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Organisations ‘must revisit policies’ after Supreme Court trans ruling

Judgment means hospitals, prisons and businesses will have to review their guidelines

Law

For Women Scotland supporters celebrate outside the Supreme Court following a ruling on the Equality Act.

Sports, schools and single-sex services: what ruling on women really means

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ALEX MASSIE

The hateful and bigoted bag ladies have been proved right on sex

Scotland

Photo of President Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance meeting in the Oval Office.

Aligning with EU on emissions may drag UK into stand-off with Trump

The PM will host an EU-UK summit next month as he seeks to ease trade barriers with Brussels, but experts say it could provoke the US president

Politics

Migrants in a small inflatable boat crossing the English Channel.

Starmer told to rip up migrant hotel contracts to save foreign aid budget

Former Labour cabinet minister Patricia Hewitt in the audience in the "Future of Britain" conference which has been organised by The "Tony Blair institute fo global change".

Older people ‘should be told to maintain a buffer weight’

Healthcare

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

VAT on private school fees blamed for staff workload crisis

Education

VAT on private school fees blamed for staff workload crisis

Education

Lab-grown ‘nuggets’ hailed as breakthrough in quest for ethical meats

Science

Lab-grown chicken nugget on a black surface.

Lab-grown ‘nuggets’ hailed as breakthrough in quest for ethical meats

Science

COMMENT

THE TIMES DIARY

The Labour band plays on, without Chris Bryant

Sir Chris Bryant at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

COMMENT

THE TIMES DIARY

The Labour band plays on, without Chris Bryant

Editor's picks

Collage of Ashley St. Clair, Elon Musk, and X Æ A-12.

If you’re having Elon Musk’s baby, this is what to expect

Donald Trump’s right-hand man has at least 14 children and apparently wants ‘a legion’ of them

Celebrity

FIRST PERSON

How unhealthy am I for my age? The scary scan that will tell me

Health & Fitness

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COMMENT

DEBORAH ROSS

Help! The Deep State is after Liz Truss’s new social media platform

Celebrity

Cate Blanchett and Jo Elvin at an event.

FIRST PERSON

Like Cate Blanchett, I got the 50-year itch. I too had ‘things to do’

Celebrity

CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH

One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing

Celebrity

Jessica Fellowes and her husband at Cliveden.

FIRST PERSON

I wanted to take my husband’s name. I failed

Sex & Relationships

FIRST PERSON

Like Cate Blanchett, I got the 50-year itch. I too had ‘things to do’

Celebrity

FIRST PERSON

Like Cate Blanchett, I got the 50-year itch. I too had ‘things to do’

Celebrity

CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH

One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing

Celebrity

CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH

One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing

Celebrity

FIRST PERSON

I wanted to take my husband’s name. I failed

Sex & Relationships

FIRST PERSON

I wanted to take my husband’s name. I failed

Sex & Relationships

FIRST PERSON

Like Cate Blanchett, I got the 50-year itch. I too had ‘things to do’

Celebrity

CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH

One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing

Celebrity

FIRST PERSON

I wanted to take my husband’s name. I failed

Sex & Relationships

FIRST PERSON

Like Cate Blanchett, I got the 50-year itch. I too had ‘things to do’

Celebrity

FIRST PERSON

Like Cate Blanchett, I got the 50-year itch. I too had ‘things to do’

Celebrity

CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH

One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing

Celebrity

CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH

One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing

Celebrity

FIRST PERSON

I wanted to take my husband’s name. I failed

Sex & Relationships

FIRST PERSON

I wanted to take my husband’s name. I failed

Sex & Relationships

World

Ursula von der Leyen addressing journalists at a press conference.

The West as we knew it is dead, warns EU chief

Ursula von der Leyen praised Europe’s predictability in the face of President Trump’s tariff chaos

Europe

Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex

US news

Modi critics in revolt as Gandhis charged with money laundering

Asia

Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex

US news

Modi critics in revolt as Gandhis charged with money laundering

Asia

Comment

a woman wearing a blue jacket and white shirt smiles for the camera

JULIET SAMUEL Loyalty trumps dignity for attack dog JD Vance

The vice-president’s search for the approval of feckless father figures has reached its apotheosis in the White House

Illustration of a judge holding up a skull with pink hair, asking "What is a woman?" and "Two X, or not two X, that is the question."

Cartoon by Morten Morland

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HUGO RIFKIND Don’t fear digital ID, it’s been here for years

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it

JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOK Just who is rocketman Jeff trying to impress?

DANIEL FINKELSTEIN Saving British Steel won’t win votes or wars

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EDWARD LUCAS Albania’s ambition is an example to the West

Business

Jerome Powell, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago.

Fed chief Powell says Trump’s tariffs will hit inflation and jobs

Unemployment and higher prices are likely, says the US central bank boss, but the impact on the economy is ‘highly uncertain’

Economics

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Alistair Osborne Nvidia in an invidious position as Trump tariffs bite

A person wearing a white shirt and a black tie is standing in front of a white backdrop.

Ian King Rolls-Royce rescue offers lessons for British Steel

Alistair Osborne Nvidia in an invidious position as Trump tariffs bite

Ian King Rolls-Royce rescue offers lessons for British Steel

Sport

Arsenal players celebrating after a football match.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | MARTIN SAMUEL

Mission accomplished: Arsenal come of age in Bernabéu pressure cooker

Real Madrid 1 Arsenal 2 (Arsenal win 5-1 on agg): Arsenal survive test of nerve to reach first semi-final since 2009 — and PSG lie in wait

Football

Will Pucovski of the Australian cricket team putting on his pads.

COMMENT

MIKE ATHERTON

The sad tale of ‘next Ponting’ forced to retire at 27

Cricket

Aston Villa's Marcus Rashford celebrates a goal.

Decision time for Rashford: Watkins may hold key to Villa loan star’s future

Football

COMMENT

MIKE ATHERTON

The sad tale of ‘next Ponting’ forced to retire at 27

Cricket

Decision time for Rashford: Watkins may hold key to Villa loan star’s future

Football

Life & Style

Collage of Barack Obama, George Clooney, Tom Hardy, and Brad Pitt.

Team Suit: which side are you on?

Tom Hardy’s mustard three-piece has divided opinion. What’s wrong with dressing like Obama, asks Hilary Rose, while Jeremy Langmead is pro quirky

Fashion

Illustration of a woman standing in front of speech bubbles.

Suzi Godson How do we spice up the empty nest?

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Will Lyons Six of the best salty light white wines perfect for spring

Suzi Godson How do we spice up the empty nest?

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Will Lyons Six of the best salty light white wines perfect for spring

Culture

Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.

FIRST PERSON

William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa

The Peruvian Nobel Laureate died this week aged 89. William Boyd, who adapted his novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, pays tribute to the ‘great fox’ of Latin American literature

Books

Promotional image for The Apprentice S19, featuring Lord Alan Sugar, Baroness Karren Brady, and Tim Campbell MBE against a London cityscape backdrop.

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Apprentice: The Final

TV & Radio

Amber Davies and the original West End cast of The Great Gatsby.

UPDATED

Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week

Art

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What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Apprentice: The Final

TV & Radio

UPDATED

Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week

Art

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Travel

MY HOLS

Liza Goddard: ‘My dad refused to go to Europe because of wartime memories’

The actress on visiting Fiji with her late husband, Alvin Stardust, working with kangaroos on Skippy and a solo trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway when she was 19

Inspiration

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