18 h. ago Separation or divorce? The legal risks of staying married to your ex

Maintaining separated status for a prolonged period, sometimes for years after parting ways, is typically not advisable due to the financial risks, say lawyers.

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1 week ago US supreme court clears way for Trump to deport migrants to countries not their own

Justices lift judicial order, handing victory to US president in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportationsThe US supreme court cleared the way on Monday for Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to show harms they could face, handing him another victory in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations.The justices lifted a judicial order that required the government to give migrants set for deportation to so-called “third countries” a “meaningful opportunity” to tell officials they are at risk of torture at their new destination, while a legal challenge plays out. Continue reading...

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1 week ago My husband and I have found our love language – it’s called a screen divorce | Polly Hudson

Like a sleep divorce, where couples sleep in separate beds, separating screens means that you both get to watch what you want on the TVRelationships are all about compromise, but there are some areas where it’s simply impossible. Then it becomes about a mutually beneficial workaround instead. A poll has revealed that 55% of couples regularly argue over which TV show to watch: hot on the heels of the sleep divorce (different bedrooms) are we headed for the screen divorce (different tellies)?Don’t mean to boast, but my husband and I are one step ahead of this trend – screen separated, if you will. In the Venn diagram of programmes we enjoy, the intersection is big enough to fit the words Taskmaster and The Traitors, and that’s about it. He’s tried to lure me into his televisual world, I’ve tried to tempt him into mine, but no dice. Eventually, we realised one of us was always watching through gritted teeth, while the other felt guilty. And so, just like the courageous pioneers of the ...

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1 week ago BEL MOONEY: Blackmailed to tolerate a 'third' in my marriage, do I stay or go?

Dear Bel, I have been married for 28 years, but four years ago I discovered the 'innocent' relationship my husband had with a family friend was, in fact, a full‑blown affair...

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2 w. ago 'His touch repulsed me for a decade': Married couples who 'stayed together for the kids' reveal their brutal regrets

'I stayed for the kids. I didn't want them growing up feeling like they were the reason for our unhappiness, and I couldn't face a divorce while trying to juggle everything else.'

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Netanyahu’s Iran war: long planned, recklessly pursued – and perilous for all | Editorial

Israel’s strikes against Tehran risk spiralling conflict, flout legal norms and may permanently bury the last chance for nuclear diplomacyIn late 2020, Gen Mark Milley – then chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff – urged Donald Trump not to attack Iran and to ignore pressure from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was pushing hard for military action. Mr Trump backed down after the general warned that attacking Iran would start a war, with the risk of US officials being “tried as war criminals in The Hague”.Five years on, Israel’s prime minister has the fight with Tehran that he has spent decades preparing for, bolstered by Mr Trump’s claims that international law no longer applies. After all, why worry about red lines when The Hague’s already got a warrant out for you and your allies pretend not to notice? It helps when the US treats the international criminal court like a rogue actor. Mr Trump has even gone after the court’s judges and prosecutor for ...

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3 w. ago R Kelly files request for release from prison citing murder plot against him

Singer’s lawyer said Aryan Brotherhood and prison officials were plotting to kill him, and asked for home confinement Attorneys for R&B singer R Kelly have filed an urgent request for his release from federal prison, citing a serious threat to his life. The motion asks that the 58-year-old be placed under home detention due to what they describe as an orchestrated plan to have him killed behind bars.In a filing submitted on Tuesday, Kelly’s legal team claims that his safety is at risk. The motion alleges that three officials from the Bureau of Prisons attempted to recruit another inmate to murder the singer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kerry Katona admits regret over Brian McFadden split as she shares new plea to ex

Kerry Katona has admitted that she 'wishes' she and ex-husband Brian McFadden could have stayed friends, after the couple split following two years of marriage

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3 w. ago Victory for Darlington nurses as they win landmark battle for a female

The Darlington nurses launched a legal action saying transgender policies put them at risk, deprived them of dignity and breached their human rights.

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