6 d. ago Villagers taking ministers to court after being refused permission to buy local pub

VILLAGERS are taking ministers to court after being refused permission to buy their local pub.

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8 d. ago Scotland’s hidden history: Book a tour to discover how a rural village minister changed our financial future

The pioneering parish minister and the piggy bank discover Scotland’s hidden story which charts how one man changed the face of banking forever.

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1 week ago Family of a man stabbed to death by girlfriend welcome decision to reject her appeal against sentence

Beautician Dionne Christie's appeal was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, but was refused by judges earlier this month.

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1 week ago Family of man stabbed to death by girlfriend welcome decision to reject her appeal against sentence

Beautician Dionne Christie's appeal was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, but was refused by judges earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi refuses to attend court to face attempted murder charges

Abedi, 28, is accused of trying to murder three prison guards at maximum security HMP Frankland

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2 w. ago Cowardly Manchester Arena bomb plotter refuses to leave his cell to appear in court over 'attack on prison guards with boiling oil and makeshift blades'

Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi, pictured, allegedly refused to leave his cell to attend court this morning. He is charged with attepting to kill and injure prison officers.

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2 w. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi refuses to appear in court

Hashem Abedi is accused of attacking guards at HMP Frankland in County Durham, where he is being held after plotting the deadly Manchester Arena bomb attacks in 2017

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2 w. ago Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi REFUSES to appear in court over alleged prison officer attacks

He did not appear on a scheduled videolink

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2 w. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter refuses to appear in court after attempted murder

Hashem Abedi had been charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at HMP Frankland in Co Durham in April, but has now refused to appear in court

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2 w. ago Manchester Arena plotter refuses to appear in court on attempted murder charges

Hashem Abedi is accused of three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at HMP Frankland.

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2 w. ago India’s supreme court refuses to block Modi government’s crackdown on Muslim charitable trusts

Supreme Court suspends select provisions of Waqf law while upholding registration requirements

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3 w. ago US government sues Uber, alleging discrimination against disabled passengers

Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve people with disabilitiesThe US government sued Uber on Thursday, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers with disabilities.In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the US Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve riders with disabilities, including people who travel with service animals or stowable wheelchairs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump must pay $83 million to E Jean Carroll after ‘egregious’ defamation case, appeals court rules

Appellate judges refuse Trump’s argument that Supreme Court’s immunity ruling shields him from liability

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3 w. ago Court rejects Trump’s attempt to overturn E Jean Carroll’s $83m verdict

Federal appeals court refused to throw out verdict against president for damaging reputation of writer in 2019US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump now cannot claim presidential immunity to get off the hook from paying $83.3m in damages to the writer E Jean Carroll, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, upholding a jury’s 2024 award against the president for defamation.Trump’s lawyers had pointed to the supreme court’s ruling last year saying the president has immunity for official acts to argue that the damages should be overturned. A three-judge panel for the US court of appeals for the second circuit, rejected that argument. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Homeowner loses bid to use log cabin on drive as holiday let

Kimberly Sumner was granted planning permission for the cabin when her local council accepted its classification as a caravan and that it would be for residential use by friends and family

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4 w. ago Teacher sacked for refusing to 'call a boy a girl' in trans row is fined £195,000 for ignoring court order not to return to the school

Enoch Burke, a secondary school teacher from Castlebar, has already racked up £68k in previous fines - and his latest punishment comes as the court grows frustrated with his defiance.

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