2 h. ago Paddleboard instructor 'not remotely qualified' to lead tour which ended with deaths of four people

A court heard that the group of paddleboarders were taken out despite recent heavy rain and weather warnings in place

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4 h. ago Were you surprised by Keir Starmer's response to the Supreme Court's transgender ruling? Take our poll and have your say

The Prime Minister welcomed the ruling that biological sex should determine whether people can use same-sex spaces

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25 h. ago Thousands of trans rights campaigners take to Cardiff streets to protest Supreme Court ruling

The march wound through the city centre, with participants waving flags and holding banners

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52 h. ago Action group plans to take coal firm to court over restoration of Merthyr Tydfil Ffos y Fran opencast site

The group alleges the company is not honouring its original restoration promise

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59 h. ago The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted | Sonia Sodha

Last week’s ruling clarified the legal safeguards of the Equality Act. However, it was a travesty that the battle needed to be fought at allMiddle-aged women are expected to fade into the background, to be apologetic for their existence, to quietly accept their lot. They’re not supposed to stick up for themselves, to enforce their boundaries, to say no. As a woman, these societal expectations have been drummed into me from day one. But still. The swell of anger and disgust that rose in response to the supreme court judgment last week that made clear women’s rights are not for dismantling – rights already won, that were supposed to be ours all along – has taken my breath away.I was in court last Wednesday to hear Lord Hodge confirm that the Equality Act’s legal protections that were always intended for women are, indeed, reserved for women. He reiterated that trans people continue to have the same robust legal protections against discrimination and harassment as any other protected g...

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67 h. ago Tesla whistleblower slams 'monster' Elon Musk as 'pure evil' and wants to sue him

Tesla whistleblower Cristina Balan called the world's richest man Elon Musk 'pure evil' and hopes to take him to court one day - Balan said Tesla 'forced me to resign'

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3 d. ago Parkrun urged to stop letting trans people compete in women's runs after Supreme Court ruling

Women's rights groups are now calling for organisers to take action to comply with this week's Supreme Court ruling, which said that women are defined by biological sex and not gender .

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch tells David Tennant 'I was right!': Defiant Tory leader takes swipe at Dr Who star after Supreme Court ruling on definition of a 'woman'

The Tory leader returned to her past row with the former Dr Who star in the wake of the judgment by the UK's highest court.

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5 d. ago Holly Willoughby’s media company taken to court over unpaid tax bill

Roxy Media must pay the amount before another court hearing on July 9

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Book brigade’: US town forms human chain to move 9,100 books one

A small Michigan community banded together to help a beloved local bookstore move its stock to a new storefrontResidents of all ages in a small Michigan community formed a human chain and helped a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books – one by one – to a new storefront about a block away.The “book brigade” of about 300 people stood in two lines running along a sidewalk in downtown Chelsea on Sunday, passing each title from Serendipity Books’ former location directly to the correct shelves in the new building, down the block and around the corner on Main Street. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Holly Willoughby's company owes taxman huge sum as star is taken to court

Holly Willoughby was taken to the Insolvency and Companies court in London on Wednesday after her company, Roxy Media, was hit with a winding up order in January.

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6 d. ago Irish rape victim Hazel Behan takes case to European Court of Human Rights

She alleges Portuguese authorities failed to properly investigate the 2024 attack on her.

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7 d. ago Bates urges Horizon victims to take Government to court over redress delays

The lead campaigner told subpostmasters it would ‘probably be the quickest way to ensure fairness for all’.

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7 d. ago Alan Bates urges Post Office victims to take major action against government to get justice

Campaigning hero Alan Bates has urged victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal to take the government to court over compensation delays in a leaked email

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7 d. ago Mother taken to court and fined after her child missed two days of school following term break when family got stranded abroad

The Stoke-on-Trent woman, unnamed for legal reasons, defended the absence by arguing that her daughter's health condition necessitated the trip.

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7 d. ago Mother taken to court and fined after her child missed two days of school following term break when family got stranded abroad 

The Stoke-on-Trent woman, unnamed for legal reasons, defended the absence by arguing that her daughter's health condition necessitated the trip.

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1 week ago AMANDA PLATELL: A rare glimpse of the warm hearted Harry of yore makes us want more

From Prince Harry's court appearance to a major fashion merger, Amanda Platell gives her take on some of the week's biggest stories

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1 week ago UK's biggest bankrupt tycoon is accused of 'secretly diverting £63MILLION to his wife and children'

Pramod Mittal, 68, as well as his wife and children have been taken to High Court as one of his former firm's, Global Steel Holdings, claim the steel tycoon owes the company $216 million

Economics

1 week ago Popular California food chain opens first UK site with more to come

The fast food chain is hoping to open 100 locations across the country in the next four years

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1 week ago Croydon Council takes controversial vape shop owner to court for blocking pavement with cargo

The shop has become a focal point for concerns over anti-social behaviour in the area

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