The Gender Recognition Act came into effect on April 4 2005, giving adults the right to legally change the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate. This is done by applying for a gender ...

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running ...

From Haskins to Blue Diamond, here are the Easter bank holiday opening times for six garden centre chains in the UK.

New research shows that four people in 10 make major retirement mistake when it comes to knowing their DWP State Pension age ...

Chimps at a safari park have taken part in an Easter egg hunt as part of a project educating children about animal care. Primates living at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park near Stirling ...

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

Star of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, Nikki Sanderson, has opened up about leaving the soap after 12 years. Sanderson played Maxine Miniver, first joining the soap in November 2012 and has since been part ...

The King has hailed love as an important virtue across religions and one that the world “still needs” in a personal Easter message. It comes as he and the Queen are due to attend a Royal Maundy ...

Andrew Ward from Arbtech warned dog walkers against allowing their dogs off leash around livestock, especially ewes and lambs. He said: “It’s crucial that dog owners act responsibly and respect the ...

Brits using train travel this Easter weekend are being warned that their journeys could be disrupted by engineering projects.