 hour ago What does Supreme Court ruling on trans women mean for UK sport?

The court ruled that a gender recognition certificate does not change a trans person’s legal sex under the 2010 Equality Act

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2 h. ago JK Rowling praises 'extraordinary' Scottish women who won legal battle in controversial post

Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, has praised the "extraordinary" women who secured the Supreme Court, ruling that the term "woman" in equality law refers to biological women.

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2 h. ago What the Supreme Court ruling over the definition of a woman means for prisons, hospitals and schools

From NHS wards to public toilets, what does Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling mean in practice?

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3 h. ago NHS has to change transwomen patient guidance as new rules loom after court ruling, says equalities watchdog

Trans men and women are ‘worried that people are coming after their right to exist’, an MSP has said following the Supreme Court’s ruling

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3 h. ago 'I love it when a plan comes together': JK Rowling channels the A

JK Rowling has channelled the A-Team as she continued to celebrate a Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not legally women.

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3 h. ago MAFS trans star warns UK Supreme Court ruling an ‘excuse to attack us even more’

Ella Morgan said she was ‘speechless’ when she saw the court’s decision

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3 h. 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 h. ago Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

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3 h. ago Trans community ‘worried people are coming after their right to exist’, says MSP

The Supreme Court handed down its judgment on the definition of a woman in the Equality Act on Wednesday.

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4 h. ago Harry Potter and the Supreme Court Ruling — will the new cast be tainted by association?

The new HBO show cast announcement has been overshadowed by its executive producer’s views

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4 h. ago Labour minister unable to say which changing room trans women can use after Supreme Court ruling

Wednesday’s ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’

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4 h. ago Minister hopes supreme court’s gender ruling will ‘draw a line’ under trans debate – UK politics live

Health minister Karen Smyth says ‘it’s good we have clarity for women’ as Tories call for ruling to be ‘reinforced with legislation’Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has highlighted the recent report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) which suggested business confidence in the UK has dipped severely.In a post to social media, the recently knighted MP said:I take no pleasure in the ICAEW’s latest survey, which reveals UK business confidence has slipped into negative territory for the first three months of 2025, thanks to Labour’s anti-business budget.Tax burden tops the list of concerns for the second quarter in a row, with 56% of businesses saying it’s their greatest challenge. Red tape follows closely, with 43% of companies reporting increased strain. Rising costs and wage pressures continue to squeeze profits, with investment growth remaining sluggish.Single-sex services like changing rooms must be based on biological sex. If a male person is allowed...

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4 h. ago Labour minister unable to say which changing room trans women can use

Wednesday’s ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’

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5 h. ago Huge blow for trans rights as Supreme Court says: you are not women

The government has been urged to ‘stand firmly behind the LGBT+ community’ in the wake of the landmark ruling

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5 h. ago Minister struggles to say how trans women are affected by landmark court ruling

Karin Smyth was pressed on the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that said 'biological sex' should determine a person's sex in law - which could have far-reaching implications across the UK

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