The Gender Recognition Act came into effect on April 4 2005, giving adults the right to legally change the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate. This is done by applying for a gender ...

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

From Haskins to Blue Diamond, here are the Easter bank holiday opening times for six garden centre chains in the UK.

Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running ...

A minister has said she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition, but accepted more “homework” needed to be ...

New research shows that four people in 10 make major retirement mistake when it comes to knowing their DWP State Pension age ...

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours south-east Asia ...

Andrew Ward from Arbtech warned dog walkers against allowing their dogs off leash around livestock, especially ewes and lambs. He said: “It’s crucial that dog owners act responsibly and respect the ...

Star of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, Nikki Sanderson, has opened up about leaving the soap after 12 years. Sanderson played Maxine Miniver, first joining the soap in November 2012 and has since been part ...

Bury’s senior men’s endurance team travelled to Sutton Park in Birmingham last Saturday to compete in the National 12-stage Road ...