68 h. ago Welsh farmers and landowners launch legal action against Green GEN Cymru

According to court documents, agents acting on behalf of the company are accused of behaving in a ‘coercive’ and careless manner.

Politics

3 d. ago Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’

Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimatedThe deaths from pollution caused by Europe’s biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it will create, lawyers will argue in a court challenge issued on Thursday.In documents submitted to the court, research suggests the air pollution from Ineos’s €4bn petrochemical plant would cause 410 deaths once operational, compared with the 300 permanent jobs the company says will be created. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘could cause more deaths than jobs created’

Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimatedThe deaths from pollution caused by Europe’s biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it will create, lawyers will argue in a court challenge issued on Thursday.In documents submitted to the court, research suggests the air pollution from Ineos’s €4bn petrochemical plant would cause 410 deaths once operational, compared with the 300 permanent jobs the company says will be created. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Jury deliberates in assault case against DC man who threw sandwich at federal agent in viral video

A jury is deliberating in the Justice Department’s assault case against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, turning him into a symbol of resistance to President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital

Events

3 d. ago Randy couple get off after being caught romping on plane 'in full view' of horrified kids

A lustful couple arrested for romping mid-flight in front of a disgusted family have dodged a potential sentence of up to 15 years in jail, with no reason given in the court documents

Events

4 d. ago De Niro to JLaw: should celebrities be expected to speak out against Trump?

Trump’s second term has stars calling out the president – but others choose to remain silent, questioning whether it makes any differenceIf you were hoping Jennifer Lawrence might be able to tell you who to vote for and why, you’re in for some disappointment. “I don’t really know if I should,” the actor told the New York Times recently when asked about speaking up about the second Trump administration – and she’s not the only one. “I’ve always believed that I’m not here to tell people what to think,” Sydney Sweeney recently told GQ, after a year in which she was the subject of controversy over a jeans ad and a possible Republican voter registration. This marks a shift from Donald Trump’s first term, when more celebrities seemed not just comfortable speaking out against the administration, but obligated to do so. Now voters will no longer be able to so easily consult with Notes-app-made posts on Instagram to decide who and what they care about before they head to the polls. The era o...

Politics

5 d. ago ‘I’m so excited’: Jesse Eisenberg is donating a kidney to a stranger

Actor and director, who is already a regular blood donor, says that he will make the organ donation next monthJesse Eisenberg has revealed that he is donating a kidney to a stranger next month. The actor and director told NBC’s Today that he was “donating my kidney in six weeks” but wasn’t entirely sure of his motivation.“I don’t know why,” he said. “I got bitten by the blood donation bug. I’m doing an altruistic donation [in] mid-December. I’m so excited to do it.” Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures

Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemen’s hostilities Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it

The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for an armed rioter arrested near former President Barack Obama's home

Events

9 d. ago What was the brutal thing David Harbour told Lily Allen on their third date? Fans recall strange comment actor made about his ex

David Harbour and Lily Allen fans have recalled the strange comment the actor once made about his ex-wife while reflecting on their third date.

Politics

1 week ago Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over role in ICE protests

According to court documents, Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted along with five others over blocking vehicles during protests outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago

Politics

1 week ago Terrifier actor claims she wasn’t told about nude scene in lawsuit over unpaid royalties

Catherine Corcoran says she has not been paid in full for her role in Damien Leone’s horror franchise

Events

1 week ago Vera star Brenda Blethyn, 79, defends 'great' Kevin Spacey as she admits 'having an appetite is not a crime' after Oscar

Brenda Blethyn has defended the 'great' Oscar-winning Kevin Spacey, after he was cleared of a series of criminal charges.

Events

1 week ago NCAA must pay $18m over alleged failure to warn player about concussion risks

Jury finds college sports’ governing body negligentRobert Geathers has shown signs of CTEA South Carolina jury has decided the NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18m, while finding college sports’ major governing body negligent in failing to warn the player about the long-term effects of concussions.Following a civil trial that wrapped up late last week, Orangeburg county jurors awarded $10m to 68-year-old Robert Geathers, who played at South Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980 as a defensive end. His wife, Debra, was awarded $8m, according to a court document. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Letitia James expected to plead not guilty in mortgage fraud case

New York attorney general to appear in court in Virginia in case brought after Trump called for her prosecutionThe New York state attorney general, Letitia James, is expected to plead not guilty on Friday to charges of bank fraud and false statements brought after Donald Trump publicly called for her to be prosecuted in a move widely seen as political retribution.James is scheduled to made her first appearance in the case and be arraigned in federal district court in Virginia before US magistrate judge Jamar Walker at 11am ET, according to court documents. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Miss USA hopeful, 23, texted alleged killer 'kidnap me again' before she went missing

Court documents revealed texts between Kada Scott and 21-year-old Keon King just moments before she was never seen again.

Events

2 w. ago Trans 'racism' comparison sparked internal Scottish Government row

Documents show friction following the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman

Politics

2 w. ago Boy, 11, found 'covered in faeces' as mum 'locks him in a room' inside house of horrors

Mum Rachel Nicole Blaylock, 40, was arrested after her 11-year-old son was found weighing just 46 pounds and 'covered in faeces' - court documents said she had locked him inside his room

Events

3 w. ago The stage names Keanu Reeves almost used before sticking with his own

Actor says his manager told him he needed to change his name

Politics

3 w. ago Kevin Spacey assaulted man despite being told it wasn’t right, court documents claim

ACTOR Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted a man despite being told, “No, this is not right”, court documents allege. The star is being sued at the High Court by the man known only as LNP, who says he suffered pain, anxiety and distress. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel, for LNP, says in papers filed at the court that the...

Events