7 h. ago Kneecap’s legal team for court battle to include Julian Assange lawyer

Rapper Liam O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged over the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag at a gig in May.

Events

14 h. ago Private schools LOSE High Court battle with government over VAT on fees but vow to appeal

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

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15 h. ago Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid on fees

Around 11,000 pupils have already left private schooling since the policy came into force in January

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16 h. ago Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid

Around 11,000 pupils have already left private schooling since the policy came into force in January

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16 h. ago Private schools LOSE High Court battle with government over VAT on fees

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

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5 d. ago WASPI women make progress in court review bid over State Pension age changes

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign group has announced it has cleared a significant hurdle in its battle for a High Court challenge.

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6 d. ago BBC period drama fans rave about fantastically cast 'unrecognisable' The Crown star

The BBC adaption of Charles Dickens' novel may have been released over a decade ago, but it is still being enjoyed today by fans who are rediscovering the series

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7 d. ago Blake Lively embroiled in ANOTHER legal battle... new court drama after devastating Justin Baldoni ruling

Blake Lively became enmeshed in ANOTHER new lawsuit this week, after suffering a courtroom blow in her ongoing battle against Justin Baldoni.

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9 d. ago Revealed: How Prince Harry's latest court battle over security cost British taxpayers £100,000

Prince Harry's latest battle with the Home Office over police bodyguards cost British taxpayers £100,000 - after he told the BBC: 'I wish someone had told me beforehand' there was 'no way to win'

Economics

9 d. ago ‘Like stepping into Gwyneth Paltrow’s Montecito mansion’: London’s 1 Hotel Mayfair

‘Like stepping into Gwyneth Paltrow’s Montecito mansion’: London’s 1 Hotel Mayfair  Financial Times

Society

1 week ago Welsh designer loses court battle against fashion giants Boohoo over bikini copy claim

‘The stark truth is that there are also only so many ways to design clothing to fit the human body’

Events

2 w. ago Kent landscape that inspired Dickens declared nature reserve

Natural England announced the creation of the North Kent Woods and Downs national nature reserve to boost nature and tourism.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump administration agrees to return ‘wrongfully’ deported immigrant for first time after battling court orders

Judge Brian Murphy ordered officials to ‘facilitate’ the return of a gay Guatemalan rape survivor sent to Mexico

Events

2 w. ago Italy loses latest court battle to clear Airbnb lockboxes from streets

Tourists had criticised the ban for making check-in more complicated

Events

2 w. ago Miriam Margolyes: Iconic Festival Fringe performer warns it is 'unlikely' she will perform in Edinburgh again

Miriam Margolyes has planned a Charles Dickens themed show for this summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Events

3 w. ago Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I find more jokes’

The author and podcaster on taking inspiration from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, welling up to Charles Dickens, and the enduring appeal of Jane AustenMy earliest reading memoryAt a secondhand book sale at school, a kind teacher recommended my mum buy Brian Jacques’s Redwall. Noble monastic mice battle thuggish rats: catnip for a seven-year-old.My favourite book growing upThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The mad robots and two-headed aliens are great for the teenage brain, but beneath all that is the sadness, and the questions about why life has to be like this, all filtered through poor Arthur Dent. I sometimes pull it off the shelf to read half a page, just to remind myself how comedy writing is done. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Multimillionaire divorcee ordered out of her £19m mansion where Dickens once lived after losing court fight with bank

High-end estate agent Deborah Fiorentino, 63, was sued after she failed to pay the mortgage on her Grade-I listed Regents Park home leaving her more than £10m in debt.

Economics

3 w. ago Estate agent ordered out of her historic £19m London mansion after losing battle with bank

Deborah Fiorentino, the former wife of both Italian aristocrat Giovanni Fiorentino and celebrity British divorce lawyer RaymondTooth, ran up massive arrears after taking out a £17.85m loan

Economics

3 w. ago ‘It Wasn’t Me’ singer caught up in court battle over dead father’s fortune

Rik Rok teamed up with Shaggy on the 2001 hit, but has now been pulled into a family feud

Events

3 w. ago College Library Turned London Home Is Every Bookworm’s Dream

College Library Turned London Home Is Every Bookworm’s Dream  Mansion Global

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