Trans women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women’s sports, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, the head of Britain’s equalities watchdog has said.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chairwoman Baroness Kishwer Falkner said the ruling by the UK’s highest court was “enormously consequential”, as she vowed to pursue organisations ...

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chairwoman Baroness Kishwer Falkner said Wednesday’s ruling was “enormously consequential” and brought clarity, as she vowed to pursue organisations which ...

Extending the UK's full support to Bangladesh to chart a "peaceful transition" to an "inclusive, prosperous and democratic" future, its trade envoy for Bangladesh Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBE ...

Chaired by former UK prime minister, Baroness Theresa May, the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking formally delivered a new report to UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...

They said: “The framework for local areas to be identified for inquiries will be set out shortly and will be informed by the Baroness Casey audit, which is looking at the scale, ethnicity and ...

A Home Office source said: “The framework for local areas to be identified for inquiries will be set out shortly and will be informed by the Baroness Casey audit, which is looking at the scale ...

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A pioneering housing development in County Durham has received high praise from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, the House of Lords’ housing minister, for its innovative use of mine water heating. During ...

Former NFU President and crossbench peer Baroness Batters will be leading Defra’s farm profitability review under a new profitability unit within the department. Baroness Batters has been appointed to ...

Crossbench peer, Baroness Batters appointed by the Secretary of State to provide recommendations on farm profitability. Former NFU President and farmer, Baroness Minette Batters has been appointed to ...