5 h. ago Labour MSP suspended over sexual harassment claims breaks silence on 'living hell'

Foysol Choudhury, 56, said he still has not been told what he is accused of and threatened legal action over the allegations made 10 weeks ago.

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17 h. ago Nigel Farage launches legal action over Government decision to delay elections

Lord Malcolm Offord (left), the until-now Treasurer of the Conservative Party in Scotland, was announced by Nigel Farage as the latest politician to join the party during a rally in Falkirk on Saturday.

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26 h. ago Five years on: rugby’s brain damaged players wait and wait for the help they need

In 2020 Steve Thompson revealed he could not remember winning the Rugby World Cup and since then his case and others have been caught up in a warren of legal argumentThe Royal Courts of Justice are a warren. They were built piecemeal over 125 years of intermittent construction, wings were added, blocks were expanded and then joined by a web of twisting staircases and long corridors. You navigate your way to whichever corner of it you have business in by checking the tiny print on the long daily case lists that are posted in the lobby early each morning, when the building always seems to be full of people hurrying in the other direction. For the last three years, three separate sets of legal action about brain damage in sport have been slowly making their way through here, lost in the hallways.One is in football, one is in rugby union, one is in rugby league. The same small firm, Rylands Garth, is behind all three. Sometimes these hearings take place in the modern rooms of the east b...

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40 h. ago NHS taking legal action after patient and staff data stolen in cyber attack

Personal information of staff and patients at Barts Health hospitals has been stolen and shared to the dark web

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3 d. ago Jeff Brazier 'desperately chasing role on Strictly Come Dancing'

The presenter has found himself in the spotlight lately following a family feud with one of his sons that included shock legal action, and a marriage breakdown with wife Kate Dwyer .

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3 d. ago Chile becomes latest country to ban smartphone use during class

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools

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3 d. ago South London council plans legal action against Sadiq Khan and Met Police over closure of last police station

Richmond Council said the decision to close the front counter at Twickenham Police Station had been taken without consultation

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3 d. ago Trump officials say second strike aimed to destroy drug boat instead of crew

Officials hew closely to secret memo which gives legal cover to firing on boats even if it would kill people on board Trump administration officials have defended carrying out a follow-up strike on a drug boat that killed survivors on 2 September by arguing that its objective was to ensure the complete destruction of the boat, an action the Pentagon had internal legal approval to conduct.The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing on Monday that Adm Frank Bradley, who oversaw the operation and gave the order for the second strike, directed it to sink the boat. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trans girls will no longer able to join Girl Guides or Brownies after parents threatened legal action over inclusion policy

Girlguiding said it had made the decision following the Supreme Court ruling in April which said the words women and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological women and biological sex.

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4 d. ago Baked potato stall which acused viral food giants SpudBros of 'bullying' them unveil their brand new name

Rumen Islam, 27, opened The Spud Father in Portsmouth, but said he was quickly contacted by lawyers from SpudBros threatening him with legal action, claiming the name was already trademarked.

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4 d. ago Trans girls will no longer able to join Girlguiding after parents threatened legal action over inclusion policy

Girlguiding said it had made the decision following the Supreme Court ruling in April which said the words women and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological women and biological sex.

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5 d. ago First child victim of Stockton birthday party mass shooting is named by his distraught mother: ‘My baby was loved’

Four people were killed and 11 were injured in a shooting last week at a banquet hall during a two-year-old’s birthday party

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5 d. ago Sandie Peggie to take further action against health board as it is confirmed NHS Fife CEO approved statement

Sandie Peggie’s legal team has confirmed she will take further action against NHS Fife as it is confirmed the health board’s CEO signed off controversial statement

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5 d. ago Millions could get £104 in compensation after huge £1.1billion lawsuit launched against Vodafone, EE, Three and O2

FOUR major mobile companies are facing a £1.1billion legal challenge over accusations they overcharged customers out of contract. Class action proceedings have been brought against Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 - meaning millions of customers could be in line for compensation. Millions of mobile customers have allegedly been overcharged for their phones beyond the end...

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6 d. ago Investigators urge witnesses of the deadly shooting at a child's party in California to come forward

Authorities are urging witnesses of a deadly shooting at a child's birthday party in Stockton, California, to come forward as they continue to search for a suspect

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6 d. ago Stockton shooting: Desperate appeal — even for rumours — after three children killed

Three children and an adult were killed during a mass shooting at a child's birthday party in Stockton, California, a tragedy described by police as "a targeted incident"

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6 d. ago Four killed and 11 wounded in shooting at child’s party in California, officials say

Victims who died range from ‘juveniles to adults’ in attack on banquet hall in Stockton, county sheriff’s office saysFour people have died and eleven were wounded after a shooting at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.The victims who died, who range in age from eight to 21 , were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said. “What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jeremy Corbyn or Zara Sultana won't lead 'Your Party' after members' vote

The party's founding confidence voted for the new left-wing party - hit by toxic internal rows and threats of legal action - to be led by 'ordinary members' at founding conference

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7 d. ago At least 4 killed in mass shooting at child’s birthday party in California, officials say

Suspect in the mass shooting at large as several victims taken to hospital

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7 d. ago At least four killed in shooting at child’s birthday party in northern California

San Joaquin County sheriff’s office says children were among the victims in possible ‘targeted’ attack on a banquet hall in StocktonFour people have died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said children and adults were among the victims of the shooting at Stockton. Continue reading...

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