9 h. ago Law on smacking children explained as doctors demand end to legal protection of ‘reasonable punishment’

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health demands an end to the "Victorian" punishment saying it harms their mental health and places kids at risk

Society

13 h. ago British pint to be protected in law as concession leaves Tories flat

Labour declares ‘The pint is safe with us’ after fears were raised over the future of the imperial measure

Politics

35 h. ago Martyn’s Law set to protect events from terror attacks as Lords give green light

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill has passed the report stage in the House of Lords and is ready for its third reading.

Events

37 h. ago Federal investigation of Karen Read case is officially over, special prosecutor confirms

Boston woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022 and argued she was framed to protect other law enforcement officers

Events

7 d. ago Minister rejects Tory claim that pubs will be banned from selling pints

An Opposition motion had suggested new legislation would allow ministers to replace the British pint.

Politics

7 d. ago Dog theft Scotland: What is the law now and what would change to protect dogs from abduction

Critics say the existing law on dog theft does not reflect the animals as valued family members

Politics

9 d. ago ‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in Israeli detention

Healthcare workers are protected under international law yet hundreds were detained during the war. Now, some of Gaza’s most senior doctors have spoken of the violence and abuse they say they facedMore than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of tortureDr Issam Abu Ajwa was in the middle of performing emergency surgery on a patient with a severe abdominal injury at al-Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza when the soldiers came for him.“I asked them what they were doing coming into the operating theatre,” he says. “One of the soldiers pointed at me and said: ‘Are you Dr Issam Abu Ajwa?’ I said: ‘Yes, that’s me.’ And then the beating began.” Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Bear attack crisis hits Japan as government brings in emergency measures allowing people to shoot them after surge in dangerous encounters

The revised wildlife protection and management law allows 'emergency shootings' following complaints that hunters were hampered by red tape.

Events

2 w. ago EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act

Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act.The intervention came as 15 cultural organisations wrote to the European Commission this week warning that draft rules to implement the AI Act were “taking several steps backwards” on copyright, while one writer spoke of a “devastating” loophole. Continue reading...

Politics