91 m. ago Lizzie McGuire cast now from joining the army to new career in law

The Lizzie McGuire Movie was released on May 2, 2003, and served as the finale to the hugely popular Disney series, but since the reboot was cancelled, fans have been left wondering what the cast have been up to

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93 m. ago Trump may have skirted the law addressing his crypto investors using the presidential seal

It’s illegal to use the seal to convey a ‘false impression of sponsorship or approval’ by the government

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4 h. ago Football fans to be given powers to stop clubs deserting local areas under new law plan

EXCLUSIVE: Labour by-election candidate David Russell says he will introduced a member's bill if he wins.

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7 h. ago Poland presidential debate puts Ukraine and Europe centre stage

Rafał Trzaskowski, from the governing pro-EU coalition, faces Eurosceptic populist rightwing historian Karol Nawrocki ahead of run-offPolish presidential candidates offered different visions of Poland and its relations with Ukraine in a televised debate ahead of next week’s run-off, which remains on a knife-edge.During a head-to-head debate lasting two hours, the centrist Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, from prime minister Donald Tusk’s governing pro-European coalition, faced the Eurosceptic historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist rightwing Law and Justice party (PiS). Continue reading...

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8 h. ago UN expert says Guatemalan prosecutor's office using criminal law to pursue opponents

A United Nations expert has warned at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, journalists and others

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11 h. ago Trump administration releases people to shelters it threatened to prosecute for aiding migrants

The Trump administration has been releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S. border with Mexico after telling those organizations that providing migrants with temporary housing and other aid may violate a law used to prosecute smugglers

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13 h. ago South Africa moves to change empowerment law for Musk’s Starlink

Potential loosening of Black ownership rules came after billionaire said his satellite internet group would not comply

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15 h. ago Jay Slater cops make crushing admission over pals after mum's inquest plea

Jay Slater's distraught mum Debbie asked for his inquest to be stopped until several witnesses, including Jay's pal Lucy Law, who is reportedly in Tenerife, can be found to give evidence

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15 h. ago Jay Slater cops 'powerless' to force missing key witnesses to attend inquest

Jay Slater's distraught mum Debbie asked for his inquest to be stopped until several witnesses, including Jay's pal Lucy Law who is reportedly in Tenerife, can be found.

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16 h. ago Jay Slater police admit they have no power to find witnesses despite mum's plea

Jay Slater's distraught mum Debbie asked for his inquest to be stopped until several witnesses, including Jay's pal Lucy Law, who is reportedly in Tenerife, can be found to give evidence

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16 h. ago DeSantis signs law limiting development in Florida's state parks after plan drew broad backlash

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday curtailing what kind of development can happen in Florida’s prized state parks

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18 h. ago Why El Salvador President Bukele's foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns

Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress this week that seeks to limit foreign influence and corruption

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18 h. ago Jarrod Bowen's Las Vegas stag do plans as West Ham talisman taking huge risk

Jarrod Bowen will tie the knot with hardman Danny Dyer's daughter, but first he will party in Las Vegas on his stag do under the watchful eye of his father-in-law

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19 h. ago David Cameron in talks to join London law firm to advise on geopolitical risks

Consultant position would be five years after Greensill scandal and add to ex-PM’s existing portfolio of rolesDavid Cameron is in talks to join the law firm DLA Piper as a consultant – five years after the Greensill scandal that showed he intensively lobbied officials on behalf of his failing employer.The former prime minister, who also served as foreign secretary last year, is said to be having discussions about taking on an advisory position to help the firm with geopolitical risks. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Outcry as Denmark’s retirement age to become highest in Europe at 70

Under Danish law, the state pension age is revised every five years and rises in line with life expectancy

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27 h. ago David Cameron in talks to join law firm DLA Piper as consultant

Role would be one of several jobs for the former prime minister and foreign secretary since leaving office

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28 h. ago How a cookie tin lottery at New Zealand's Parliament helps decide what becomes law

In New Zealand’s Parliament, every legislator has the chance to advance a proposed law, no matter how unpopular, thanks to an unusual lottery where bills are selected by random draw from a cookie tin

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29 h. ago Easyjet and Ryanair face huge fines over hand luggage fees 'affecting millions'

Airlines have hit back against accusations of "exploiting" customers and "ignoring" EU law over cabin bag policies

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30 h. ago JAN MOIR: Seeing Kim Kardashian up close in court has raised troubling questions about her new career

It is quite a journey from sex tape to law degree, via launching one of the world's most successful lingerie ranges, but Kim Kardashian has made that trip her own.

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31 h. ago ‘When power can define madness’: China accused of using mental health law to lock up critics

More than a decade after China passed a groundbreaking mental health law, victims and activists say that involuntary hospitalisation remains commonZhang Po was barely one year out of school when an out of control mine-cart barrelled into him deep in a pit in Anhui province, causing injuries that ended his brief career as a coalminer. Since the accident in 1999, he has been living off disability allowances provided by his former employer in Huainan, Anhui’s coal city. But in 2024 Zhang was sent to hospital once again – this time to a psychiatric ward.Zhang was sectioned for 22 days in June after he protested outside the office of his former employer, demanding an increase in his disability allowance. “I endured more than 20 days of humiliation in there. There was no phone, and my belt and shoelaces were taken away,” Zhang said in a recent interview with Chinese media. Zhang said that he was forced to take medicines and tied to his bed for several hours a day. After the three weeks in...

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