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| Newspaper headlines: 'Victory for women' and 'equity policies in chaos' | Newspaper headlines: 'Victory for women' and 'equity policies in chaos' |
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| News of five Supreme Court judges unanimously ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law dominates Thursday's front pages. "Transwomen 'not women'", is the Metro's headline as it pictures a group celebrating outside the Supreme Court in London. | News of five Supreme Court judges unanimously ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law dominates Thursday's front pages. "Transwomen 'not women'", is the Metro's headline as it pictures a group celebrating outside the Supreme Court in London. |
| For the i Paper it uses the same image with the sub-headline of "jubilation and despair" when describing the Supreme Court's "landmark" ruling. The paper's lead story centres on staff working at Britain's premier intelligence hub in Cambridgeshire being told to park their electric vehicles at least two miles away over fears their cars could be spying on them. | For the i Paper it uses the same image with the sub-headline of "jubilation and despair" when describing the Supreme Court's "landmark" ruling. The paper's lead story centres on staff working at Britain's premier intelligence hub in Cambridgeshire being told to park their electric vehicles at least two miles away over fears their cars could be spying on them. |
| According to Thursday's Daily Telegraph the Supreme Court's ruling on women's rights is expected to lead to changes across single-sex spaces, including NHS wards, and elite sport. Campaigners Susan Smith and Marion Calder are pictured on the front beaming while holding their hands aloft outside the court. Catching the eye at the top of the paper is the Princess of Wales - as the Telegraph asks why her return is "rooted in nature". | According to Thursday's Daily Telegraph the Supreme Court's ruling on women's rights is expected to lead to changes across single-sex spaces, including NHS wards, and elite sport. Campaigners Susan Smith and Marion Calder are pictured on the front beaming while holding their hands aloft outside the court. Catching the eye at the top of the paper is the Princess of Wales - as the Telegraph asks why her return is "rooted in nature". |
| The Guardian also focuses on the judgment which it says could have "far-reaching ramifications" and has prompted calls for the UK's laws on gender recognition to be rewritten. In other news on the front of the Guardian, it says UK officials have had to label trade documents "secret" in order to prevent them falling into US hands amid the Donald Trump tariff war. | The Guardian also focuses on the judgment which it says could have "far-reaching ramifications" and has prompted calls for the UK's laws on gender recognition to be rewritten. In other news on the front of the Guardian, it says UK officials have had to label trade documents "secret" in order to prevent them falling into US hands amid the Donald Trump tariff war. |
| "Historic victory for women... and common sense", exclaims Thursday's Daily Mail as it asks whether Labour will "finally act to protect their rights?" Above its lead story are photos of Jeremy Clarkson, Stacey Solomon, Holly Willoughby and Simon Cowell as the Mail teases who is top of the TV rich list. | "Historic victory for women... and common sense", exclaims Thursday's Daily Mail as it asks whether Labour will "finally act to protect their rights?" Above its lead story are photos of Jeremy Clarkson, Stacey Solomon, Holly Willoughby and Simon Cowell as the Mail teases who is top of the TV rich list. |
| The Times headlines "equality policies in chaos" as it writes every organisation in Britain has been told to revisit its equality policies. "The ruling means they will have legal backing to protect single-sex spaces such as changing rooms, lavatories and women's shelters on the basis of biological sex," the paper writes. Elsewhere, it teases its feature on the "rise of the bonkers suit" with pictures of dapper-dressed actors Tom Hardy, Timothee Chalamet and Colman Domingo. | The Times headlines "equality policies in chaos" as it writes every organisation in Britain has been told to revisit its equality policies. "The ruling means they will have legal backing to protect single-sex spaces such as changing rooms, lavatories and women's shelters on the basis of biological sex," the paper writes. Elsewhere, it teases its feature on the "rise of the bonkers suit" with pictures of dapper-dressed actors Tom Hardy, Timothee Chalamet and Colman Domingo. |
