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in the story when we have it. analysis by the bbc has found thousands of adverts for rental property state people with children or pets are not welcome. mps are considering more protections for renters in england. answer equality laws, blanket bans against children had been found to discriminate against women. it is almost a full—time job. sarah has been searching for summer to rent for a year without any luck. there is a big problem with having children under the age of 18. being a single parent on benefits is another big barrier. also, the fact that i'm a student is a big barrier. so there's all these hurdles that i'm having tojump over, and then i find another one, and then i find another one. landlords turning down applications from tenants with children

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analysis by the bbc has found thousands of adverts for rental properties say that tenants with children or pets are not welcome. there are no laws explicitly stopping this, but mps are considering more protections for renters in england. under existing equality laws, blanket bans on children have been shown to indirectly discriminate against women. our personal finance correspondent kevin peachy has more. it is almost a full—time job. sarai has been searching for somewhere to rent for a year without any luck.— without any luck. there is a bi . without any luck. there is a big problem _ without any luck. there is a big problem with _ without any luck. there is a big problem with having - big problem with having children under the age of 18. that's a big barrier. being a single parent on benefits is another big barrier. also the fact that i'm a student is a big barrier, so there's all these hurdles that i'm having to jump over, these hurdles that i'm having tojump over, and then i find another one, and then i find another one, and then i find

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of testosterone doesn't remove a physical advantage gained by athletes who have gone through male puberty. they are also unsure whether it's safe for transgender women to take testosterone su ppressa nts. so what they want to do instead is create an open category, which will include men and athletes of all sexes, while the female category will be protected and restricted to only athletes who were born female. but there is a problem looming, they say — the chairman of uk athletics says he fears they would lose any legal challenge, and they want to change the british equality laws because of the gender recognition act, which allows people with gender recognition certificates to be allowed to be treated as females for all purposes, and that includes sport.

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a physical advantage gained by athletes who have gone through male puberty. they are also unsure whether it's safe for transgender women to take testosterone su ppressa nts. which will include men and athletes of all sexes, while the female category will be protected and restricted to only athletes who were born female. but there is a problem looming, they say — the chairman of uk athletics says he fears they would lose any legal challenge, and they want to change the british equality laws because of the gender recognition act, which allows people with gender recognition certificates to be allowed to be treated as females for all purposes, and that includes sport.

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athletes of all sexes while the female category will be protected and restricted to only athletes who were born female. but there is a problem looming, they say — the chairman of uk athletics says he fears they would lose any legal challenge, and they want to change the british equality laws because of the british equality laws because of the gender recognition act which allows people with gender recognition certificates to be allowed to be treated as females for allowed to be treated as females for all purposes, and that includes sport. now some have said the 2010 equalities act addresses that issue and allows for the protection of the female category in sport. but clearly uk athletics are not convinced by that. in a statement, the lgbtq+ campaign group stonewall say...

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the potential to impact thousands of players around the world. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back in an hour with another update. thank you. good afternoon to you. you were watching bbc news. we are going to take a look at a few other stories making the news here this lunchtime. the snp�*s westminster leader, stephen flynn, has criticised the government's intention to block scotland's gender reforms. the legislation would make it easier for trans people to change their legally—recognised sex. the uk government says the changes could have an impact on equality laws that apply across great britain. speaking at prime minister's questions, mr flynn said the prime minister was trying to "stoke a culture war" against "marginalised people".

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to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous, and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it's causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland's gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next... shame on you! and now the uk government has put the brakes on and the bill's come to a screeching halt. it's the first time westminster has ever used a section 35 order, effectively blocking the legislation from becoming law. some lgbt campaigners have described it as an attack on transgender people

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scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned a very warm welcome to the programme. a very warm welcome to the programme. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the uk government for blocking a piece of legislation passed in holyrood, saying it was a "full—frontal attack" on its parliament. the measure had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but the scottish secretary, alisterjack, said allowing the bill to proceed would have a significant impact on equality laws across great britain. here's our political editor, chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish

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quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. 0ur lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it�s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland�s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next... shame on you! and now the uk government has put the brakes on and the bill�s come to a screeching halt. it�s the first time westminster has ever used a section 35 order, effectively blocking the legislation from becoming law. some lgbt campaigners have described it as an attack on transgender people and scottish democracy. i�*ve been on the waiting list for the gender identity clinic forfour and a half,

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for trans people to change gender, but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. we can speak now to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. lorna, how significant is this intervention? it really is a major intervention. westminster has successfully challenged legislation passed by hollywood before on the basis that msps exceeded their powers. this is the first time they are blocking a law passed in holyrood on the basis they believe it will have a negative impact on uk law. it is worth looking at the letter that alister jack, rishi sunak�*s man in scotland, sent to the first minister, nicola sturgeon, yesterday, informing her he would trigger a section 35, the first time that has been used in the nearly quarter of a century it has been on the statute books. he said

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