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Royal Mint launches new Harry Potter 50p coin featuring iconic character

The new 50p coin features Professor Albus Dumbledore who was one of the key characters in J.K Rowling's Harry Potter novels and subsequent films

Daily Mirror

J.K. Rowling says comments deemed anti-trans were 'profoundly' misunderstood

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, nearly three years after publishing a series of tweets that was widely considered transphobic, is stating in a new podcast that she "never set out to upset anyone."

Los Angeles Times

JK Rowling says she 'never set out to upset anyone' after making controversial comments on transgender issues

Rowling has previously been criticised for her staunch views on gender identity which she has shared on social media

Manchester Evening News

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JK Rowling fully explains views on transgender issues in new in-depth interview

The Harry Potter author says she could not have been 'misunderstood more profoundly'

Wales Online

Hogwarts Legacy's game mechanics reflect the gender essentialism at the heart of Harry Potter

The controversial and keenly anticipated open-world role-playing game Hogwarts Legacy was released a week ago, and reviews have been mixed. Some have praised the sweeping expanses of Hogwarts castle and its surrounds, and others have criticised its stagnant loot-collection mechanics. Much of the discourse has centred on tensions and expression…

The Conversation

JK Rowling says she ‘never set out to upset anyone’ over transgender views

The Harry Potter author has taken part in a new podcast series.

The Independent UK

Reviewers rave for 'Hogwarts Legacy' video game despite backlash

Washington (AFP) - The highly anticipated video game "Hogwarts Legacy" was met with largely positive reviews after its release Friday, despite some gameplay quibbles and the controversy that has dogged the Wizarding World's original creator.

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Hogwarts Legacy releases amid online backlash and fan boycott

The game is out today, but some publications and fans are boycotting it.

Evening Standard

'Where's the balance?': Joanna Cherry criticises BBC over JK Rowling debate

JOANNA Cherry has suggested that the BBC lacked “balance” in a broadcast about the new Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy.

The National (Scotland)

Hogwarts Legacy game leaves Harry Potter fans and gamers divided

The rave reviews come amid calls for a boycott of the game

Liverpool Echo

Harry Potter fans couldn't wait for the long-awaited Hogwarts Legacy video game. Now, it's being boycotted. Here's why

Some fans on social media are calling for the game to be boycotted. Others argue that buying the game doesn't mean they're endorsing Rowling's views. Here's what the debate is all about.

ABC News

Pushing Buttons: ‘We can survive without it’ – the gamers boycotting Hogwarts Legacy

In this week’s newsletter: The big-budget Harry Potter spinoff should be an instant play for fans of the series, but for some author JK Rowling’s statements on sex and gender have made that decision complicated

The Guardian - UK

Harry Potter game branded as “genocide simulator” sees interest soar after boycott backfires

Warner Bros. Discovery will launch Hogwarts Legacy this week, as reviewers conflicted over J.K. Rowlings politics either apologize for liking the video game or avoid it entirely.

Fortune

Harry Potter video game gets bumper sales despite LGBTQ backlash

Paris (AFP) - The "Harry Potter" universe welcomes its latest edition on Friday, the "Hogwarts Legacy" video game, which provides a big test of the resilience of a franchise hit by criticism from some LGBTQ activists over the views of author JK Rowling.

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Irish Mirror

New Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy reviews, Ireland release date, price and more

Players will experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1800s

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It Looks Like There’s A Trans Character In Hogwarts Legacy Despite The Troll In The Dungeon

Meet Sirona Ryan from the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.

The Independent UK

Hogwarts Legacy introduces first transgender character in Harry Potter world

Warner Bros’ highly anticipated video game releases Friday 10 February

The National (Scotland)

Jordan Peterson and InfoWars: US right-wing jump on Scotland's trans rights debate

THE case of transgender prisoner Isla Bryson has dominated Scottish headlines, with numerous American right-wing agitators and publications picking…

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Daily Record

Signed Harry Potter books found by retired librarian after 20 years set to sell for thousands

Janette Tuckwell met JK Rowling in 1999 when she took a group of school pupils along to a Waterstones store and received her own first edition signed copies of the first two novels.

Wales Online

Retired librarian discovers Harry Potter books left on shelf for 20 years are now worth thousands

'The Potter books were a godsend to libraries, they got so many kids into reading, they had to keep up as they liked to discuss the plot with their friends'

The Independent UK

Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling 23 years ago now worth thousands

Two Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling and left on a shelf for more than 20 years are now worth thousands.

Bangkok Post

The rubber tree and the hopeful ant

Throughout January PostScript has been written from my house balcony in Chaiyaphum while taking in a view of avenues of rubber trees with the occasional intrusion of stray chickens. In fact, I am surrounded by rubber trees.

Chronicle Live

Sting and Mike Ashley among UK's biggest taxpayers - see full list of top 100 names

The top taxpayers including Tim Martin, James Dyson and JK Rowling paid more than £5bn in tax collectively, with the youngest person on the list aged just 30

Daily Record

UK's top 100 biggest taxpayers revealed as billionaire trader claims top spot

Alex Gerko, who is the founder of trading company XTX Markets, paid around £487.4m in tax, taking the crown from Bet365 founder Denise Coats.

The Independent UK

Mark Hamill explains why he ‘liked’ controversial JK Rowling post

‘Twitter is, unfortunately, no place for nuance,’ Star Wars actor said

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