Court challenge opens in Edinburgh after UK government blocked bill making it easier for trans people to change their legal sexA major court battle between the Scottish and UK governments over the twin flashpoints of constitutional powers and gender recognition reform will begin in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Continue reading...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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Scotland’s gender recognition reform judicial review: what you need to know


Sunak’s anti-green stance exposes his reckless dishonesty. His fate is what matters, the planet can go hang | Polly Toynbee
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Rishi Sunak s U-turn on climate slammed as chucking the environment into a political fire
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Rupert Murdoch stepping down as Fox and News Corp chair, with son Lachlan taking over – live
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Heavy metal and macho writers: how Germany’s #MeToo moment is finally taking off | Fatma Aydemir
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Tesla is the next biggest union target in the United States. Sorry, Elon Musk | Hamilton Nolan
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House Republicans tee up defense bill vote as government shutdown looms – US politics live
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UK carmakers could face big fines if less than 22% of new vehicles sold aren’t electric
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Celebrity Race Across the World review – Harry from McFly’s mum absolutely makes this adorable show
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Dining across the divide: ‘We had a real difference of opinion about the limits of democracy’
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Europe once welcomed me. Today, I fear it would not – and that’s a threat to all of us | Shada Islam
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Ireland s agriculture students to get 22 livestock simulators to learn how to handle cattle
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Tom Clonan: There is a real danger now of serious injuries or fatalities at a far-right protest
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Owners of New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted deny responsibility for visitor safety
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India suspends visa services in Canada as rift widens over killing of Sikh Canadian citizen
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Biden’s UN speech barely mentioned Russia and China. That’s no coincidence | Rajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris
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If Russell Brand’s interview with Jimmy Savile happened today, we’d be thankful for the Twitterstorm
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How we met: ‘I smuggled cognac into hospital for him - and poured it when the nurses weren’t looking’
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Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac: ‘If you think something is terrible you have to be able to say it’
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From Halloween to Hogmanay: seven menus for autumn and winter festivals – and the drinks to pair them with
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Inside the Tory climate soap opera this week: ‘The WhatsApp groups are a bloodbath’ | Katy Balls
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The Guardian view on Nagorno-Karabakh: a ceasefire is needed, but it’s not a solution | Editorial
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Rishi Sunak’s government risks looking incapable of honouring a commitment | Nils Pratley
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Rupert Murdoch thought $787.5m Dominion suit would cost Fox $50m, Michael Wolff book says
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Reviews into spinal surgeries in Temple Street found one child returned to operating theatre 33 times
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The Guardian view on diluting net zero targets: bad economics dictated by cynical politics | Editorial
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I saw Chelsea in 1960 and was struck by a thunderbolt of instant adoration | Andy Hamilton
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Stardust waitress shocked by statement quoting her saying exit doors were never chained shut
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Sunak’s net zero U-turn is so toxic that it’s united Green MPs and car manufacturers against him | Caroline Lucas
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‘Eat your broccoli and don’t listen to Andrew Tate’: fighting misogyny is now part of everyday parenting | Isabel Choat
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Rishi Sunak defends net zero U-turn after domestic and international condemnation – UK politics live
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Net zero latest: Climate pledges can t just work for metropolitan bubble , insists Kemi Badenoch
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Sex Education, season 4, review: a series that once eschewed soppiness ends up encrusted in schmaltz
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‘Not everyone can be perfect’, Bulgarian minister says, after revelation almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air – live
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian armoured vehicles cross Russia’s main defensive line
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Report finds Olympic eventing chief breached trust during investigation into training methods
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Death of Indigenous mental health patient in Darwin hospital due to ‘litany of failures’, inquest told
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The Lesson review – amusing but contrived literary thriller about family tragedy and vengeful ambition
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If the UN charter means anything, the security council must intervene in Sudan | Adama Dieng
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The 2000s lad culture that Russell Brand epitomised wasn’t funny then. It looks even more hideous with hindsight | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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‘When you say you are Roma, you have to work twice as hard’: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, outsider at the heart of Polish art
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‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time
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Russia-Ukraine war live: 14 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv, Kharkiv and Ch Zelenskiy to meet Biden
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Estranged son of Thai King Vajiralongkorn says discussion of the monarchy should be allowed
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French government defends arrest of teen in classroom over transgender bullying claims
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Liz Truss’s comeback defies all belief – until you understand the rotten forces making it possible | Zoe Williams
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Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law? review – the bravest, most anguished TV of the year
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Celebrity Race Across the World, review: a fascinating peek at celebrities family relationships
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Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law? review: this desperate plea was uncomfortable viewing
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