54 h. ago We look inside Scotland's Home of the Year judge Anna Campbell

In the Glasgow tenement flat the SHOTY judge calls home, every picture tells a story

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4 d. ago Trans activists slam 'evil' Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman that 'put rights movement back 20 years'

There were calls amongst the LGBT + community to 'amplify trans voices' after judges decided the definition of sex in the Equality Act is binary.

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9 d. ago Immigration judge accused of sharing calls to decriminalise illegal migration, making jokes about Jimmy Savile and saying the Tories should be dealt with like 'Nazis'

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC has been accused of 'undermining' the justice system over posts he allegedly made online before being promoted to the key judiciary role.

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1 week ago ‘Vain’ baggage handler who posed topless on airplane engine at Sydney Airport fined

A judge called the dangerous act ‘stupid’ and ‘irresponsible’

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1 week ago Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups' execution access lawsuit

A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding parts of lethal injection executions from public view

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2 w. ago Joanne Sharkey: Suspended sentence for mother who killed baby after judge says 'case calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey was only arrested 25 years after the killing and admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility

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2 w. ago Joanne Sharkey who suffocated newborn baby Callum to death in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

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2 w. ago Woman who deliberately suffocated baby walks free from court

Judge said 'I’m satisfied that this very sad case calls for compassion'

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2 w. ago Mother of baby Callum who killed newborn in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

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2 w. ago Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first childA woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while she had severe postnatal depression has been handed a suspended prison sentence, as a judge said the case “calls for compassion”.Joanne Sharkey, 55, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility over the death of her days-old son, whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in woodland in 1998. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French far right calls for nationwide protests against Marine Le Pen ban

National Rally president says French electorate ‘must be outraged’ at judgment that would ‘rob’ them of a voice Europe live – latest updatesFrance’s far-right National Rally (RN) party is calling for nationwide demonstrations against a court decision to ban Marine Le Pen from public office for five years, seemingly wrecking her hopes of becoming president in 2027.Jordan Bardella, the RN president, said French people “must be outraged” after what he called a “disproportionate, political and partisan” judgment that would rob them of a voice in the election. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grindr rapist kicked out of court after calling judge a 'f***ing rat'

Steven Osbourne, 37, raped his victim three times and threated to slit his throat

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3 w. ago Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off

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3 w. ago US judge calls heat in Texas prisons ‘unconstitutional’ but does not order AC

Lawsuit from advocates argues brutal heat routinely rising above 100F amounts to cruel and unusual punishmentA federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons was “plainly unconstitutional” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas, where summer heat routinely soars above 100F (38C) for weeks. But they will have to continue pressing their lawsuit later in a trial. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”

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3 w. ago Shocking moment drunk RAF engineers break and steal Paddington Bear statue

Judge called two Royal Air Force engineers responsible ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’

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