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22+ min ago (505+ words) Labour has "completely abandoned" women's rights and left women and transgender people in a "grey zone", the former head of the equalities watchdog has claimed. Baroness Falkner, former chief of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), criticised the party for not publishing statutory guidance after a Supreme Court ruling in April judged that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the words "woman" and "sex" refer to a biological woman and biological sex. She toldThe Times she believes Labour was traditionally the "party of feminism", but that the current generation of Labour MPs has "lost it". She said: "What really depresses me about the current state of the Labour Party is that they seem to have completely abandoned women's rights. "The traditional party of rights, in my 40 years in this country, was the Labour Party. The party of feminism....

30+ min ago (569+ words) Trans women will not be able to take part in the main session at Labour's Women's Conference next year. It follows a legal review into how the event should operate after the Supreme Court ruled in April that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities legislation. Trans women will not be able to take part in formal proceedings, including speeches in the main hall and policy debates but will be able to attend fringe events, which will be open to everyone regardless of their sex. It is understood the party considers the format to be the least restrictive way of balancing accessibility and compliance with the law. The Women's Conference, which is usually held the day before the party's annual conference in the same venue, was cancelled in 2025 after the party received legal advice in the wake of…...

30+ min ago (508+ words) Trans women will not be able to take part in the main session at Labour's Women's Conference next year. It follows a legal review into how the event should operate after the Supreme Court ruled in April that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities legislation. Trans women will not be able to take part in formal proceedings, including speeches in the main hall and policy debates but will be able to attend fringe events, which will be open to everyone regardless of their sex. It is understood the party considers the format to be the least restrictive way of balancing accessibility and compliance with the law. The Women's Conference, which is usually held the day before the party's annual conference in the same venue, was cancelled in 2025 after the party received legal advice in the wake of…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (1067+ words) My date sat across from me with a smirking complacency only a privately-educated man in STEM could embody. We were a couple of hours into meeting, and he was already trying to mansplain Louis Theroux" Weird Weekends. "You know it"s Weird Wednesdays, right?" he said. Gently, I tried to correct him. "Ooh. Um. I don"t think so," I laughed. "Unless I"ve spent the last couple of months misreading the title, I"m pretty sure it"s Weird Weekends." He shot me a pity look, as if I"d bought my first TV that morning. "No," he smirked. "It"s Weird Wednesdays. I"d know " I watched it weekly, when it first came out." We ended up bickering about it for half an hour " and the date hadn"t exactly been smooth-sailing up to that point." Don"t…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (340+ words) ATLANTA " The baby of a woman who was declared brain dead but stayed on life support to deliver her child is still in the NICU, fighting to live nearly six months after his birth, according to the family. The family said they still have no clear timeline on when he will be home, but they do know he is not coming home for the holidays." The baby, named Chance, came into the world via C-section about six months after his mother was placed on life support. Adriana Smith went to the hospital in February 2025 after suffering from what she described as a severe headache. According to the family, Smith became unresponsive, and they later learned she suffered from blood clots. Smith was laid to rest on June 28, two weeks after her son was born. Chance, who was born premature, was…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (787+ words) Japan's famously high-tech toilets are getting a new upgrade: sound-masking devices designed to cover up the less melodic realities of public restrooms. These gadgets, often called Otohime , or "Sound Princess," are now a staple in Japanese bathrooms, emitting everything from rushing water to birdsong with the push of a button.... In Japan, Expect Your Toilet to Make Some Noise Japan's famously high-tech toilets are getting a new upgrade: sound-masking devices designed to cover up the less melodic realities of public restrooms. These gadgets, often called Otohime, or "Sound Princess," are now a staple in Japanese bathrooms, emitting everything from rushing water to birdsong with the push of a button. The goal? To spare users embarrassment and save water by reducing the number of flushes used to drown out other noises, reports the New York Times. Although these devices have been…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (39+ words) Luke Hobson took the lead at the 50m mark and never looked back, dominating the field for a championship record and the win in the 200m freestyle at the Toyota US Open. Hobson dominates 200m free for championship record...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (64+ words) Luke Hobson took the lead at the 50m mark and never looked back, dominating the field for a championship record and the win in the 200m freestyle at the Toyota US Open. Luke Hobson took the lead at the 50m mark and never looked back, dominating the field for a championship record and the win in the 200m freestyle at the Toyota US Open....

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (39+ words) Luke Hobson took the lead at the 50m mark and never looked back, dominating the field for a championship record and the win in the 200m freestyle at the Toyota US Open. Hobson dominates 200m free for championship record...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (325+ words) Iran files case against marathon organisers after 'hijab breach' RSF massacre in Kordofan kills 79, including 43 children Baby hospitalised after Israel forces fire tear gas in West Bank Homs: A stability test that Syria's new authorities are failing Iraq 2.0? How UN Security Council put Gaza under US occupation The Mission: A surgeon, a war and the film the world must see Iranian authorities have opened a criminal case against the organisers of a marathon on Kish island, the judiciary said, after images emerged of women competing without hijab. More than 5,000 people took part in Friday's race, according to local media, with images online showing a number of runners who were not following the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women, which was enshrined in law in the early 1980s. "Considering the violations that occurred and based on the laws and regulations, a…...