17 h. ago Trans celebrities and activists vow to defy Supreme Court gender ruling and continue to use single sex toilets as they claim to be victims of 'blatant discrimination'

A string of high profile figures from Britain's trans community have used TV interviews and social media posts to brand the judgment 'an attack' and 'blatant discrimination'.

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34 h. ago Kellie Maloney warns of danger to transgender community after court ruling by 'old farts'

Transgender Kellie Maloney, who managed heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis in the 1990s as Frank, said she would be 'beaten and raped' if ever sent to a male prison

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36 h. ago Trans community fears rights ‘melting away’ after Supreme Court ruling

‘It felt like our rights were solidified, and now it feels like it’s melting away,’ said Sarah Savage.

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41 h. ago Transform your meal into a mission, and every guest into an explorer at Six by Nico

Solve the puzzles to win £10,000 at Six by Nico Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen

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42 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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43 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.

Politics

62 h. ago Trans activists slam 'evil' Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman that 'put rights movement back 20 years'

There were calls amongst the LGBT + community to 'amplify trans voices' after judges decided the definition of sex in the Equality Act is binary.

Events

62 h. ago 'We won't stop fighting for equal rights': Trans charities respond to UK Supreme Court ruling

On April 16, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the term 'woman' used in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. Trans charities speak to The Mirror about what this ruling means for the trans community

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9 d. ago Pedro Pascal praised for outfit he wore to his 50th birthday

It’s not the first time Pascal has shown love for the trans community

Politics

1 week ago Granton Station transformed into a dynamic creative hub for Edinburgh’s artists

Wasps is delighted to announce high-quality artist studios at Granton Station, offering a unique and inspiring home for creatives within Edinburgh’s dynamic Granton Waterfront regeneration. This transformation responds to growing demand from a diverse range of artistic practices seeking dedicated studio space in the city.

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1 week ago Visit Palacerigg Country Park this Easter for family fun adventures

North Lanarkshire Council has carried out improvements, including upgraded paths and trails and expanded play areas, and following a Community Asset Transfer, Palacerigg Community Trust has reopened the popular visitor centre café.

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1 week ago Tina Turner fans warned by bosses that legend 'won't be in musical' for one major reason

Bosses at the production are worried that people will book tickets and expect to see the star in the show — even though she has been dead for almost three years

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2 w. ago HMRC demands £75 per week from 'worried' elderly people on DWP state pension

A pensioner who worked 32 years before being medically retired from the Royal Mail in 2015 was perplexed by the HMRC deciding to increase repayments from £4 to £147 every fortnight

Economics

2 w. ago Independent councillor joins Labour run Merthyr Tydfil Council cabinet

Councillor Declan Sammon of the Dowlais and Pant Community Independents will have responsibility for transformation, governance, and social partnership

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2 w. ago Dalbeattie High School pupils contribute to Dumfries exhibition highlighting power of oceans

Into The Oceanic: Conversation With Our Ocean is the first exhibition to be staged at community-owned The Standard in Dumfries following its landmark transformation.

Politics

2 w. ago Even Joe Rogan is worried about innocent people being sent to El Salvadorian prison

Lawsuit over Venezuela deportations could be decided at Supreme Court

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2 w. ago Living Together review – how Austrians teach immigrants to find their place in society

New arrivals sit in drab spaces and are learn how to fit in, in a film that quietly addresses the costs of integration to minority groupsThomas Fürhapter’s documentary sheds light on the challenges of adjusting to a new culture as it follows a series of “integration classes” offered to immigrants in Vienna. The film opens in the nondescript corridors of an administrative building, which lead into sun-filled but impersonal meeting rooms where these sessions take place. As the participants discuss their worries and uncertainties, these colourless spaces transform into sites of passion and community.Conducted in multiple languages, the seminars grapple with culturally specific issues faced by different minority groups. Topics of discussion range from Austrian ways of greeting, to more serious concerns such as racism and domestic abuse. In talking about the present and the future, people also reveal pieces of their past: some moved to Austria for love, others fled the horrors of war. De...

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2 w. ago Work and money worry young people more than culture wars or climate, UK poll finds

Class, education and gender found to influence difference in views but anxiety about finances was a common themeYoung people are more worried about their finances, work pressures and job insecurity than social media, the climate crisis and culture war debates, research shows.The polling also challenges the simplistic characterisation of generational conflict, revealing that differences within gen Z, whether around class, education or gender, are often more pronounced than the differences between generations. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Huge earthquakes 'foretold in Bible verse' and they point to our 'last days'

A tremor hit around 62 miles northeast of the main island of Tonga just days after a massive earthquake thousands of miles away in Myanmar – and it's got people worried

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3 w. ago Coylton Tennis club aims to secure future with £3,000 Community Asset Transfer request

The club, based at the Coylton Activity Centre in Hole Road, hope to become outright owners of the three courts at the site, which are currently owned by South Ayrshire Council.

Economics