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Organisations ‘must revisit policies’ after Supreme Court trans ruling
UPDATED
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.
NEW
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
Collage of a doctor examining a patient, a pile of garbage bags, and a protest.
NEW
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
Politics
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet.
NEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ exemption means under-age sex need not be reported
Crime
Photo of J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey.
Vet dropped me as client over my gender-critical views, says barrister
Law
Collage of a doctor examining a patient, a pile of garbage bags, and a protest.
NEW
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
Politics
Collage of a doctor examining a patient, a pile of garbage bags, and a protest.
NEW
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
Politics
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet.
NEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ exemption means under-age sex need not be reported
Crime
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet.
NEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ exemption means under-age sex need not be reported
Crime
Photo of J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey.
Vet dropped me as client over my gender-critical views, says barrister
Law
Photo of J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey.
Vet dropped me as client over my gender-critical views, says barrister
Law
Collage of a doctor examining a patient, a pile of garbage bags, and a protest.
NEW
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
Politics
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet.
NEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ exemption means under-age sex need not be reported
Crime
Photo of J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey.
Vet dropped me as client over my gender-critical views, says barrister
Law
Collage of a doctor examining a patient, a pile of garbage bags, and a protest.
NEW
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
Politics
Collage of a doctor examining a patient, a pile of garbage bags, and a protest.
NEW
Is Britain heading for a summer of discontent?
Politics
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet.
NEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ exemption means under-age sex need not be reported
Crime
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet.
NEW
‘Romeo and Juliet’ exemption means under-age sex need not be reported
Crime
Photo of J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey.
Vet dropped me as client over my gender-critical views, says barrister
Law
Photo of J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey.
Vet dropped me as client over my gender-critical views, says barrister
Law
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Photo of President Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance meeting in the Oval Office.
NEW
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.
NEW
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".
NEW
Older people ‘should be told to maintain a buffer weight’
Healthcare
3D render of prehistoric cavemen around a campfire.
Ancient sunscreen ‘saved modern humans’ more than 40,000 years ago
Science
Collage of jewelry, a book about Barbara Taylor Bradford, and a portrait of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s opulent estate up for auction
Elon Musk carrying his son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex
US news
3D render of prehistoric cavemen around a campfire.
Ancient sunscreen ‘saved modern humans’ more than 40,000 years ago
Science
3D render of prehistoric cavemen around a campfire.
Ancient sunscreen ‘saved modern humans’ more than 40,000 years ago
Science
Collage of jewelry, a book about Barbara Taylor Bradford, and a portrait of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s opulent estate up for auction
Collage of jewelry, a book about Barbara Taylor Bradford, and a portrait of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s opulent estate up for auction
Elon Musk carrying his son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex
US news
Elon Musk carrying his son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex
US news
3D render of prehistoric cavemen around a campfire.
Ancient sunscreen ‘saved modern humans’ more than 40,000 years ago
Science
Collage of jewelry, a book about Barbara Taylor Bradford, and a portrait of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s opulent estate up for auction
Elon Musk carrying his son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex
US news
3D render of prehistoric cavemen around a campfire.
Ancient sunscreen ‘saved modern humans’ more than 40,000 years ago
Science
3D render of prehistoric cavemen around a campfire.
Ancient sunscreen ‘saved modern humans’ more than 40,000 years ago
Science
Collage of jewelry, a book about Barbara Taylor Bradford, and a portrait of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s opulent estate up for auction
Collage of jewelry, a book about Barbara Taylor Bradford, and a portrait of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Barbara Taylor Bradford’s opulent estate up for auction
Elon Musk carrying his son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex
US news
Elon Musk carrying his son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says ex
US news
Person in hooded robe censing during Easter Week procession.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
VAT on private school fees blamed for staff workload crisis
Education
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Editor's picks

Brittany Hugoboom, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Evie, sitting on a couch.
INTERVIEW
No sex before marriage! The model and the trad wife glossy

Brittany Hugoboom is the 33-year-old mother of two who founded Evie, a glossy magazine dubbed the ‘conservative Cosmo’