| The Daily Express opts for a single-word as its headline as it writes "VICTORY!" Pictured inset on the front is Harry Potter author JK Rowling who "welcomed" the Supreme Court's decision, which the Express says campaigners have hailed as a "watershed". | The Daily Express opts for a single-word as its headline as it writes "VICTORY!" Pictured inset on the front is Harry Potter author JK Rowling who "welcomed" the Supreme Court's decision, which the Express says campaigners have hailed as a "watershed". |
| In other news, the Daily Mirror splashes on the "extraordinary gesture" of the mother of Jean Charles de Menezes - who was fatally shot by the Metropolitan Police 20 years ago. "I forgive the cops who killed my son", is the Mirror's headline quoting Maria de Menezes ahead of a TV drama which is about to come out on the shooting. On the front at the top corner of the paper, there is Champions League delight for Arsenal after the Gunners beat current champions Real Madrid 2-1 to set up a semi-final against Paris Saint-German. | In other news, the Daily Mirror splashes on the "extraordinary gesture" of the mother of Jean Charles de Menezes - who was fatally shot by the Metropolitan Police 20 years ago. "I forgive the cops who killed my son", is the Mirror's headline quoting Maria de Menezes ahead of a TV drama which is about to come out on the shooting. On the front at the top corner of the paper, there is Champions League delight for Arsenal after the Gunners beat current champions Real Madrid 2-1 to set up a semi-final against Paris Saint-German. |
| The discovery from scientists at the University of Cambridge that there are signs of life on a distant planet makes the front page of the Sun. Back on Earth, the Sun says Zara McDermott and Louis Tomlinson are "smitten in Los Angeles". | |
| Nvidia has been caught by surprise following Donald Trump's new export controls on its best-selling artificial intelligence chip in China, according to the front page lead of the Financial Times. Also on the front of the FT, astronomers claim they have the strongest evidence yet of extra-terrestrial life. | |
| Finally, cartoon character Fred Flinstone features on the front cover of the Daily Star as the tabloid reports that "cavemen wore sunscreen". The paper plays on Fred's catchphrase with headline "Yabba Dabba Phew!" | Finally, cartoon character Fred Flinstone features on the front cover of the Daily Star as the tabloid reports that "cavemen wore sunscreen". The paper plays on Fred's catchphrase with headline "Yabba Dabba Phew!" |
| The Supreme Court's ruling that women are defined by their biological sex dominates the front pages. | |
| "Trans women are not women" is the Daily Telegraph's headline as it says access to single-sex NHS wards is likely to change. | |
| The Daily Mail hails the ruling as a "victory...for common sense". | |
| The Times says equality policies are now "in chaos", reporting that every organisation in England, Scotland and Wales - from hospitals to prisons and businesses - will have to review their policies. | |
| For the Daily Express author JK Rowling praises the "extraordinary women" that won the legal battle in the Supreme Court. | |
| Many front pages carry a photo of the two co-directors of For Women Scotland - who brought the case - smiling broadly, with their hands in the air | |
| The Guardian notes that trans women still have equal pay rights as women, and could have the right to be treated as women in some situations. It says campaigners are urging trans people to remain calm. But it also quotes Victoria McCloud who was Britain's first trans-gender judge as saying the ruling would mark the start of a "more intense fight for rights". | |
| The discovery from scientists at the University of Cambridge that there are signs of life on a distant planet makes the front page of the Sun. The paper quotes a professor who is part of the team who detected traces of a molecule which is produced by plankton on Earth as saying that, "there is no mechanism that can explain what we are seeing, without life". | |
| The lead in the Daily Mirror is what the paper describes as the "extraordinary gesture" by the mother of Jean Charles de Menezes - who says that she has forgiven the police who shot her innocent son 20 years ago after what it said was a "botched terror operation" at Stockwell underground station. In an interview with the paper Maria de Menezes - who is now 80 - told the Mirror she did not want her final years to be "destroyed by hatred". The Metropolitan police said the shooting was a "matter of deep regret". | |
| Finally, the Daily Star says that sunburnt cavemen saved themselves by using "prehistoric sunscreen" more than 40,000 years ago. | |
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