6 h. ago Top UN court to hold hearings on Israeli obligations to ensure humanitarian aid to Palestinians

The United Nations’ highest court is opening hearings into Israel’s obligation to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians

Politics

6 h. ago NJ high court to hear case between Catholic diocese, prosecutor over investigating sex abuse claims

A Catholic diocese wants to stop New Jersey from trying to empanel a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse

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14 h. ago Teachers’ union reopens nominations for top role days after Matt Wrack elected

The NASUWT was facing a legal challenge with a hearing set to take place in the High Court on Monday.

Politics

20 h. ago Israel faces legal pressure at UN’s top court over Unrwa blockade

Hearings in The Hague over Palestinian aid agency ban mark major test of Israel’s compliance with international lawIsrael will come under sustained legal pressure this week at the UN’s top court when lawyers from more than 40 countries will claim the nation’s ban on all cooperation with the UN’s Palestinian rights agency Unrwa is a breach of the UN charter.The five days of hearings at the International court of justice in The Hague have been given a fresh urgency by Israel’s decision on 2 March to block all aid into Gaza, but the hearing will focus on whether Israel – as a signatory to the UN charter – acted unlawfully in overriding the immunities afforded to a UN body. Israel ended all contact and cooperation with Unrwa operations in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem in November, claiming the agency had been infiltrated by Hamas, an allegation that has been contested. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

Society

30 h. ago The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a years-long legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house

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62 h. ago Stalker in 'trench coat' kept sick diary as he targeted mums on school run

Travis Ward, 22, Londesborough, sprayed a woman with bodily fluid from a syringe as he stalked mothers taking their children to a Hull school and kept sick diaries about meeting them, a court heard

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63 h. ago Woman, 45, who was living in 'BDSM threesome with husband and wife did not look pregnant before having an illegal abortion', court hears

Nicola Packer, 45, who is accused of illegally taking abortion medication at home, showed 'absolutely no indication' she was pregnant in the weeks prior, Isleworth Crown Court heard today.

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65 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in federal court to murdering healthcare CEO

Suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione on Friday pleaded not guilty to Manhattan federal court charges that he stalked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, walked into court just before 1pm. He was wearing tan jail garb with a white long-sleeved undershirt. He chatted with his lawyers, who sat alongside him, and at one point appeared to smile; he could be seen flipping through papers on the table. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Woman raped by former Britain's Got Talent contestant 'felt frozen' after the attack, court hears

Andrew Johnston, 30, competed as a singer on the show in 2008 and is on trial after being charged with raping and sexually assaulting one woman, and raping another woman.

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2 d. ago Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court over killing of healthcare chief

Murder suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court on Friday for arraignment on charges that he tracked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, could face the death penalty in a case that shocked America for the killing of a top business executive on New York’s streets but also triggered an outpouring of anger against America’s for-profit healthcare industry. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago ‘I’ve killed my kid with cancer’ Woman’s words to police after killing her six

Karolina Zurawska killed her son Alexander while gripped by a mental illness which had overwhelmed her, likely as a result of the stress caused from dealing with his medical conditions, a court heard

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3 d. ago Man's 10 word statement to aunt before 'repeatedly stabbing her' in home

Adrian Smith, 28, told jurors at Manchester Crown Court he heard a "demonic voice" telling him "you need to kill Zara or I'm going to kill you"

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3 d. ago Distraught dad can't stop hearing son's final words after wife killed three sons

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A court heard how Deirdre Morley, 44, suffocated her three children, Conor, 9, Darragh, 7, and Carla, 3, at their home in Dublin on January 24, 2020

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3 d. ago BGT star accused of 'gripping victim by throat' as he raped two women in months

Former Britain's Got Talent star Andrew Johnston, 30, was studying at the Royal Academy of Music when he allegedly raped two women in months apart, a court heard

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3 d. ago Woman who lived in BDSM threesome with husband and wife is accused of illegal abortion 'after taking foetus to hospital in a backpack', court told

Nicola Packer allegedly took abortion medication at home on November 6, 2020, and went to Chelsea and Westminster hospital the following day, Isleworth Crown Court heard on Thursday.

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3 d. ago Britain's Got Talent finalist raped two women, grabbed them by the neck and refused to wear a condom, court hears

Andrew Johnston, 30, allegedly gripped his victims' by the throat during sex and refused to wear a condom.

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3 d. ago Britain's Got Talent star 'gripped victims throats' as he raped two women, court hears

Former Britain's Got Talent contestant Andrew Johnston allegedly raped two women in the space of three months while studying at the Royal Academy of Music

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3 d. ago EFL footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist after crashing Mercedes

EFL footballer Lucas Akins has been handed a prison sentence following a hearing at Leeds Crown Court following the death of a cyclist in March 2022

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3 d. ago EFL footballer handed prison sentence after crashing Mercedes and killing cyclist

Lucas Akins, a footballer who has played a number of games in the English football pyramid, has been handed a prison sentence following an hearing at Leeds Crown Court

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