44 m. ago John Torode to take legal action against BBC after MasterChef sacking

John Torode is preparing to take legal action against the BBC after he was sacked from MasterChef, sources have revealed to us. He was sacked from the show after an allegation against him using of him using "an extremely offensive racist term"

Politics

2 h. ago TfL threatened with legal action over minicab drivers licensing backlog

GMB union follows IWGB in seeking compensation for drivers unable to work

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17 h. ago How a clairvoyant sparked ridiculous rumour that Brigitte Macron was born a man which social media fanatics believe IS true... as the French president's wife is once again forced to take legal action

As jets coloured the skies over the Champs-Elysees with trails of red, white and blue, Brigitte Macron stood at her husband's side and stared out across the Bastille Day parade.

Politics

23 h. ago UK council to fine people £100 if they're caught swearing in public spaces

Thanet District Council has launched a fresh bid to introduce a public space protection order (PSPO) after it was scrapped last year following a threat of legal action

Economics

28 h. ago Drivers targeted with fake parking ticket claims as police issue warning

The text messages suggest that failure to pay will lead to "legal action"

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29 h. ago Lamine Yamal faces legal action over dwarfism row at 18th birthday party

Yamal’s hriing of people with dwarfism as entertainment has been condemned as discriminatory by a Spanish disability rights group

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34 h. ago Torres Strait community leaders in ‘deepest pain imaginable’ as federal court dismisses landmark climate case

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heatingSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesTwo Torres Strait community leaders are shocked and devastated after the federal court dismissed a landmark case that argued the Australian government breached its duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islands from climate change.The lead plaintiffs, Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai from the islands of Boigu and Saibai, sought orders requiring the government to take steps to prevent climate harm to their communities, including by cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the pace climate scientists say is necessary.Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Federal court dismisses landmark Torres Strait climate case but warns of ‘bleak future’ without urgent action

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heatingSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesThe federal court has dismissed a landmark case brought by two Torres Strait community leaders that argued the Australian federal government breached its duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islands from climate change.In delivering the decision, however, Justice Michael Wigney noted: “There could be little if any doubt that the Torres Strait Islands and their inhabitants face a bleak future if urgent action is not taken to address climate change and its impacts.”Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Lamine Yamal could face legal action after allegedly hiring dwarves for 18th birthday party

Lamine Yamal under scrutiny after his 18th birthday party where models said bizarre demands were made of them to attend and where it is alleged dwarves were hired for entertainment

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58 h. ago Women's rights group sue Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond for £50,000 for still allowing transgender bathers in, despite Supreme Court ruling

Sex Matters are gearing up to take legal action against the City of London Corporation over their stance that transgender women can use the ponds in north of the city.

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65 h. ago Labour accused of 'crocodile tears' over junior doctors strike as ministers criticise medical union for low turnout in ballot

Angela Rayner 's radical workers' rights Bill will soon scrap the 50 per cent turnout threshold which unions must meet to hold legal strike action.

Politics

67 h. ago You can hardly blame the union for pushing at a door ministers unbolted: DANIEL HANNAN

Angela Rayner is scrapping the minimum turnout that a trade union needs before launching legal strike action - a threshold that the doctors barely cleared in their recent ballot.

Politics

3 d. ago Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard childrenTwo fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, on Friday warning that they would seek a judicial review. They argue that current guidance, which allows headteachers to decide how smartphones are used, is unlawful and unsafe for children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Legal firm behind M&S class action welcomes suspected hackers arrests

It comes after four people were arrested for their suspected involvement in the damaging cyber-attacks against M&S, the Co-op and Harrods.

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5 d. ago ‘I’m serving her’: Londie London pursues legal action against Minnie Ntuli for RHOD assault

‘I’m serving her’: Londie London pursues legal action against Minnie Ntuli for RHOD assault  News24

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5 d. ago Harry lawyers must disclose ‘payment’ documents in Mail publisher case – judge

The Duke of Sussex and six others are bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited.

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5 d. ago Nottingham Forest consider legal action over Tottenham’s transfer pursuit of Morgan Gibbs

Spurs are understood to have triggered a £60m release clasuse for the England international

Politics

5 d. ago London theatre takes legal action as it faces huge rent hike by council

Local authority claims community theatre has been ‘shielded’ from rising costs for ‘many years’

Society

6 d. ago London theatre takes legal action as it is faces huge rent hike by council

Local authority claims community theatre has been ‘shielded’ from rising costs for ‘many years’

Society

6 d. ago Gregg Wallace 'to sue BBC's MasterChef over alleged autism discrimination' after axe

Former Masterchef host Gregg Wallace is reportedly set to take legal action against the BBC and MasterChef’s producers after being fired amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour - which he denies

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