29 h. ago What festivals are taking place in London this weekend and where?

Brockwell Park has confirmed its festivals are going ahead in spire of a High Court decision that determined the events lacked the required planning approval

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5 d. ago London music festivals insist they won't be cancelled after court sided with residents including Mark Rylance who sued council over decision to use park for events

London music festivals insist they will go ahead despite a High Court ruling that found the use of parts of the park as an event space for more than 28 days was 'irrational'.

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8 d. ago Music festivals in park ‘have to be cancelled’ after court decision, lawyers say

Solicitors for campaigners have written a letter addressed to Lambeth Council, asking to confirm Brockwell Park will now be opened to the public.

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9 d. ago Trump’s birthright citizenship case heads to the Supreme Court. Their decision could reshape presidential power.

Trump is using the case to stop judges from blocking executive orders, but it’s a backdoor to take down the 14th Amendment

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1 week ago Sleeping in tent with new baby ‘not reasonable parenting decision’, court told

Baby Victoria died from hypothermia or was smothered while co-sleeping in a ‘flimsy’ tent with Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, it is alleged.

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1 week ago Glasgow Pride bans political parties over 'mounting challenges' to trans rights

Organisers announced the move on Tuesday in the wake of the Supreme Court decision

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1 week ago Von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU’s highest court

European court of justice says no ‘plausible explanation’ given for denying New York Times access to texts from pandemicThe EU’s highest court has cancelled a decision to withhold Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages with a pharmaceutical executive during the pandemic, in a significant defeat for the commission president.The European court of justice on Wednesday annulled a decision taken by the European Commission in November 2022 to deny the New York Times access to the messages, after a freedom of information request by the paper. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ofcom proposes big change to rules on politicians presenting news shows after GB News drama

Ofcom has proposed changes to the Broadcasting Code after a High Court judge quashed two of its decisions against GB News around politician presenters earlier this year

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2 w. ago Trans people ‘excluded in heart of democracy’ after Holyrood toilet rule change

The Scottish Trans and Equality Network has hit out at Parliament bosses’ decision following the Supreme Court gender ruling.

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2 w. ago US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members

Pentagon will give other trans service members 30 days to self-identify while it enforces recently approved banThe Pentagon is removing the 1,000 members of the military who openly identify as trans, and giving those who have yet to openly-identify as transgender 30 days to remove themselves, according to a new directive issued Thursday.The memo is fueled by Tuesday’s supreme court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban on trans military members. The defense department has said it will follow up by going through medical records to identify others who haven’t come forward. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ministers accused of ‘still breaking the law’ over fishing licences

Charity Open Seas made the allegation more than a year after a decision in its favour at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

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2 w. ago FA chief Bullingham insists transgender ban ‘not an ideological judgment’

‘Difficult decision’ on trans women based on legal adviceGoal Diggers FC march 12 miles to deliver protest letterMark Bullingham, the chief executive of the Football Association, has written to London grassroots football club Goal Diggers FC explaining the governing body’s decision to ban transgender women from women’s football “was not an ideological judgment, but a difficult decision” based on legal advice that a “change in policy was necessary” following the supreme court ruling which said the term “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman.Representatives of Goal Diggers undertook a 12-mile walk from their training pitches in Haggerston Park to Wembley Stadium to deliver their open letter to the FA. In it they demanded a reversal of the ban on transgender women from women’s football and described the FA’s decision as a “pitiful and weak response” to the supreme court’s ruling. Bullingham said the FA understands “how difficult this decision will be for people w...

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3 w. ago Prince Harry loses legal challenge against Home Office over UK security arrangements

Harry challenged High Court dismissal of claim against Home Office over decision he should receive different degree of protection in UK

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3 w. ago FA bans transgender women from playing in women's football... do you agree?

The FA's decision follows April's Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex

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3 w. ago Transgender women banned from playing women's football in England by FA

The Football Association has said transgender women will be banned from competing in women's football from June 1 in a decision made following the Supreme Court's legal definition ruling

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3 w. ago Fortnite's anticipated return to iPhone is one step closer after US court decision

Fortnite developer Epic Games is prepared to end its ongoing legal battle with Apple after the latter was ordered by a judge to make changes to how it handles fees outside of apps

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3 w. ago Erin Patterson trial: Estranged husband tells court he was ‘too uncomfortable’ to attend fatal mushroom lunch

Text messages between Simon and Erin Patterson read out in court suggests the accused found his decision not to attend ‘really disappointing’

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3 w. ago Transgender women unable to compete in women’s football in Scotland next season

The Scottish Football Association is understood to have taken a final decision to update its policy following a Supreme Court ruling on April 16.

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3 w. ago Israel attacking framework for international law compliance, ICJ hears

Court considering if Israel acted unlawfully by cutting ties with Unwra with claim it is ‘starving, killing and displacing Palestinians’Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law in a way that will have profound consequences that reverberate far beyond Palestine, the international court of justice has heard.The warning was made at the start of five days of proceedings in The Hague that may prove critical to Israel’s future within the world body. The UN’s top court will hear from dozens of nations and organisations in order to draw up an advisory opinion on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering Gaza. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears

Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law in a way that will have profound consequences that reverberate far beyond Palestine, the international court of justice has heard.The warning was made at the start of five days of proceedings in The Hague that may prove critical to Israel’s future within the world body. The UN’s top court will hear from dozens of nations and organisations in order to draw up an advisory opinion on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering Gaza. Continue reading...

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