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A legal challenge over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act begins at the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday. The action is the latest in a series of challenges brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) over the definition of "woman" in Scottish legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Scottish women take SNP ministers to court over the definition of a woman

Former sub-postmaster Lee Williamson, who ran the Post Office in Portstewart, Co Londonderry

Former NI subpostmaster’s ‘joy’ over news convictions will be quashed

First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during a press conference at Bute House, his official residence in Edinburgh

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf resigns

St Giles' Presbyterian cathedral is located in the centre of Edinburgh

Iconic Scottish Presbyterian cathedral marks 900th anniversary

A woman has died three days after a collision involving a cyclist in Scotland.

Woman dies 3 days after being hit by cyclist in Scotland

Graham Linehan performs outside Scottish Parliament days after Edinburgh Fringe cancelled Father Ted creator

Graham Linehan performs at Holyrood after second venue cancels

Belfast City Hospital has been named as one of the ugliest in the UK

Belfast City Hospital named third ugliest UK building

Top 10 ugliest buildings in the UK and architectural eyesores including MI6 building & Scottish Parliament

Top ten ugliest buildings and architectural eyesores in the UK

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

UK Government to block Scottish gender recognition reforms

The media talk to supporters outside the UK Supreme Court in London, following the decision by Supreme Court judges that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold a second independence referendum. PA Photo.

Supreme court rules against Scottish Government in independence referendum case

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Tories taking wrecking ball to UK, says Sturgeon

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon chastised on Scottish independence campaign launch

Nicola Sturgeon celebrates ‘historic’ SNP win in Scottish Parliament elections

Alex Salmond

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond to set up new political party in Scotland

Every key date and phase of Scotland's routemap out of lockdown explained

This is when Nicola Sturgeon will announce Scotland’s lockdown roadmap Jenna Macfarlane

Scotland to bring in hotel quarantine for all travellers - could the wider UK follow suit? (Photo by Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Scotland to bring in hotel quarantine for all travellers - could the wider UK fo...

Alex Kane: Boris Johnson needs to up his game in defence of Union

File photo dated 17/2/2016 of the EU and Union flags.

MPs back controversial Brexit legislation despite ‘law-breaking’ concerns

Scottish Parliament to reject Bill

Scottish government set to reject PM’s Internal Market Brexit Bill

Boris Johnson has previously supported the idea of a bridge

Scottish Secretary favours tunnel link with NI

Letter to the editor

We Scots still need approval from London to help drug addicts

Brice Dickson is emeritus professor of international and comparative law at Queens University Belfast

Ex-human rights chief: SF using Irish and gay marriage to deny rights to everyon...

Brexit.

Wales and NI to make submissions at Scottish Brexit law hearing

Kezia Dugdale made the disputed comments in Holyrood last week

Labour MSP '˜misled' Scottish parliament over NI abortion rape claim

The Scottish Parliament

Devolution '˜subverted' over fear of Sinn Fein: MSP Mike Russell

Jim Allister said there was no justification in subsidising other jurisdictions

Redeployed staff have cost Assembly more than £150,000

The NI Assembly has spent more than £150,000 over the past five months on staff who have been redeployed to other jurisdictions, including Dublin.

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TUV leader Jim Allister

Assembly pays salaries of staff redeployed to work for Dublin parliament

Gerry Adams has been at the helm of Sinn Fein for 34 years

Gerry Adams: My abortion view different to Sinn Fein's

Jeremy Corbyn made the comments in an interview with the BBC's Andrew Neill

Jeremy Corbyn backs referendum on a united Ireland

Emergency services at the scene in London

Security stepped up in Scotland after London attack

An almighty looming collision between May and Sturgeon

Sammy Wilson talking to News Letter after EU referendum victory

Remain losers have been given ability to wage warfare: DUP

Michael Gove makes a point at his campaign launch at the Policy Exchange in London

Gove hints at new powers for Stormont

Theresa Villiers said that Westminster held the ultimate authority in regard to enacting Brexit

Stormont and Scotland can't veto Brexit: Villiers

Alex Salmond

SNP warns of new Scottish break-away bid

Left to right RHASS chairman William Gill, John Scott MSP, RHET manager Katrina Barclay, Graeme Dey MSP, and RHASS chief executive Stephen Hutt

RHET gives ministers a lesson in food education

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