17 h. ago Laurence Fox's complaint against TV star Narinder Kaur is dropped by police after he accused her of making 'criminal allegation' in row over 'upskirting' photo

Mrs Kaur was the subject of a six-month Met Police investigation after Fox claimed she had broken the Malicious Communications Act with a social media post about him.

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32 h. ago Theory on what is holding up Man City's 130 charges verdict as huge points deduction touted

Manchester City were charged with breaching financial fair play rules by the Premier League, with the charges covering a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018

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32 h. ago Man City huge points deduction touted amid theory on what's holding up 130 charges verdict

Manchester City were charged with breaching financial fair play rules by the Premier League, with the charges covering a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018

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56 h. ago Noel Clarke left women he thought spoke to Guardian ‘fearful and in tears’

Court hears from publisher’s head of investigations about actor’s libel claim over sexual misconduct allegationsThe actor Noel Clarke made calls to some of the women he thought were cooperating with the Guardian prior to the publication of its investigation into his behaviour, leaving them “shaken, fearful and in tears”, the high court in London has heard.The Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis, was giving evidence in defence of Clarke’s libel claim against the news publisher over allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump administration investigates Maine for claims of withholding gender transitions from parents

The Trump administration is investigating Maine with a claim that dozens of school districts in the state violate federal law by withholding information about students’ gender transitioning from parents

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5 d. ago Top jockey’s social media posts contained ‘inflammatory, disrespectful and discriminatory tones’

Neil Callan was given an eight month ban, suspended for two years, and fined £1,500 by a disciplinary panel for breaches of the integrity rules regarding conduct prejudicial to horse racing.

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9 d. ago Fraudulent student loan claims under investigation after TikTok videos encourage false applications

At least £3.7m of fraudulent student loan claims were identified last year, according to reports

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1 week ago Lewis Hamilton faces Chinese GP disqualification as FIA finds problem with Ferrari

Ferrari are set to have both their drivers disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's cars both having found to have been in breach of the rules

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1 week ago Lewis Hamilton disqualified from Chinese GP as FIA finds problem with Ferrari

Ferrari saw both their drivers disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's cars both having found to have been in breach of the rules

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1 week ago Ed Miliband orders urgent investigation into Heathrow fire as boss claims he is 'proud' of how airport coped

Ed Miliband has ordered an urgent investigation into the Heathrow fire after the airport boss claimed he is 'proud' of how the power outage was handled.

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1 week ago Erling Haaland drops telling hint as Man City await verdict on 130 Premier League charges

Manchester City will soon find out the verdict of the commission who have been tasked with looking into their alleged breaches of the Premier League's financial rules

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1 week ago Former Aston Villa and Everton CEO shares what he's heard about Man City 115 charges case

Manchester City may soon discover the outcome of their legal case with the Premier League regarding 115 charges of alleged financial rule breaches.

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1 week ago Chelsea left in the dark over Club World Cup plan as opponents are REMOVED from tournament

Club Leon have been removed from FIFA's Club World Cup tournament later this year, leaving Chelsea down an opponent in the competition after the club's owners breached rules

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1 week ago The US is poised to use terror laws against students. This could be worse than McCarthyism | Thomas Anthony Durkin and Bernard Harcourt

A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speechOn Monday, the Department of Justice announced the launch of “Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7)”. In an accompanying press release, the DoJ said it would bring to justice Hamas leaders who murdered and kidnapped innocent civilians in the deadly attack on Israel of 7 October 2023. Few would quarrel with this ambition. In the same breath, however, the press release claimed that the task force would also “investigate acts of terrorism and civil rights violations by individuals and entities providing support and financing to Hamas, related Iran proxies, and their affiliates, as well as acts of antisemitism by these groups”.In plain English, this means the student protesters. It could also include universities and colleges that have entered the government’s crosshairs. Continue reading...

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1 week ago DWP letter that could mean you face a £5,000 fine or benefits cuts

The DWP, as well as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), will begin an investigation into benefit fraud if they believe a claimant is deliberately committing it - the government department could also issue a letter to the claimant

Economics

1 week ago Female prison officer suspended from London jail after 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

Police are investigating claims that HMP Feltham prison officer Katerina Tatus was part of an affair

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1 week ago Nicola Sturgeon no longer under investigation over SNP fraud claims

Police Scotland says former first minister not charged in party funding inquiry as husband appears in court for embezzlementNicola Sturgeon is no longer under investigation as part of the police case looking into alleged mishandling of Scottish National party funds.Police Scotland said the former Scottish first minister would not face any charges after her former husband, Peter Murrell, appeared for a private hearing at Edinburgh sheriff court on a single charge of embezzlement on Thursday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fresh Man City 115 charges verdict reveals Premier League problem

The latest Manchester City news as another football finance expert has spoken about the 100+ charges that the club faces for alleged Premier League rule breaches

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2 w. ago Psychologists in touch with Antarctic base after assault allegation, South Africa confirms

Ministers also investigating sexual harassment claim at country’s isolated Sanae IV research stationPsychologists are in “constant” contact with a South African science team isolated for months at a base in Antarctica after physical assault and sexual harassment allegations were made, a government minister has said.The environment minister, Dion George, whose department manages the country’s Antarctic programme, confirmed to the Guardian that psychologists and other experts were in “direct and constant” communication with the nine-member research team. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Lib Dem councillor among latest defections to Reform UK, Farage reveals

Farage holds press conference after police launched an investigation into suspended MP Rupert Lowe, who denies claims of wrongdoing

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