46 h. ago Major motor neurone disease breakthrough offers hope to those with ‘cruel’ condition

A new medicine, discovered by scientists, protects nerve cells damaged by motor neurone disease (MND), offering hope of substantially slowing the progression of "one of the cruellest diseases".

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7 d. ago The Sun publisher agrees to pay Christopher Jefferies ‘substantial damages’

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers apologises for invading privacy of man wrongly arrested for high-profile murderRupert Murdoch’s news publisher in the UK agreed to pay “substantial damages” to a man wrongly arrested for a high-profile murder, after apologising for the invasion of his privacy.Christopher Jefferies, a retired schoolteacher and landlord from Bristol, was wrongfully arrested in 2010 for the murder of Joanna Yeates, a landscape architect. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Real Madrid seek ‘substantial damages’ from Uefa over Super League case

Real Madrid claimed there were ‘substantial damages suffered by the club’ after a ruling said attempts to block the Super League were contrary to EU law

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2 w. ago Real Madrid plan to ‘claim substantial damages’ from Uefa over Super League

Club seeking compensation over blocking of projectVinícius Júnior apologises for reaction to substitutionReal Madrid are seeking compensation from Uefa after the club said on Wednesday that the regional court of Madrid had dismissed appeals filed by Uefa, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) and La Liga in relation to the Super League.Madrid were one of 12 European clubs that backed the breakaway competition in 2021 before support for the controversial event collapsed under fan and government pressure. Uefa had also stopped the formation of the Super League but in December 2023, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) said Uefa and Fifa had contravened EU law by doing so. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Steve Coogan still 'happy' with Richard III film after libel claim

Steve Coogan and two production companies have agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to a university academic who sued for libel over the film.

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2 w. ago Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as defamed academic to get payout

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed Richard Taylor as ‘smug and patronising’Steve Coogan has said his film about the discovery of the remains of Richard III was “the story I wanted to tell, and I am happy I did” after he and two production companies agreed to pay “substantial damages” to settle a high court libel claim over the film’s portrayal of a university academic.Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for libel over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King, which follows the amateur historian Philippa Langley and her search for the king’s skeleton. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Coogan says Richard III film was ‘the story I wanted to tell’ after libel claim

Steve Coogan and two production companies have agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to a university academic who sued for libel over the film.

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2 w. ago Steve Coogan insists he is 'happy' he made Richard III movie after losing defamation battle to academic

Coogan has been forced to pay a 'substantial' amount of money in damages to an academic who a court ruled was defamed in his film The Lost King.

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2 w. ago Steve Coogan to pay ‘substantial damages’ to academic defamed in Richard III film

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed claimant as ‘smug, unduly dismissive and patronising’Steve Coogan and two production companies will pay “substantial damages” to a university academic to settle a high court libel case over his portrayal in a film about the discovery of Richard III’s remains in a Leicester car park in 2012.Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for libel over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King, which follows amateur historian Philippa Langley and her search to find the king’s skeleton. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Academic to receive ‘substantial damages’ over portrayal in Steve Coogan film

Richard Taylor sued Coogan and two production companies over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King.

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