Sex & Relationships
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JANICE TURNER
A historic victory — but did we need a court to tell us what a woman is?
Collage of three people.
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
One small step: Katy Perry turned a trip to space into tour marketing
Celebrity
Collage of four women in front of a building in a village.
Gosh! Reality TV goes to the super-rich Cotswolds
Celebrity
Illustration of two elderly women, one looking in a mirror at her frugal reflection holding a piggy bank.
I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor
Money
Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.
FIRST PERSON
William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa
Books
Collage of four women in front of a building in a village.
Gosh! Reality TV goes to the super-rich Cotswolds
Celebrity
Collage of four women in front of a building in a village.
Gosh! Reality TV goes to the super-rich Cotswolds
Celebrity
Illustration of two elderly women, one looking in a mirror at her frugal reflection holding a piggy bank.
I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor
Money
Illustration of two elderly women, one looking in a mirror at her frugal reflection holding a piggy bank.
I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor
Money
Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.
FIRST PERSON
William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa
Books
Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.
FIRST PERSON
William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa
Books
Collage of four women in front of a building in a village.
Gosh! Reality TV goes to the super-rich Cotswolds
Celebrity
Illustration of two elderly women, one looking in a mirror at her frugal reflection holding a piggy bank.
I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor
Money
Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.
FIRST PERSON
William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa
Books
Collage of four women in front of a building in a village.
Gosh! Reality TV goes to the super-rich Cotswolds
Celebrity
Collage of four women in front of a building in a village.
Gosh! Reality TV goes to the super-rich Cotswolds
Celebrity
Illustration of two elderly women, one looking in a mirror at her frugal reflection holding a piggy bank.
I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor
Money
Illustration of two elderly women, one looking in a mirror at her frugal reflection holding a piggy bank.
I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor
Money
Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.
FIRST PERSON
William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa
Books
Mario Vargas Llosa reclining in a chair, holding glasses.
FIRST PERSON
William Boyd: remembering my friend, Mario Vargas Llosa
Books

World

A guard subdues a prisoner in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center.
NEW
Judges threaten to prosecute Trump officials deporting migrants

James Boasberg warned he could hold administration in contempt over ‘wilful disregard’ for his order halting the removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members

US politics
Mediheal Hospital & Fertility Centre in Eldoret.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Black market booming as organ traffickers prey on world’s poor
Africa
Police detain a protesting woman.
Modi critics in revolt as Gandhis charged with money laundering
Asia
Putin and Kim Jong Un toasting.
IN DEPTH
Kim’s forces ready to fight for Putin on Ukrainian soil
Russia-Ukraine war
Four chefs sitting on a bench.
NEW
Will reality TV show take the shine off Michelin’s star power?
Europe
Illustration of a man in a suit shaking hands with a police officer, behind bars with masked figures.
Kalashnikov gangs attack even more French prisons
Europe
Illustration of a handgun, blood splatter, bullets, police tape, a dragon, and the Colosseum.
IN DEPTH
Chinese mafia groups in bloody turf war on streets of Rome
Europe
Putin and Kim Jong Un toasting.
IN DEPTH
Kim’s forces ready to fight for Putin on Ukrainian soil
Russia-Ukraine war
Four chefs sitting on a bench.
NEW
Will reality TV show take the shine off Michelin’s star power?
Europe
Illustration of a man in a suit shaking hands with a police officer, behind bars with masked figures.
Kalashnikov gangs attack even more French prisons
Europe
Illustration of a handgun, blood splatter, bullets, police tape, a dragon, and the Colosseum.
IN DEPTH
Chinese mafia groups in bloody turf war on streets of Rome
Europe
Mediheal Hospital & Fertility Centre in Eldoret.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Black market booming as organ traffickers prey on world’s poor
Africa
Police detain a protesting woman.
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 SAMUELLoyalty 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 RIFKINDDon’t fear digital ID, it’s been here for years
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JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOKJust who is rocketman Jeff trying to impress?
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
DANIEL FINKELSTEINSaving British Steel won’t win votes or wars
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EDWARD LUCASAlbania’s ambition is an example to the West
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HUGO RIFKINDDon’t fear digital ID, it’s been here for years
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Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
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Business

