1 hour ago The Observer view on Equality Act ruling: A dignified compromise that respects the rights of everyone | Editorial

The supreme court judgment gives protections to women at the same level as other groupsThe meaning of “woman” and “female” in the Equality Act has become one of the most contested questions of recent years. Last week the supreme court settled it, in a landmark legal judgment that affirms the rights of women to the same level of legal protection afforded to other groups.The Equality Act protects people against discrimination on the basis of nine protected characteristics, including their sex, race, sexual orientation and gender reassignment. The question at stake was whether “sex” means someone’s biological sex, or their “certificated sex”; in other words, should those who are male but who have a gender recognition certificate (GRC) be treated as a woman under equalities law? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Football news: Arsenal striker boost as Bournemouth star's price tag revealed

A number of Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in adding to their attacks this summer with Antoine Semenyo and Viktor Gyokeres among those who could be on the move

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2 h. ago 'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post

Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties and long-term harm

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2 h. ago ‘It blew us away’: how an asteroid may have delivered the vital ingredients for life on Earth

Extraterrestrial rocks, recently delivered by a space probe, could answer the big questions about alien lifeforms and human existenceSeveral billion years ago, at the dawn of the solar system, a wet, salty world circled our sun. Then it collided, catastrophically, with another object and shattered into pieces.One of these lumps became the asteroid Bennu whose minerals, recently returned to Earth by the US robot space probe OSIRIS-REx, have now been found to contain rich levels of complex chemicals that are critical for the existence of life. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Supermarkets 'dragging their heals' on scampi eco damage claim green groups

Green groups warn 'destructive' method of bottom-trawling the seabed to catch prawns for scampi is unsustainable.

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4 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta confirms major striker boost after Viktor Gyokeres statement

Arsenal have a Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain to consider next month and boss Mikel Arteta has revealed what could be a considerable boost for his side

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8 h. ago Sussexes 'in crisis over clashing goals': Duchess longs to be 'billionaire celeb' but Harry wants to patch things up with royals, new book will claim

Prince Harry and Meghan are in a 'crisis' and each want different things from their life in California, a biographer has claimed.

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9 h. ago Mystery as British Airways cabin crew member is found dead in his hotel room during San Francisco stopover

The male crew member had flown out to San Francisco from the UK on Tuesday, and had been staying in the Californian city on a stopover.

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10 h. ago WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 1 LIVE: Jey Uso, The New Day and Jacob Fatu claim gold

Join the Daily Star for night one of WrestleMania, 'The Grandest Stage of Them All', as we get ready to 'YEET' the night away for Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso and be heavily torn over Reigns, Punk and Rollins

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10 h. ago ‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own

With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decadePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition is refusing to say if it will introduce any policies to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade as it pledges to unwind most climate measures introduced under Labor.Peter Dutton’s position on the climate crisis came under scrutiny last week after he gave contradictory answers on whether he accepted mainstream climate science. Asked during a leaders’ debate on the ABC whether extreme weather events were worsening, the opposition leader said: “I don’t know because I’m not a scientist”.Dropping a Labor goal of 82% of electricity coming from renewable g...

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11 h. ago Aston Villa show off their key advantage to ignite Champions League charge

Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle: Ollie Watkins ran the show as impressive and in-form Villa pulled away in the second half to give their Champions League hopes a big boost

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12 h. ago Aston Villa v Newcastle LIVE: Villa deliver crushing win in battle for Champions League spots

Aston villa 4-1 Newcastle: Ollie Watkins ran the show as Villa pulled away in the second half to give their Champions League hopes a big boost

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12 h. ago Britain's Got Talent viewers fume at 'pub' auditions as they make brutal claim

Fans of Britain's Got Talent fumed over the latest auditions episode as another batch of hopefuls tried to change their lives with their weird and wonderful talents

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12 h. ago Aston Villa swat Newcastle aside to boost their Champions League hopes

Four days on from falling agonisingly short in a pulsating quarter-final clash with Paris St Germain, Villa Park was rocking once again.

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12 h. ago Incredible tale of the only man to sneak into Area 51 and get out alive... here's what he saw

An anthropologist from California got more than he bargained for during a secret journey into the Nevada desert - coming face to face with the strange happenings taking place at Area 51.

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14 h. ago O'Reilly strikes late as Man City struggle to break down stubborn Everton

Man City improved their claim to European qualification

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14 h. ago Man City find huge Champions League boost from unlikely source

Everton 0-2 Man City: Nico O’Reilly fired Pep Guardiola’s side in front late on at Goodison Park

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15 h. ago O'Reilly the hero as Man City battle to break down stubborn Everton

Man City improved their claim to European qualification

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15 h. ago O’Reilly and Kovacic sink Everton to boost Manchester City’s top

The Premier League trophy Manchester City have proudly held for the past four years will be soon heading to one side of Stanley Park but, after exploding to life late against Everton, they took an important step towards Champions League qualification on the other. Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic sealed a victory that even Pep Guardiola may not have seen coming to edge City towards a place among the European elite for a 15th season in succession.A goalless draw appeared the most likely outcome for most of a pedestrian contest but in a late twist, shaped by the positive impact of Guardiola’s substitutions and David Moyes’ subs having the opposite effect, City seized control of the closing stages and secure a ninth consecutive win at Goodison. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Kyiv Pushes Back on ‘90%’ Peace Deal Claim Amid Planned London Talks

Kyiv Pushes Back on ‘90%’ Peace Deal Claim Amid Planned London Talks  Kyiv Post

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