6 h. ago Man Utd star Casemiro set 'to be paid £240,000' as agreement finally reached in court

Casemiro will receive £247,000 from his former club Sao Paulo after a long-standing labour dispute over employment-related payments from his academy days was resolved this week.

Economics

52 h. ago Major update in WASPI battle with DWP as deal reached ahead of court showdown

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign said the Government had 'backed down' ahead of a court showdown as they demand payouts over DWP failings

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57 h. ago Trans girls no longer allowed to join Girlguiding after Supreme Court ruling

The organisation said it had reached the 'difficult decision' following the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act.

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7 d. ago ‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry

As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideHong Kong fire – latest updatesMore than 24 hours after the first tower caught fire, the Hong Kong residential complex was still burning. Fire crews blasted water from cherrypickers at the mid-level floors, but above that, the fires were roaring out of reach.Wang Fuk Court, in the northern Hong Kong district of Tai Po, was home to about 4,800 people. The eight-tower complex had been under renovation for years, clad in bamboo scaffolding and mesh. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago In air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry

As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ actionHow the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideMore than 24 hours after the first tower caught fire, the Hong Kong residential complex was still burning. Fire crews blasted water from cherrypickers at the mid-level floors, but above that, the fires were roaring out of reach.Wang Fuk Court, in the northern Hong Kong district of Tai Po, was home to about 4,800 people. The eight-tower complex had been under renovation for years, clad in bamboo scaffolding and mesh. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 'Save our LTNs!' £100,000 crowdfunded battle to save three low traffic neighbourhoods in east London reaches Court of Appeal

Campaigners say it would cost £2.5m for Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to axe the schemes

Economics

9 d. ago Stepchildren of veterinary tycoon win court battle with his top aides over his £8.2million fortune after being labelled 'entitled spoilt brats'

The case reached London's High Court after the death of Graham Cheslyn-Curtis, boss of Nottinghamshire-based medical supply company Millpledge.

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