Illustration of a graph showing inflation at 2.6%, overlaid on an image of a bank.
Rate cuts ‘more likely’ after UK inflation falls to 2.6%

Trump’s tariffs expected to slow economic growth and put downward pressure on inflation

Economics
A person wearing a white shirt and a black tie is standing in front of a white backdrop.
Ian KingRolls-Royce rescue offers lessons for British Steel
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithZuckerberg losing the dressing room spells trouble for Meta
Two stockbrokers working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Investors turn their backs on US stocks and dollar amid tariff war
Companies
Woman walking past PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) building.
PwC shuts operations in nine African countries after scandals
Companies
rows of gold bars with 999.9 stamped on them
Gold price hits high and dollar falls as investors seek safe havens
Economics
Red Post Office sign on a brick building.
EY to be investigated by regulator over audit of Post Office
Companies
Two stockbrokers working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Investors turn their backs on US stocks and dollar amid tariff war
Companies
Woman walking past PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) building.
PwC shuts operations in nine African countries after scandals
Companies
rows of gold bars with 999.9 stamped on them
Gold price hits high and dollar falls as investors seek safe havens
Economics
Red Post Office sign on a brick building.
EY to be investigated by regulator over audit of Post Office
Companies
A person wearing a white shirt and a black tie is standing in front of a white backdrop.
Ian KingRolls-Royce rescue offers lessons for British Steel
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithZuckerberg losing the dressing room spells trouble for Meta

Sport

Arsenal players celebrating after a football match.
NEW
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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
Serena Williams speaking at the FII Priority Summit.
NEW
Williams: If I’d failed drugs test like Sinner I’d have got 20-year ban
Tennis
Andre Onana of Manchester United during a UEFA Europa League match.
Rejection, reset, recall – inside Onana’s turbulent 72 hours
Football
Jacob Murphy of Newcastle United celebrating a goal.
NEW
PREMIER LEAGUE
Rampant Newcastle go third after Eze’s farcical penalty miss
Football
Ange Postecoglou, manager of Tottenham Hotspur, at a Premier League match.
NEW
JAMES GHEERBRANT
Unflinching Ange says he couldn’t care less but he’s doomed if Spurs lose
Football
Aston Villa's Marcus Rashford celebrates a goal.
NEW
Decision time on Rashford: £40m Villa deal or season-long loan elsewhere?
Football
Andre Onana of Manchester United during a UEFA Europa League match.
Rejection, reset, recall – inside Onana’s turbulent 72 hours
Football
Jacob Murphy of Newcastle United celebrating a goal.
NEW
PREMIER LEAGUE
Rampant Newcastle go third after Eze’s farcical penalty miss
Football
Ange Postecoglou, manager of Tottenham Hotspur, at a Premier League match.
NEW
JAMES GHEERBRANT
Unflinching Ange says he couldn’t care less but he’s doomed if Spurs lose
Football
Aston Villa's Marcus Rashford celebrates a goal.
NEW
Decision time on Rashford: £40m Villa deal or season-long loan elsewhere?
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
Serena Williams speaking at the FII Priority Summit.
NEW
Williams: If I’d failed drugs test like Sinner I’d have got 20-year ban
Tennis
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Life & Style

Portrait of Deepa Paul sitting in a wicker chair in front of bookshelves.
The life of a polyamorous mother? It’s exhausting

When you’re in an open relationship, ‘sleepovers’ have a different meaning, the writer Deepa Paul tells Mark Smith

