72 m. ago 'Del Boy' who swindled luxury hotels into buying £500k of fake tea faces fresh legal bid

Thomas Robinson, 55, was jailed for more than three years in June for his greedy plot in 'tea-ricking' businesses across the UK into buying his apparently Scottish-grown drink

Economics

4 h. ago Historic Carnegie library in tourist town will be turned into a mosque after Christian group dropped legal action

Labour council chiefs agreed a 30-year-old lease to turn the landmark former library into Abergavenny's first mosque after it had sat unused for ten years.

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5 h. ago Historic library in popular Welsh tourist town will be turned into a mosque after Christian group dropped legal action

Labour council chiefs agreed a 30-year-old lease to turn the landmark former library into Abergavenny's first mosque after it had sat unused for ten years.

Culture

5 h. ago Scottish 'Del Boy' tea fraudster faces fresh legal action to pay back ill

Thomas Robinson, 55, swindled luxury hotels into buying £500,000 of his fake Scottish tea.

Politics

12 h. ago The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure. It should have big tech in its crosshairs to protect European sovereigntyWill Brussels ever stand up to Donald Trump and US big tech? Its current lack of action is not just a legal or economic failure: it is a moral one. It throws into question the very foundation of Europe’s democratic identity. What is at stake is not merely the fate of Google or Meta, but the principle that Europe has the right to govern its own digital space according to its own laws. If the EU cannot enforce its own laws then it is a vassal to Washington and to Silicon Valley, with Trump as its overlord.First, let us recount how we got here. In late July the European Commission accepted a humiliating deal with Trump that locked in a permanent 15% tariff on EU exports to the US. Europe received nothing in return. The indignity was all the greater because the commission also agreed to give well over $1tn to the US by...

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15 h. ago ‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New ZealandClimate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable. Continue reading...

Events

28 h. ago Thousands of Scots customers join class action against M&S after data leak

The Sunday Mail revealed in May that legal firm Thompsons Solicitors has launched a class action suit which could see compensation payouts of hundreds of pounds per customer.

Economics

29 h. ago Mitchum deodorant scandal deepens as women launch legal action after roll

Last month, hundreds of Britons took to social media warning they had suddenly developed 'agonising' rashes and burns from the brand's roll-on deodorants.

Politics

29 h. ago Thousands bring UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution legal action claim over River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people are seeking a mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to the river

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47 h. ago Paddington takes legal action as Spitting Images depicts bear as cocaine

The producers behind the hit Paddington films and the estate of his creator, Michael Bond, are suing the company behind Spitting Image after it depicted the beloved bear as a foul-mouthed podcast host

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53 h. ago Children's play park is bulldozed after three villagers took legal action over 'noisy' football games

The games area in the Memorial Park in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire first opened in 2010 after a community fundraising campaign, but has now been demolished after years of legal battles.

Sport

3 d. ago ANOTHER council eyes up legal action to get asylum seekers out of migrant hotel

Wirral Council has confirmed it has opened up a 'legal file' to investigate the possibility of taking action to prevent a Holiday Inn Express hotel being used as migrant accommodation.

Events

3 d. ago Photographer's private prosecution for assault at hunt meet sees woman fined

The photographer said he took legal action himself after 'months of inaction' from police. The force said it was investigating a complaint

Events

3 d. ago Judge blocks national guard deployment to Oregon after legal action by Newsom

California governor says president ‘attacking rule of law’ as Trump-appointed judge rules twice to stop national guard from any state being used in OregonA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any national guard units to Oregon a few hours after the California governor, Gavin Newsom, announced he would sue the president over the planned deployment of his state’s troops.Both states sought the temporary restraining order after the president sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday, the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon’s national guard troops to Portland. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Engineer’s dignity would have been violated in trans toilet incident, boss says

Maria Kelly is taking legal action against her employer Leonardo UK.

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6 d. ago Engineer's dignity 'could have been violated' in trans toilet incident, boss says

Maria Kelly, people and capability lead for aerospace defence company Leonardo UK, is taking legal action against her employer.

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6 d. ago London residents considering legal action against nearby distillery

London residents considering legal action against nearby distillery  WYMT

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6 d. ago Reform UK council in Nottinghamshire ends ban on local journalists

Ban on Nottingham Post and its website reversed after threat of legal action over damaging freedom of expressionA Reform UK council has ended its ban on journalists from the area’s biggest local newspaper after being threatened with legal action over damaging the outlet’s freedom of expression.Nottinghamshire county council, which has been led by Reform since the local elections earlier this year, said it was “committed to the principles of openness” after lifting the sanctions it had placed on journalists from the Nottingham Post and its website, Nottinghamshire Live. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Camouflage’ claim made by Mail publisher lawyers in High Court battle

The Duke of Sussex and six other high-profile individuals are bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited.

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7 d. ago Female engineer began using 'secret toilet' at work after seeing trans colleague in women's restroom, employment tribunal told

Maria Kelly said she does not want to 'sacrifice my privacy and my dignity' by sharing toilets with a man and is taking legal action against her employer Leonardo UK.

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