44 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal against her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Monitoring group says appeals court in Qatar overturns conviction of the Baha'i community's leader

An appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the country’s small Baha’i community

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3 d. ago Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court supports his appeal

Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court supports his appeal  Kentucky Lantern

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3 d. ago Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court upholds his appeal

Embattled London Mayor Randall Weddle returns to office after court upholds his appeal  Yahoo

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4 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell petition discussed by Supreme Court as Congress appears set to vote on Epstein files release

Maxwell’s lawyers say prosecutors should not have pursued a case against her because Epstein sought a deal with prosecutors more than a decade earlier

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4 d. ago ‘Laughing at a libertarian crypto dragon? That rules’: Brennan Lee Mulligan on how Dungeons & Dragons took over the world

The games master has accrued millions of fans and sold out Madison Square Garden with his shows where he plays D&D live with guests. He’s still ‘bewildered’ by the success“If anyone were to tell me that getting a job as a full-time cast member on a sketch YouTube channel would lead to playing Dungeons & Dragons at Madison Square Garden, then that person is either a time traveller or the biggest liar on the planet,” says Brennan Lee Mulligan.The comedian, professional games master and host of the popular streaming show Dimension 20 is speaking ahead of his first trip to Australia, where he will be touring a live game of Dungeons & Dragons at huge venues around the country, including the International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Sydney and Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne. Titled Endless Dungeon, the show will see the LA-based performer teaming up with local comedians including Tom Cardy, Demi Lardner and Jordan Raskopoulos to create an improvised game of D&...

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4 d. ago Elon Musk’s X says it will appeal Indian court ruling to ‘defend free expression’

Karnataka High Court ruling allows over two million police officers nationwide to issue content takedown requests via secretive online portal

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6 d. ago Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s electrifying return proves they never really went away

Fifteen years after their last headline show in Melbourne, the cult favourites played a packed out Federation Square on Friday – and demonstrated the definition of timeless It’s Saturday night in August and I’m standing in a packed bandroom at Singing Bird Studios in Frankston, waiting for the return of Eddy Current Suppression Ring. It’s been a long wait. Apart from a couple of festival appearances in 2016, the beloved garage rock band’s last proper headline show was 2010.But earlier this year, smoke signals: a secret set in a Prahran skate shop. A surprise single, Swimming Hole, and a new EP. A one-off at Melbourne’s The Night Cat that instantly sold out. Then the announcement of a free all-ages show at Federation Square on grand final eve, flanked by a couple of small gigs in Anglesea and Frankston. The chat groups go into overdrive. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ed Sheeran, BigXthaPlug, Reneé Rapp, Jelly Roll and more to hit 2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage

iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2025 Jingle Ball lineup

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7 d. ago Post Office manager's son and brother fight in court over the £578,000 payout awarded her after she was wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal and 'drank herself to death' aged 57

Dawn O'Connell, 57, passed away in September 2020 just seven months before the Appeal Court overturned her conviction for false accounting.

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8 d. ago Fate of hundreds arrested for alleged Palestine Action support in limbo if challenge to ban is blocked, court told

Home Office has asked court of appeal to overturn judge’s decision to grant judicial review of group’s proscriptionThe fate of hundreds of people arrested for allegedly supporting Palestine Action will remain in limbo if a legal challenge to the group’s proscription is blocked, the court of appeal has heard.The Home Office asked the court on Thursday to overturn a judge’s decision to grant the Palestine Action co-founder, Huda Ammori, a judicial review of the ban, which placed it alongside the likes of Islamic State and the neo-Nazi group National Action. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Birmingham pub bombings: PM pays tribute to families but fails to offer inquiry

Relatives of people killed in the 1974 attacks renewed calls for a probe ‘as a matter of urgency’ last year ahead of the 50th anniversary last year.

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8 d. ago Appeal against Palestine Action ban is not an ‘exceptional’ case, Home Office lawyers argue

Lawyers for the action group have argued that the case should proceed to a judicial review

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8 d. ago Palestine Action case not ‘exceptional’, Home Office tells appeal judges

The Home Office is challenging a decision to allow the co-founder of the group to bring a High Court challenge over the ban.

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8 d. ago Japanese court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman in a drug smuggling case, upholding a six-year prison sentence by a lower court

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1 week ago UK nurse jailed for killing four patients is denied chance to appeal

Three judges block Colin Campbell’s attempt to overturn his murder convictions at the supreme courtA nurse convicted of murdering four patients and trying to kill a fifth will not be allowed to appeal to the supreme court, judges have ruled.Colin Campbell, 49, was jailed for life in 2008 for killing Doris Ludlam, Bridget Bourke, Irene Crookes and Ethel Hall on orthopaedic wards in hospitals in Leeds. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Judge ‘erred’ in blocking migrant’s removal to France, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office is asking the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the High Court ruling.

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1 week ago Nurse’s murder convictions will not be considered at Supreme Court

Judges have refused the appeals of Colin Campbell, formerly Colin Norris.

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1 week ago Federal appeals court reinstates Vermont Christian school after it objected to transgender player

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state's sports league

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