40 m. ago Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko takes legal action against WTA over ‘moral abuse’

Tsurenko says she suffered a panic attack following a conversation with WTA leadership about its response to the Russia-Ukraine war

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5 h. ago Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko takes legal action against WTO over ‘moral abuse’

Tsurenko says she suffered a panic attack following a conversation with WTA leadership about its response to the Russia-Ukraine war

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21 h. ago The strangers who saved women: Highland farmer, NHS worker and former financial adviser teamed up for historic Supreme Court action

Eight years ago they had never met and only knew they shared the same desire: to protect the rights of women and girls.

Economics

6 d. ago Trump’s tariffs are ruinous, but are western sanctions any better? Just look at Syria | Simon Jenkins

Sanctions as a form of economic aggression are macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to call a haltAmong the more improbable countries that Donald Trump punished most severely last week was Syria, with a 41% tariff in retaliation for its part in the “raping and plundering” of the US economy. That should teach it a lesson for toppling Bashar al-Assad last year.The Damascus regime that subsequently came to power is pleading for help in keeping order and restoring its economy. But the chief obstacle is not Trump’s absurd tariff – now reduced to 10%. It is the sanctions regime imposed on it for the past 14 years by the west, including Britain. The US prohibits nearly all trade and financial transactions, extending this to foreign companies engaged with the Syrian government. EU sanctions targeted crude oil, investments, banking, telecoms and more. No tariff could be as severe as this.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in th...

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1 week ago US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro

Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussionsFearing legal repercussions, online harassment and professional consequences, student journalists are retracting their names from published articles amid intensifying repression by the Trump administration targeting students perceived to be associated with the pro-Palestinian movement.Editors at university newspapers say that anxiety among writers has risen since the arrest of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention fighting efforts to deport her. While the government has not pointed to evidence supporting its decision to revoke her visa, she wrote an op-ed last year in a student newspaper critical of Israel, spurring fears that simply expressing views in writing is now viewed as sufficient grounds for deportation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Major action launched to abolish MORE official bodies in same way as NHS England

Hundreds of official organisations across Whitehall could be abolished or merged - after it was announced that arms-length body NHS England will be axed last month

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1 week ago Call for protection to stop parents being ‘punished’ over Channel crossings

The endangerment offence as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has been described as ‘ill-defined’.

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1 week ago 'I am expected to tolerate racism, deny biological reality and suppress my deeply held Christian beliefs': Nurse who called transgender paedophile 'Mr' is suspended after investigation

Jennifer Melle, 40, was previously investigated and disciplined by NHS bosses despite being called the N-word three times by the patient, a convicted sex offender

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1 week ago North Sea collision ship owner takes legal action against owner of second vessel

The Solong and the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate collided off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10.

Politics

2 w. ago Rangers takeover latest as legal red tape nears finish line and Patrick Stewart grilling faced with unfortunate timing

The new CEO is set to face questions on the takeover, Barry Ferguson, and how the club plan to bridge the gap to Celtic

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2 w. ago Jeff and Freddy Brazier unite on ITV's This Morning after sharing update amid family 'feud'

It's been reported that Jeff is about to take legal action against Jade Goody's mum Jackiey Budden

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2 w. ago Donald Trump brands golf course vandals 'terrorists' and calls for 'harsh' punishment

The President spoke out ahead of a 33-year-old's court appearance today.

Politics

2 w. ago John Swinney should give Scottish Parliament time to bring forward Milly's Law

Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says patients and bereaved families deserve honesty, accountability, and action when things go wrong in the NHS

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2 w. ago ‘His genius is elusive’: Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones on bringing Richard Burton back to the screen

In new film Mr Burton, the Industry star plays a young Richard Burton, with Jones as the mentor who helped him find his acting chops. The duo discuss trying to understand a cultural icon – and how to nail that voiceSandringham Road lies in the east of Cardiff; a quiet run of Edwardian terrace houses overlooking Roath Mill Gardens. On a late July day, when the air is warm and the park spills out over its railings, Toby Jones and Harry Lawtey sit on the pavement, wearing matching striped pyjamas. The pair are some way into the filming of Mr Burton, an account of the early life of Richard Burton. Lawtey plays the actor in his younger years, when he was known as Richard Jenkins, and Jones is Philip Burton, the teacher who fostered his young student’s talent. So close would their bond grow that Jenkins would become Burton’s legal ward and take his surname. “Without Philip Burton there would never have been a Richard Burton,” Elizabeth Taylor once wrote. “That great rolling voice that cra...

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2 w. ago Jade Goody's mum Jackiey breaks silence after Jeff Brazier takes legal action over sons

Jade Goody's mum, Jackiey Buddon, has claimed she is yet to see legal papers from Jeff Brazier or his representatives following his bid to attempt to stop his son seeing his grandmother

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2 w. ago Torment of Jade Goody's mum: As Jeff Brazier takes legal action to stop her seeing grandson Freddy, KATIE HIND reveals secret reason for feud

Usually she would have spent Mother's Day with her grandsons, the closest connection she has to Jade Goody. But Jackiey Budden's Mothering Sunday this year will be an even sadder one.

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2 w. ago Toddler given wrong dose of morphine at Glasgow hospital as mum to take legal action

"He was screaming and crying, clinging to me in pain while his dad is having to pin an oxygen mask to his own son’s face."

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3 w. ago Jade Goody's mum takes Freddie Brazier to the pub before Jeff began legal action

Jade Goody's youngest son Freddy Brazier had a close bond with his grandmother Jackiey Budden before his father Jeff Brazier launched legal action against her

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3 w. ago Jade Goody's mum Jackiey Budden 'won't go quietly' as Jeff Brazier 'takes legal action against her'

Jade Goody's ex Jeff Brazier has reportedly launched a legal bid to stop his youngest son, model Freddy, from seeing his maternal grandmother, Jackiey Budden, 16 years after the reality star's tragic death.

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3 w. ago Jackiey Budden's chilling vow two years before Jeff Brazier 'takes legal action' over seeing son Freddy

Jeff Brazier is reportedly taking legal action against the late Jade Goody's mum, Jackiey Budden, to 'block contact' between the 66-year-old and his youngest son, Freddy

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