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Celebrations outside London’s Supreme Court following its unanimous ruling that “the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.

Trans women not legally women, UK’s highest court rules

The unanimous decision – hailed by gender-critical campaigners but condemned by trans rights advocates – could have implications in healthcare, education and sport.

  • Rob Harris

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Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope and David Leon as DI Joe Ashworth.

Goodbye, pet: TV’s iconic detective gets the ending she deserves

The final episode of a beloved show can produce mixed emotions, but this two-part Vera special is a fitting tribute to a beloved character.

  • Stephen Brook
Bill Lark

Guardians of famed Scotch whisky want to ensure Australians are getting what they pay for

In a rapidly evolving global market, protecting this centuries-old product has become a full-scale legal battle.

  • Rob Harris
A Scottish zoo says two of the six sugar gliders they took in after they were left abandoned in a box outside of a supermarket last month are pregnant.

Australian sugar gliders dumped in Scotland, carrying joeys

The small marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, were likely pets found abandoned in a box outside a supermarket

  • Rob Harris
Map Dip.

Stripping off to pass exams: A youth spectacle like no other

Wandering the cobbled streets of St Andrews, Scotland, we stumbled across ancient rites celebrating the joy of youth.

  • Tony Wright
Is this a dagger I see before me? Mel Ree in the title role of La Boite’s Macbeth.

‘I get to play a king’: Women of colour take on war and masculinity in Macbeth

The three witches seize the spotlight in La Boite’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s bloody “Scottish play”. 

  • Nick Dent
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The Royal Yacht at its permanent home in Leith.

Just one double bed: On board Queen Elizabeth’s royal yacht

In service from 1954 to 1997, Britannia sailed a million nautical miles while visiting more than 600 ports in 135 countries.

  • Marian McGuinness
A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Sydney last week.

Humpback whales sing the way humans speak

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.

  • Emily Anthes
Andy Murray.

‘He wanted an opponent’: Andy Murray tells why Djokovic wanted him as coach

Djokovic beat the Scot in most of their matches, but Murray believes he knows the way to make coaching the record-breaking grand slam event winner work.

  • Stephen Brook
Victoria Street is a popular tourist area in Edinburgh.

A unique walking tour offers a unique glimpse of Edinburgh

A chance for Edinburgh’s homeless to work in tourism is changing lives.

  • Julia D'Orazio

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