3 d. ago Aberdeen council launch legal action to remove 'at risk' child from mother in Italy

Officials in Aberdeen, where the 36-year-old lived, became concerned for the future welfare of the child when they discovered she was pregnant.

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3 w. ago Fenerbahce respond after Galatasaray accuse Jose Mourinho of 'racist statements'

Galatasaray said they intended to launch legal action against Mourinho, but Fenerbahce dismiss claims as “pathetic slander”

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3 w. ago Scottish Labour MPs back call to ban social media for kids under 16 to boost mental health

The Daily Record's 'Our Kids... Our Future' campaign has been calling for social media giants to take more action to remove harmful content.

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3 w. ago Legal watchdog is urged to launch an  investigation into Labour's Jonathan Reynolds after Business Secretary falsely claimed he was a solicitor

Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds has been taken to task by a legal watchdog for wrongly claiming to be a solicitor.

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3 w. ago Journalists launch legal action against Italian government over spyware claims

Union submits criminal complaint to prosecutors as ministers refuse to answer questions about alleged hacksItaly’s national union for journalists has submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Rome after Giorgia Meloni’s government shut down questions in parliament over suspicions it had illegally used spyware technology to hack the phones of critics instead of criminals.The legal action on Wednesday was triggered by the absence of clarity from the government since revelations emerged in late January that a migrant activist and Francesco Cancellato, an investigative journalist, were among at least seven people in Italy whose mobile phones had been targeted by an entity using Graphite, a military-grade spyware produced by the Israel-based Paragon, which is intended for use on criminals. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump administration cuts off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children

Snatching funds from vulnerable minors will endanger those already at risk of being abused, advocates sayThe Trump administration abruptly cut off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children on Tuesday, telling government-funded attorneys across the country they should immediately stop their work.Advocates called the decision shocking and warned that taking away legal aid programs would endanger minors already at risk of child trafficking, an issue that Trump and Republican members of his administration repeatedly highlighted as a concern during the 2024 election. The order to “stop all work” affects US non-profits that provide legal counsel for about 26,000 unaccompanied minors. Continue reading...

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