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...world that enforces (sometimes violently) a rigid binary between the categories of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ is where most of the key challenges begin. Such as in sports, where based on assigned sex at birth, a young transgender man was forced into competing against girls (and subsequently won the Texas state title) or in formal records, where with rare exception, sex and...

...World Bipolar Day, an awareness campaign aiming to reduce the stigma and improve sensitivity towards the diagnosis. The 30th of March is also the birth date of Vincent Van Gogh, who was thought to have experienced bipolar disorder. Bipolar is believed to affect around 1.3 million people in the UK and many more people are undiagnosed. ...This content is associated with The...

...world. But there were also much more critical responses. These included concerns around the possible impact on the integrity and fairness of competition. And fears that women in particular would be even further disadvantaged within sport than they already are. Questions of biology The Times columnist Janice Turner said the new policy was “great news – unless you are a...

...World. Their boycott follows concerns that requests to install more crash barriers at the circuit in Spa have not been implemented and makes the circuit perilously dangerous. The boycott is just one in a series of disagreements between the drivers, the owners of circuits and the governing body of motor racing regarding safety standards. It is a period where on average...

...World Championships over the last two years. For me the Winter Olympics is a chance to rekindle my love for Curling. My passion for Curling was reinforced by the medals won by British teams in 2022. The women’s team, with Eve Muirhead as skip, won gold while the men’s team led by Bruce Mouat won silver. Now with Eve Muirhead retired, she is acting as Team GB Chef du...