1 hour ago Government to challenge decision to allow legal action over Palestine Action ban

Huda Ammori, Palestine Action’s co-founder, is taking legal action against the Home Office over the decision to proscribe the group.

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5 h. ago Charity watchdog launched legal action to stop MPs seeing sexual abuse report

A Charity Commission investigation into sexual abuse complaints at charities is set to be presented to MPs next week.

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5 h. ago Graham Linehan trial: Trans activist threatened police with legal action unless harassment allegations were pursued, court hears

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Westminster Magistrates' Court where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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31 h. ago Scots trans row nurse Sandie Peggie raises fresh legal action against NHS Fife

The new case emerged a day after closing submissions in her first case.

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32 h. ago Trans row nurse raises fresh legal action against health board and senior staff

An employment tribunal brought by Sandie Peggie has been taking place in Dundee.

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33 h. ago Sandie Peggie announces second legal action against NHS Fife over further allegations in Dr Beth Upton case

Sandie Peggie, the nurse at the centre of an employment tribunal against NHS Fife, is taking further legal action against the health board and three senior colleagues.

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68 h. ago Now council launches legal action to shut THREE migrant hotels: After saga over Bell hotel in Epping, Reform

West Northamptonshire Council said that by accommodating asylum seekers, the three sites may have breached planning rules.

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4 d. ago Yvette Cooper ordered to end detention of asylum seeker with schizophrenia

Home secretary could face legal action over decision to keep 25-year-old man from Nigeria in prisonYvette Cooper could face legal action over the decision to keep an asylum seeker with schizophrenia in prison.The high court has ordered the home secretary to release the 25-year-old man by 8 September, and the Home Office may have to pay him damages for breaching his human rights. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Yoane Wissa urges Brentford to ‘keep their word’ in bombshell transfer statement

The striker claimed in an Instagram post that the club agreed earlier in the summer that he could leave if a fair offer was made

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4 d. ago The good news is, you’re owed a tax refund. The bad news? It’s a scam

170,000 fraudulent phone calls, texts and messages offering a refund, or threatening legal action over tax owed, were reported to HMRC up to July Tax calculations can be, well, taxing, so a message from HMRC saying that there’s been a mistake may not ring too many alarm bells. Some bring good news: you have overpaid and are owed a refund, but others claim you owe money. In both cases there’s an imminent deadline to act – sometimes with the threat of legal action, or penalties if you don’t.Scammers are taking advantage of people’s fears over bills to steal personal and banking information. Automated phone calls, and messages sent by text and email, typically tell you that you need to click on a link and log in to make a payment or claim a refund. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry hit with legal action by police over judge impartiality row

The Scottish Police Federation has launched a judicial review of Lord Bracadale's chairmanship of the inquiry after he held private meetings with Mr Bayoh's family.

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5 d. ago Migrant hotels fightback grows: Now 19 councils vow to take legal action to kick asylum seekers out of accommodation as furious protests spread across country

On Saturday, the number of councils promising to fight back against the Court of Appeal's decision surrounding The Bell Hotel in Epping continued to grow.

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5 d. ago Migrant hotel fightback: Defiant councils 'still planning to take legal action against Government' despite Home Office winning crucial Epping appeal

More than a dozen defiant councils are still planning on taking legal action against the Government despite the Home Office winning an appeal against the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Epping. 

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6 d. ago Government accused of ‘cynical media campaign’ in Palestine Action legal battle

Hundreds of arrests have been made since a ban on the group came into force in July, with nearly 70 people charged.

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8 d. ago ChatGPT under scrutiny as family of teen who killed himself sue Open AI

Lawyers for parents of Adam Raine say 16-year-old took his own life after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’The makers of ChatGPT are changing the way it responds to users who show mental and emotional distress after it was hit by a legal action from the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine who killed himself after months of conversations with the popular chatbot.Open AI admitted its systems could “fall short” and said it would install “stronger guardrails around sensitive content and risky behaviors” for users who were under 18. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims

Open AI to change way it responds to users in mental distress as parents of Adam Raine allege bot not safeThe makers of ChatGPT are changing the way it responds to users who show mental and emotional distress after legal action from the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who killed himself after months of conversations with the chatbot.Open AI admitted its systems could “fall short” and said it would install “stronger guardrails around sensitive content and risky behaviors” for users under 18. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scots hotel and theme park slam 'false' and 'defamatory' rumours they are housing illegal migrants

The Alona Hotel and M&D's theme park's comments came after numerous posts were shared claiming asylum seekers were being moved into the Alona Hotel at Strathclyde Park in Motherwell and The Bellziehill Farm in nearby Bellshill.

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1 week ago Major Hollywood star joins The Kooks on Reading stage in last

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson joined The Kooks on stage at Reading Festival for a surprise performance on Friday, 22 August.

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly considering legal action against police after prison release

The 42-year-old was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online in the aftermath of the Southport murders last year.

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1 week ago Asylum hotel protests latest: Dozens of protesters face off as weekend of nationwide demonstrations begins

Government scrambles to draw up contingency plan as more councils indicate taking legal action

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