10 h. ago Drake vs Kendrick Lamar feud reaches court as judge to decide on the truth in rap battles

A judge is being forced to contemplate the nature of rap battles and wordplay in Kendrick Lamar’s megahit ‘Not Like Us’

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20 h. ago Wimbledon 2025: Katie Boulter stuns Paula Badosa on Centre Court to reach second round

The British No2 will now face lucky loser Solana Sierra on Wednesday

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22 h. ago Emma Raducanu sets up clash against former Wimbledon champion with comfortable win

British No.1 Emma Raducanu overcomes 17-year-old Mimi Xu on Court One to reach the second round at Wimbledon, where she will face a tough match against a former champion

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4 d. ago 'Reaching breaking point': The huge backlog of criminal court cases in Greater Manchester

'It is simply unacceptable that any victim has to wait years to see justice done and it is clear the status quo is not working'

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5 d. ago Mushroom murder jury to decide Erin Patterson’s fate as judge outlines her ‘incriminating conduct’

Judge summarises evidence heard in marathon trial including Patterson lying about using dried mushrooms from an Asian grocery and handing police a secondary phone

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1 week ago Ava White's mum's blunt name for her twisted teenager killer is far more telling

Harry Gilbertson was yesterday unmasked as Ava White's murderer as, because he turned 18 on Friday, he reached adulthood and court laws to provide him anonymity expired

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1 week ago Britain is one step closer to compassionate, kind death for all | Kim Leadbeater

This historic day comes too late for many who supported my bill, but I will never forget their courage and selflessnessKim Leadbeater is Labour MP for Spen ValleyI am relieved and overjoyed by the historic vote on assisted dying in the House of Commons today. The road has been long and hard, and I am very aware that many others have been on that journey since long before I even became an MP. The question of whether to offer choice to people at the end of their lives was first raised in parliament in 1936 – almost a century ago.Since then, terminally ill people have pleaded repeatedly with MPs to heed their simple wish to have control and autonomy at the end of their lives. A courageous few have taken their cases to the courts, even while they confronted the prospect of their own imminent and inevitable deaths. The judges said it was for parliament to decide. Now, at last, the House of Commons has responded, and responded decisively to recognise the justice of their cause.Kim Leadbea...

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1 week ago Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement plan could get votes from victims and cities

A judge could decide Friday whether to advance OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu withdraws from Berlin Open due to back injury concerns

The newly minted British No1's first grass-court event came this week at Queen's, with Raducanu reaching the quarter-finals before facing off with number-one seed Zheng Qinwen.

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu overpowered by Zheng Qinwen at end of positive week

British No 1 cannot match world No 5 who wins 6-2, 6-4Raducanu loses after two impressive straight-sets winsEmma Raducanu’s positive week at Queen’s came to a difficult end as she was overpowered by Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese top seed and world No 5, who produced a stellar performance to reach her first grass court semi-final with a 6-2, 6-4 win.After two months of trying to adapt her game to slow, unfamiliar clay courts, returning to the grass-court season on home soil has provided Raducanu with a helpful boost. She put together two impressive straight-sets wins against the Spanish ­qualifier Cristina Bucsa and Rebecca Sramkova, the world No 41. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s hush money case is back in court. These judges could decide what happens next

Trump’s attorneys will argue to move the case from New York criminal court to federal jurisdiction

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3 w. ago Yoga classes resume at San Diego beach as court says they are ‘protected speech’

Instructors Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack had sued after a city ordinance restricted such activities on the beachYoga classes are back on at San Diego beaches this week after a federal appeals court ruled that a city ordinance restricting such activities was unconstitutional and that teaching yoga was “protected speech”.The three-judge panel of the US ninth circuit court of appeals on Wednesday overruled a San Diego judge and decided in favor of two instructors who had sued over a law that San Diego passed in 2024 banning yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline parks and beaches. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz returns to French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retires hurt

Musetti took first set but fell 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 behindAlcaraz reaches second consecutive Roland Garros finalCarlos Alcaraz continued his imperious march through the clay-court season as he reached his second consecutive French Open final by defeating Lorenzo Musetti, the eighth seed, who was forced to retire with a left thigh injury while Alcaraz led 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0.After a difficult start to the year, the 22-year-old has found his way in a clay-court season that has yielded Masters 1000 titles in Monte Carlo and Rome. He will now attempt to become the third man this century, after Gustavo Kuerten and Rafael Nadal, to retain the French Open. Alcaraz, the second seed in Paris, is also the fifth-youngest man in the open era to reach five grand slam finals and he will attempt to extend his record to winning all of them. He has won 21 matches and lost once on clay this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 9 insane moments as Donald Trump's beef with Elon Musk implodes spectacularly

History books are stuffed full of breakups and beef - from Jen vs Brad and Kendrick vs Drake to Nero murdering Poppaea Sabina. Donald Trump vs Elon Musk is going to have consequences for decades to come. Here's how it went down

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4 w. ago UK government ready to take Abramovich to court over Chelsea sale proceeds for Ukraine

Three years after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was forced to sell Premier League club Chelsea, the British government says it is prepared to go to court to ensure the proceeds reach war victims in Ukraine

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