What changes after Supreme Court’s ruling on definition of a woman?

What changes after Supreme Court’s ruling on definition of a woman?

Supreme Court rules on definition of a woman – what changes now? | UK News | Sky News PodcastPodcastWednesday 16 April 2025 16:37, UKSpreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via […]

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Toddler lost in wilderness miles from home is led to safety by dog

A missing toddler spent the night alone in the remote Arizona wilderness and walked seven miles through lion territory before being led to safety by a dog, local police have said.Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies, in the southwestern US state, received reports of a missing two-year-old boy who was said to have wandered off from his home on Monday.Despite an extensive search effort including officers and local rangers, authorities were unable to find the child. Image: Farmer Scottie Dunton. Pic: Yavapai […]

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Spotify suffering major outage

Spotify down: Streaming app suffers major outage - as company confirms 'issues' | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News BreakingBreakingWednesday 16 April 2025 14:50, UK Why you can trust Sky NewsSpotify is suffering a widespread outage - with the popular music app failing to load for many users.On X, the streaming service confirmed the disruption, and said: "We're aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!"Downdetector has received thousands of reports about the outage - […]

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Ex-snooker champion in court accused of child sex abuse

Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott in court accused of child sex abuse | UK News | Sky News The allegations span between 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region.Wednesday 16 April 2025 15:01, UK Image: File pic: iStock Why you can trust Sky NewsFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court and been released on bail over allegations of historical child sex abuse.Dott, 47, is accused of two […]

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‘I took my husband to die in Switzerland – then I handed myself into the police’

A woman who is under police investigation after assisting the suicide of her husband at Dignitas in Switzerland has told Sky News she has no regrets.Louise Shackleton has spoken publicly for the first time since her husband's death in December, as parliament prepares to vote again on legislation to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales.Mrs Shackleton surrendered herself to police after returning from Switzerland having seen her husband Anthony die. He had been suffering with motor neurone disease for […]

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Kidnapped US pastor rescued in South Africa – and ‘miraculously unharmed’ in deadly shootout

Kidnapped US pastor Josh Sullivan rescued in South Africa - and 'miraculously unharmed' in deadly shootout | World News | Sky News Suspects began firing at police from a car - and three unidentified men were killed. Josh Sullivan, an abducted missionary who was also inside the vehicle, was uninjured and found to be in "excellent condition".Connor Sephton News reporter @ConnorSephton Wednesday 16 April 2025 14:46, UK Image: Josh Sullivan. Pic: Fellowship Baptist Church Why you can trust Sky NewsAn […]

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Man who murdered his mum and siblings and planned school shooting to have sentence reviewed

The sentence of triple murderer Nicholas Prosper, who killed his family and was planning a school shooting in Luton, has been referred to the Court of Appeal.The referral has been made under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Attorney General's Office said on Wednesday.Prosper, 19, pleaded guilty to the murders of his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings, Kyle Prosper, 16, and 13-year-old Giselle Prosper, at Luton Crown Court in February. Image: (L-R) Giselle Prosper, Juliana Falcon, and Kyle […]

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Peru’s former president jailed for 15 years over money laundering – as his wife is granted asylum

Peru's former president Ollanta Humala has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering.His wife Nadine Heredia received the same punishment, but she has been granted asylum after entering the Brazilian embassy in Lima.The couple were found guilty of receiving $3m (£2.3m) in illegal contributions from a Brazilian construction firm called Odebrecht.That cash was used to finance Humala's presidential campaigns in 2006 and 2011, with his lawyer describing the sentence as "excessive". Image: Humala was Peru's president from […]

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Gender ruling will have immediate real-world consequences

For years there has been a toxic, emotion-driven debate over gender and sex in this country. Today came clarity.This was the legal crescendo in a saga that has rolled through the courts for more than half a decade.It impacts half of the population in England, Scotland and Wales.Five judges at the highest civil court in the land were unanimous: the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.It essentially means holders of gender recognition certificates are not women […]

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