24 m. ago What does the Supreme Court gender ruling mean? All your questions answered from sharing public toilets to maternity leave and competitive sports

The case tested legally for the first time whether or not somebody with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman.

Sport

25 m. ago Gayle King says Blue Origin backlash is 'sexist' in explosive rant

TV presenter Gayle King responded to people who called the all-women journey to space a 'ride'. The flight included Jeff Bezos' fiancée and Katy Perry

Events

80 m. ago 'I'm so proud to know you': JK Rowling celebrates after Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

JK Rowling has welcomed a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court ruling that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

Events

86 m. ago Gayle King says it is SEXIST to call her 'freebie' Blue Origin trip a 'space ride'

The women's quick trip to space was not exactly well-received, with a slew of stars publicly slamming it.

Politics

2 h. ago Fukushima robot begins second attempt to retrieve melted nuclear fuel

Engineers hope closer access to core will provide critical insights for full-scale decommissioning

Events

2 h. ago Xi promises greater access to Chinese market for Malaysia, Vietnam on Southeast Asia tour

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours Southeast Asia this week

Politics

2 h. ago Five things you didn’t know about Black British cultural history

From northern soul to rugby league beef, here’s what I learned while writing We Were ThereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m Lanre Bakare and I usually cover arts and culture for the Guardian, but I’m taking over the newsletter this week to tell you about my new book, We Were There, a cultural history of Black Britain.It’s set between 1979 and 1990, covering the rise and premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first female prime minister, whose divisive but transformative remodelling of Britain is still felt today – and within that political upheaval, race dominated the headlines. But it was also a time when modern Black British culture was forged. I’ll talk you through five things I learned from my research. Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago Meghan Markle tells working women to 'be courageous' and 'ask for help' if they're experiencing burn out

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, spoke about burn out with her friend and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani on her new podcast Confessions of a Female Founder on Tuesday.

Politics

2 h. ago Urdu language isn’t alien to India and can be freely used, top court rules

Top court rejects petition demanding removal of Urdu from public signage in Maharashtra

Events

2 h. ago The Diamond Heist review – Guy Ritchie’s thrilling tale of the failed Millennium Dome jewel robbery

This three-part documentary about the attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of diamonds is pacey and stylish – but it definitely didn’t need to glamorise the real-life violenceI suppose the wonder is that it has taken Guy Ritchie so long to get around to telling the story of the Millennium Dome robbery, in which – way back at the turn of the century, children – a group of south-east London criminals ram-raided a national joke in pursuit of the 203-carat Millennium Star diamond worth £200m, which De Beers had unaccountably agreed to display in the capital’s gangster heartland.Strictly speaking, Richie himself is not telling it; the three-part documentary The Diamond Heist comes from Oscar and Emmy award-winning company Lightbox and is executive produced by Ritchie. But the subject matter is so perfectly him that any meaningful separation in your mind as you watch it collapses quicker than a Greenwich exhibition venue’s shutters under the weight of a JCB driven at spe...

Events

3 h. ago Seven countries in running for hosting future Commonwealth Games

Canada, India and Nigeria among those targeting 2030Event’s future under scrutiny after Victoria withdrawalSeven countries have expressed interest in hosting future Commonwealth Games. Five of those are focused on staging the centenary 2030 Games while two are looking at editions of the multi-sport event beyond that, Commonwealth Sport has announced.The expressions of interest come from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, which mean Glasgow’s hosting of the 2026 Games may signal a break of well over a decade before the UK hosts again, with Britain having hosted two of the last three editions. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Rangers fans warned against 'violence and vandalism' as Bilbao ramps up security for largest EVER away support

Around 5,000 Rangers fans are expected in the Basque region and it'll be the largest visiting support Bilbao have seen in Europe

Events

4 h. ago Teacher 'who had sex with student' caught as boy exposes pics of them 'kissing'

A female teacher has been accused and charged with having a 'sexual and romantic relationship' with a student – the couple allegedly had sex several days after planning a date to the cinema

Society

5 h. ago Calls grow in Japan to scrap time limit on civil suits over childhood sexual abuse

Survivors and lawyers seek legal reform as thousands sign petition against statute of limitations

Events

5 h. ago YouTuber who streaked at World Cup final facing 24 years in Asian prison after police accost him

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has been arrested and detained in the Philippines after the internet personality allegedly harassed members of the public and security guards during a Kick livestream

Events

7 h. ago Modi accused of ‘intimidation’ after top Indian opposition leaders named in money laundering case

Financial crime agency names Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in case related to newspaper linked to their Congress party

Politics

7 h. ago China says economy beat expectations to grow 5.4% ahead of Trump tariff war

Beijing expects Trump tariffs to put ‘certain pressures’ on its trade and economy

Politics

8 h. ago Dallas high school shooting suspect in custody after four students wounded

Suspect apprehended within hours of Tuesday violence, says school district, while superintendent says such shootings ‘becoming way too familiar’A suspect in a shooting at a Dallas high school that wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus has been taken into custody, school district officials have announced.Three of the students were injured by gunfire and the fourth was injured in their lower body, according to the Dallas fire-rescue department. It said units were dispatched to Wilmer-Hutchins high school just after 1pm and that the four male students were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from serious to not life-threatening. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Digital marketing executive dies after running through glass door and severing an arm

Claire Austin, 38, was found inside her top-floor apartment in Sydney's eastern suburbs just after 7.30am on Saturday.

Events

8 h. ago Witness details boyfriend's 'screams after executive Claire Austin ran through a glass door' and died in Randwick, Sydney

Marketing executive Claire Austin, 38, partially severed her arm by running through an internal glass door and was found bleeding profusely in her top-floor apartment in Randwick.

Events