21 h. ago UK sand eel fishing ban remains in place despite EU legal challenge

Creatures make up the bulk of seabirds’ diet but are fished for commercial pig foodEurope live – latest updatesA ban on fishing for sand eels in UK waters will remain in place despite a legal challenge from the EU.The small, silvery eels make up the bulk of the diet of seabirds, but they are fished for commercial pig food. A lack of sand eels means seabirds such as puffins can starve to death. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Coleen Rooney ‘entirely successful’ in Wagatha costs appeal, judge says

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney remain in dispute over legal costs following their high-profile High Court libel battle.

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8 d. ago Congolese drug dealer wins legal fight to remain in UK after he is released from prison because his son has rare blood disease

The British asylum court dismissed the Home Office's attempts to deport the convicted criminal, ruling it would be 'unduly harsh' on his son, who has a rare blood disease.

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2 w. ago How the truth about supermarket salmon is being hidden – video

Salmon is often marketed as the sustainable, healthy and eco-friendly protein choice. But what you may not realise is that most of the salmon you buy is farmed, especially if you live in the UK, because Scottish salmon producers are no longer required to tell you. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out why it is important for consumers to know where their salmon comes from, and examines the gap between the marketing of farmed salmon and the reality for our health, the environmental and animal welfareScottish government must do more to control salmon farming, inquiry findsScottish salmon producers allowed to remove ‘farmed’ from front of packagingNorway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Californian salmon industry suffers despite Trump promise to put ‘people over fish’

This is the first time ever that salmon fishing will be closed in California for the third time running

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3 w. ago Relevent, US Soccer settlement clears way for European league games in US

Relevent owns commercial rights for Uefa competitionsFifa, a former defendant, studying changes to policyThe long-running legal saga between the US Soccer Federation and US-based sports event promoter Relevent Sports is at its end, after Relevent filed on 9 April to dismiss the case from federal court, where it had been argued since 2019.The case represented the last remaining legal hurdle to allowing worldwide domestic soccer leagues to play regular-season games within the United States, and its dismissal with prejudice means the path is now cleared for those games to take place should the leagues, clubs and fans allow it. Continue reading...

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