11 h. ago Our Hollywood star neighbour is locked in ‘absurd’ row over £6m mansion’s fence – it’s outrageous

A HOLLYWOOD star is locked in a legal battle with a jobsworth council over the fence and gates to his £6million mansion. The actor has been told to tear down the new boundary he installed at his three-storey Grade II-listed mansion in West London, leaving his adoring neighbours stunned. Idris Elba, 52, swapped his old,...

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45 h. ago Celebrity crib sheet: Katy Perry has spent all year in the headlines – here are the six things you need to know

She made a short, and much-ridiculed, trip to space. She tried to buy a house and fell foul of public opinion. And she’s found love, apparently, with Justin Trudeau. Time to get up to speed before this singer next hits the headlinesDo you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? No? Just Katy Perry then. Seven months since her sense-defying jaunt into space, life on planet Earth hasn’t let up for the embattled hitmaker. She’s back in the headlines this week, implied to be raiding the pockets of a “disabled veteran” while facing scrutiny for her somewhat inexplicable new romance with Justin Trudeau. Yes, that Justin Trudeau. Shall we?1. Perry wins in court, but loses onlineBy one metric, such as “relative to the rest of 2025”, this might have been a good week for Katy Perry. Since 2020, she has been embroiled in a legal battle against Carl Westcott, who sold her an eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom mansion in Montecito for $15m. Westcott then attempte...

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3 d. ago Katy Perry's legal victory as judge orders disabled veteran to pay singer nearly $2m over Montecito mansion

The legal battle over the home dates back to 2020, when the 41-year-old singer bought the home from 1-800-Flowers founder Westcott.

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4 d. ago FIFA at risk of World Cup legal battle after Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial red card reprieve as nations ponder Court of Arbitration case

EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: FIFA could face legal action following their controversial decision to suspend Cristiano Ronaldo's ban and allow him to play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.

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4 d. ago Jim Ratcliffe vs Ben Ainslie: Man Utd owner's bitter feud, legal battle and new statement

Sir Jim Ratcliffe sparked a dispute with Sir Ben Ainslie in January when he dramatically dropped him from his sailing team - and now the four-time gold medallist has spoken out

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4 d. ago Katy Perry's downward spiral: From her comeback flop and embarrassing 'mom moves' to THAT space mission

She was once one of the biggest popstars in the world with her hits I Kissed A Girl, California Gurls and Teenage Dreams the soundtrack to the early 2000s. 

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4 d. ago Virginia Giuffre died in Australia without a valid will – now the legal battles can resume

WA court appoints administrator to oversee estate after lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein victim and her housekeeper contest Giuffre’s sons being granted authorityAn interim administrator has been appointed to oversee the estate of Virginia Giuffre after she died without a valid will, meaning multiple lawsuits that had been on hold can now resume.Giuffre, 41, died on a small Western Australian farm, 80km north of Perth, in April. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Man City handed 115 charges update as financial advisor 'reveals' public verdict date

Manchester City are still awaiting a verdict following their legal battle with the Premier League

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6 d. ago Team Trump fumbles one legal battle after another — and then starts fresh one against space hero Mark Kelly

President Donald Trump’s enemies-list prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James were tossed by a federal judge on Monday, writes Eric Garcia. The same day, came word that the Pentagon is going after a NASA hero who dared challenge the commander-in-chief.

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6 d. ago Blake Lively stocks up for Thanksgiving with her Trader Joe's favorites spilling out

Blake Lively stepped out for a rare public outing in Westport, Connecticut ahead of the holidays amid her heated legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

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6 d. ago Blake Lively breaks cover amid vicious Justin Baldoni legal battle after improvising kiss accusation

Blake Lively stepped out for a rare public outing in Westport, Connecticut ahead of the holidays amid her heated legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

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8 d. ago Kirsty MacColl's son's fresh agony and fight for justice after £67 fine over death

Kirsty MacColl was killed in a horrific speedboat accident in Mexico in 2000, with her son Louis Lillywhite, now 39, saying the 'grim' flashbacks still haunt him 25 years on, after a failed legal battle

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1 week ago Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively 'going through ringer' as Wrexham chief reveals UK move talks

A Wrexham director says he feels sorry for co-owner Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively as the actress's legal battle with Justin Baldoni continues

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1 week ago Premier League surgeon sues Mayfair car dealer after the £78k Bentley they sold him was stolen from his driveway

Fares Haddad, a world-acclaimed orthopaedic surgeon who is credited with 'fixing' Harry Kane's hamstring, has launched a legal battle against Jack Barclay Ltd

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1 week ago Michael Jackson's daughter Paris slams his estate's executors in new filing over $464m fortune

Paris Jackson is continuing her legal battle against the executors of her father Michael Jackson's estate in the wake of a setback she suffered last week.

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1 week ago Justin Baldoni caught on camera joking about 'sexual harassment training' as Blake Lively lawsuit intensifies

A newly-released behind-the-scenes clip from It Ends With Us has ignited fresh controversy around Justin Baldoni amid his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively.

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2 w. ago Villagers who complained about 'noisy' football games at a children's play park are awarded £130,000

The games area in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire first opened in 2010 after a community fundraising campaign. The council started bulldozing it last month after losing a legal battle.

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2 w. ago Martin Freeman branded ‘SELFISH’ after actor won year long legal battle over ‘noisy’ schools next door to £5m mansion

MARTIN Freeman has been branded "selfish" after he complained about the noise from nearby schools. The Sherlock star recently won a year-long battle with planners to put in new windows at his £5 million mansion to block out the din, despite being in a protected area which has strict rules on building appearance. The Hobbit star...

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2 w. ago Vybz Kartel on his legal battles, vulgar lyrics and the lasting scars of prison: ‘If I hear a key shake, it traumatise me’

With his murder conviction overturned, the Jamaican star is back performing. He talks about his illness, regrets, and how he felt about dancehall going global while he was behind barsThere’s a moment when I’m interviewing Vybz Kartel in the courtyard of the Four Seasons hotel in Tower Bridge, London, and the UK government emergency alert test rings on my phone. He is panicked by it and jumps up. “Me ready fi run you know!” he says, which has us both laughing.It is a funny moment, but also a jolting one considering that it arrives in the middle of him discussing the lasting psychological effects of prison. Kartel, 49, real name Adidja Palmer, had been incarcerated across different institutions in Jamaica following his conviction for the 2011 murder of his associate Clive “Lizard” Williams. Following a lengthy appeal process, he was released in July last year after the ruling was overturned by the UK privy council (which is the final court of appeal for Jamaica due to the nation being...

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2 w. ago Private Premier League debate 'intensifies' as new update on Man City verdict emerges

The Premier League have yet to confirm their decision on their long-running legal battle with Manchester City relating to their 115 financial charges and it has now been explained why it has been delayed

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