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‘A huge reset’: gender-critical activists and trans rights campaigners react to supreme court ruling

Yesterday, the supreme court issued a definitive ruling that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer only to a biological woman and to biological sex. The ruling brings relief ‘vindication’ for some but others see it as a damaging attack on their rights. Read more here.

After the ruling, the Equalities Watchdog Chair said that a new code of practice - due in the Summer - will give clarity and adds trans people’s rights ‘must be respected’. Read more here.

EU countries decry Hungary's Pride ban as Brussels considers legal action

The political backlash against Hungary's new law banning the public celebration of Pride parades continues to intensify, with a growing number of countries coming forward to denounce the legislation as an attack against human rights and the right to assembly. Read more here.

Adult ADHD diagnosis 'tough but totally made sense'

A woman who was privately diagnosed with ADHD said the first time she took medication for it was "life-changing". Read more here.

Thousands on 'hidden' ADHD and autism waiting lists

Meanwhile, thousands of children in Scotland are on "hidden" waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, experts have told the BBC. Read more here.

I was nearly beaten to death by family for fleeing my marriage 

After her experience with the authorities, in 2023 Nina founded the charity, End Honour Killings, to work with police to help victims escape forced marriages and honour-based violence. Read more here.

Children's plaques among dozens of graves vandalised at Muslim graveyard in Watford

Police said plaques were damaged at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery over the weekend in what appeared to be a deliberate attack on a specific section of the site. Read more here.

'I've been threatened over my Please Offer Me A Seat badge'

Londoners living with disabilities and chronic health conditions say they have struggled to use a Transport for London (TfL) scheme while travelling, with one even threatened by another passenger. Read more here.

‘I want to tell the world’: Bergen-Belsen survivor recounts horrors of Holocaust

80 years ago this week, the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated by the British Army. In this piece, Lola Hassid Angel speaks about the anniversary brings a mixture of joy and horror. In this article, the daughter of a British soldier who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp exactly 80 years ago said the "horrendous" scenes he witnessed there had changed his views about World War Two.

‘My heart broke’: director Ryan Coogler on mourning Chadwick Boseman, rebooting Black Panther and his new movie Sinners

The highest grossing Black film-maker of all time is known for his superhero movies and reinventing the Rocky franchise. Now he’s made his most personal film yet – and it’s a vampire thriller. Read more here.