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Meghan Markle has scored a victory against British columnist Jeremy Clarkson in a historic ruling

In what became a landmark ruling, the U.K.’s Independent Press Standards Organisation chose to uphold sexism complaints regarding a 2022 article about Meghan Markle that triggered more than 25,000 responses after being published by The Sun.

The press watchdog has upheld a complaint that a heavily-criticised Jeremy Clarkson column in The Sun was sexist towards the Duchess of Sussex after he said he “hated” the “on a cellular level”.

‘Words have the power to heal or harm, and it is essential to hold individuals accountable for their harmful rhetoric,’ organisation who issued complaint says

The Sun will have to print a front-page statement explaining that its columnist was found to have discriminated against the duchess

Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, Rachel Charlton-Dailey, asks where are the different types of disabled women to be trotted out by corporations for International Women's Day - and not just one well-off white woman in a wheelchair?

The UK’s press watchdog has published its strategy for 2023 to 2028.

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, says media ableism happens every single day and can be seen in the use of outdated words such as 'wheelchair-bound'