7 h. ago Police face ban from marching in Pride parades after High Court ruling

The judgement ruled that officers were wrong to have taken part in Newcastle’s Pride parade last year

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27 h. ago Police face ban from marching in Pride parades after court rules it breaches impartiality

The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police acted unlawfully when she allowed uniformed officers to march under a transgender flag at a Pride event last year, a judge ruled today.

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30 h. ago Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders

Ilyass Alba also said ‘goeiedag’ on train in Dutch-speaking region but he breached country’s strict language rulesA complaint against a Belgian ticket inspector who gave passengers a bilingual greeting in Dutch-speaking Flanders has been upheld, shedding light on the country’s strict language laws.The conductor, Ilyass Alba, said Belgium’s Permanent Commission for Linguistic Control had upheld a complaint made by a commuter in 2024. The passenger had objected to Alba’s use of the French word “bonjour” while the train was in Dutch-speaking Flanders. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on declaring freebies, watchdog finds

The chancellor apologised for the error involving the declaration of theatre tickets for an adaptation of the classic children’s novel Ballet Shoes

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45 h. ago Hollyoaks breached Ofcom rules over promotion of fintech app in one episode

Ofcom has found that Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks breached its rules by promoting a financial technology app in an episode of the soap

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53 h. ago Former UK Middle East minister accused of breaching transparency rules in Bahrain advisory role

Conservative Lord Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful CoexistenceA former UK Middle East minister has been accused of breaching transparency rules over a paid advisory role with an influential Bahraini centre that has links to the Gulf state’s government.The Conservative peer Tariq Ahmad, who denies wrongdoing, was cleared by a watchdog to take up his role as a paid adviser to the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence (KHC). Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Paul Doyle: Liverpool FC parade crash suspect appears in court

Paul Doyle, 53, from West Derby, has been accused of driving a Ford Galaxy into crowds celebrating Liverpool FC's Premiership title in May. Dozens of people were hospitalised

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57 h. ago Liverpool FC parade crash suspect Paul Doyle appears in crown court

A trial date has been fixed for November

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59 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson hits out at ‘fun police’ after Hawkstone advert ban

‘It’s the best thing I’ve ever made,’ presenter said

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2 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson fumes as 'fun police' ban his 'heartfelt and expensive' beer advert

Jeremy Clarkson has been left fuming after his new advert for his best-selling beer was banned from our screens and radio for being "not compliant" with broadcasting regulations

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3 d. ago What are the BBC's censorship rules? Gaza documentary breaches guidelines

The BBC has to abide by strict rules to public content, but what are they?

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks investigated by Ofcom after breaching 'promotional' rules

The Channel 4 series was in breach of two rules according to Ofcom

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3 d. ago Hollyoaks ruled to have breached Ofcom rules by promoting fintech app in episode

An episode in the Channel 4 series was investigated after a financial technology company was referenced verbally and visually.

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3 d. ago EU scrambles to respond to US tariff threat as Trump promises ‘major statement’ on Russia – Europe live

EU ministers meet for urgent talks after US president threatens 30% tariffs on blocA show of unity is expected publicly with German chancellor Friedrich Merz saying he will work “intensively” with Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and Trump to try and rescue the agreement in principle that was put on Trump’s desk last week involving tariffs of 10%. Over the past three months Germany has urged a quick UK style deal while Macron has favoured a tougher stance to face down Trump, given average tariffs before his presidency were 2.5% and they breach WTO rules.The EU’s continued and future reliance on the US for security and defence is influencing the position with member states accepting a trade off between business and arms and military intelligence Trump provides.If stock markets fall that puts at risk the pensions and the savings of the Americans. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago UK police arrest dozens at protests against Palestine Action ban

UK police arrest dozens at protests against Palestine Action ban  Al Jazeera

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5 d. ago UK police detain dozens at London protest against Palestine Action ban

UK police detain dozens at London protest against Palestine Action ban  Al Jazeera

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5 d. ago Parish plots Crystal Palace response after demotion with Uefa braced for fight

FA Cup winners feel hard done by after being banned from Europa League due to a breach of multi-club ownership rulesAs an emotional Steve Parish said, it felt like “winning the lottery and going to the counter and you don’t get the prize”. Confirmation from Uefa on Friday of Crystal Palace’s demotion from the Europa League to Conference League had been expected since European football’s governing body delayed its decision to await the outcome of Lyon’s appeal against being relegated to Ligue 2.That did not make it any easier for Parish, who has proudly overseen Palace’s rise from the brink of extinction in 2010 to a first major trophy. When the final whistle blew at Wembley to seal Palace’s FA Cup final victory against Manchester City eight weeks ago, Parish was greeted by a massive bear hug from John Textor, who at that stage was Palace’s largest shareholder, but had spectacularly fallen out with the chair over not being allowed more of an influence. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago UEFA make rule change immediately after kicking Crystal Palace out of Europa League

Crystal Palace have been left devastated after being demoted from the Europa League having breached UEFA's multi-club ownership rules, but the regulations are reportedly set to be scrapped within the next year

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5 d. ago Police urge people not to call them about hosepipe rulebreakers as third heatwave of summer set to peak at 34C

Temperatures reached 34.7C on Friday as Britons brace for possibility of even hotter weather on Saturday, with amber heat health alerts in place warning of potential rise in deaths

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5 d. ago ‘A terrible injustice’: Parish hits out after Crystal Palace axed from Europa League

Club chair furious at demotion to Conference LeagueHe calls for Uefa president Ceferin to overturn decision Crystal Palace have been banned from the Europa League and moved into the Conference League after Uefa concluded the FA Cup ­winners were in breach of its multi-club ownership rules.The Palace chair Steve Parish described the decision as “probably one of the greatest injustices that has ever happened in European football” and said that the club - who have never played in a major European competition - are likely to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. Continue reading...

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