Health & Fitness
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Deborah RossHelp! The Deep State is after Liz Truss’s new social media platform
Collage of six bottles of white wine.
Will LyonsSix of the best salty light white wines perfect for spring
A man and a pub.
REVIEW
GILES COREN
The Angel Inn review — so good we went back for breakfast
Food & Drink
Man in bed covering his ears with pillows to block out noise.
FIRST PERSON
OK, I admit it — I’m a snorer. It’s my dirty (noisy) bedtime secret
Health & Fitness
Collage of two women modeling plaid coats.
The seven trends I’m buying for spring
Fashion
Woman and black Labrador at kitchen table with dog food.
FIRST PERSON
Don’t call my dogs filthy — they’re gut microbiome enhancers
Parenting
A man and a pub.
REVIEW
GILES COREN
The Angel Inn review — so good we went back for breakfast
Food & Drink
Man in bed covering his ears with pillows to block out noise.
FIRST PERSON
OK, I admit it — I’m a snorer. It’s my dirty (noisy) bedtime secret
Health & Fitness
Collage of two women modeling plaid coats.
The seven trends I’m buying for spring
Fashion
Woman and black Labrador at kitchen table with dog food.
FIRST PERSON
Don’t call my dogs filthy — they’re gut microbiome enhancers
Parenting
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossHelp! The Deep State is after Liz Truss’s new social media platform
Collage of six bottles of white wine.
Will LyonsSix of the best salty light white wines perfect for spring

Culture

Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga sitting on a couch.
REVIEW
Journey Through Time — the new Goalhanger history series needs a trim

David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell excavate buried events on this podcast, which has echoes of Radio 4’s The Long View

TV & Radio
Promotional photo of the cast of Next Gen NYC.
Think Real Housewives are entitled? Time to meet the nepo babies
US news
Man in glasses and a patterned sweater sits in the snow.
REVIEW
Beirut: A Study of Losses — a highfalutin concept with strong results
Music
Film still of Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton in *Sinners*.
REVIEW
Sinners is a moving mash-up of horror, historical epic and musical
Film
Collage of book covers for historical fiction.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Peasant, aristocrat, pawn, rightful king? — the latest historical fiction
Books
Collage of a portrait and dancers performing acrobatics in front of an orchestra.
Forget Bolero — this is the Ravel masterpiece you need to see
Theatre & Dance
Hannah Fry and John Burton at Thorpe Park.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Hannah Fry explains rollercoasters
TV & Radio
Film still of Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton in *Sinners*.
REVIEW
Sinners is a moving mash-up of horror, historical epic and musical
Film
Collage of book covers for historical fiction.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Peasant, aristocrat, pawn, rightful king? — the latest historical fiction
Books
Collage of a portrait and dancers performing acrobatics in front of an orchestra.
Forget Bolero — this is the Ravel masterpiece you need to see
Theatre & Dance
Hannah Fry and John Burton at Thorpe Park.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Hannah Fry explains rollercoasters
TV & Radio
Promotional photo of the cast of Next Gen NYC.
Think Real Housewives are entitled? Time to meet the nepo babies
US news
Man in glasses and a patterned sweater sits in the snow.
REVIEW
Beirut: A Study of Losses — a highfalutin concept with strong results
Music

Travel

Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, viewed from the Ottawa River.
The unsung North American city with a new direct flight

Canada’s capital, Ottawa, is often overshadowed by Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver — but it’s well worth a visit for its fascinating indigenous culture, vibrant restaurant scene and great galleries

Canada
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia
Medieval Bottcherstrasse street in Bremen, Germany, with tourists.
The underrated German city that’s full of fairytales
Germany
Plockton, Lochalsh, Highlands of Scotland: a white house on the coast with boats and mountains in the background.
Seven of the UK’s loveliest coastal villages — without the crowds
UK
Spanish cured hams hanging in a Barcelona market.
The products you can and can’t bring into the UK — from cured meat to cheese
Advice
Cruise ship sailing past snow-capped mountains reflected in calm water.
I’ve found the perfect cruise … for people who think they’ll hate cruises
Cruises
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Plockton, Lochalsh, Highlands of Scotland: a white house on the coast with boats and mountains in the background.
Seven of the UK’s loveliest coastal villages — without the crowds
UK
Spanish cured hams hanging in a Barcelona market.
The products you can and can’t bring into the UK — from cured meat to cheese
Advice
Cruise ship sailing past snow-capped mountains reflected in calm water.
I’ve found the perfect cruise … for people who think they’ll hate cruises
Cruises
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia
Medieval Bottcherstrasse street in Bremen, Germany, with tourists.
The underrated German city that’s full of fairytales
Germany
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