32 h. ago MPs warned against 'sustained attack' on BBC after Donald Trump legal threat

US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1billion if it fails to retract 'false' and 'defamatory' statements after his speech was edited in a Panorama documentary

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33 h. ago Voices: The UK used to proudly lead the world on international aid – now we don’t save lives that we should

The £150m cut to the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a mistake, writes MP Fleur Anderson. But the upcoming Budget is a chance to change course

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39 h. ago ‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’Donald Trump’s unprecedented pardoning spree for political and business friends since returning to the White House has prompted warnings from ex-prosecutors and legal scholars of “corrupt” pay-to-play schemes, conflicts of interest and blatant partisanship.It has included hundreds of Maga allies, a cryptocurrency mogul with ties to a Trump family crypto firm, disgraced politicians, and others who could yield political and financial benefits. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic

Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts systemA coalition of states is needed to stop the international legal order falling apart, a distinguished international academic has warned.Oona Hathaway, the president-elect of the American Society of International Law and a former Pentagon legal adviser, said the core of the postwar global order – the prohibition on taking land by force – was under unprecedented challenge in a “scary moment” for the world. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago McDonalds strengthens UK staff protection after sex abuse scandal

EHRC warned McDonald’s UK franchise owners of potential legal action for non-compliance

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6 d. ago McDonald’s staff to be protected from sexual abuse following complaints

EHRC warned McDonald’s UK franchise owners of potential legal action for non-compliance

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1 week ago Delaware top lawyer warns of legal action if OpenAI fails to act in public interest

Sam Altman’s concessions to win approval from US officials expose his company to litigation and non-profit oversight

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2 w. ago Keira Knightley reveals she's banned social media in her house to save her two children from the perils of the 'terrifying and unregulated' internet

Keira Knightley has revealed she has banned social media in her house to save her kids from the evils of the internet.

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3 w. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Aries warned to handle legal matters

Today's horoscopes from Russell Grant.

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3 w. ago Michelle Mone millions "will never be recouped" by UK Government warns legal expert

A legal expert has warned that the chances of the UK Government recovering the £145 million due in compensation from a Michelle Mone linked PPE firm is "very remote"

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3 w. ago Shoppers can save over £200 through these Sky TV and internet bundles

The best way to get more from Sky is through a bundle, where the cost of broadband brings real savings

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3 w. ago How underwater internet cables could help save these endangered whales

Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet cables can monitor endangered orcas

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4 w. ago Japan warns OpenAI with legal action as Sora 2 anime videos 'infringe copyright'

A hugely popular American AI company, OpenAI, has been threatened with legal action in Japan, after officials in the country noticed their output looked specifically like other art already released

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4 w. ago Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense

Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of ‘hijacked planes’, Interpol red alerts and ‘inappropriate use’ of AIA Quebec man has been ordered to pay C$5,000 (US$3,562) for submitting artificial intelligence hallucinations as part of his legal defense, a move the judge warned was “highly reprehensible” and threatened to undermine integrity in the legal system.Justice Luc Morin of Quebec superior court levied the fine on Jean Laprade in a decision released on 1 October, capping a legal saga the judge said “contains several elements worthy of a successful movie script”, including a “hijacked plane passing through several complacent airports”, Interpol red alerts and the “inappropriate use of artificial intelligence” by Laprade. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Doorbell camera '25 per cent' warning issued to millions of UK households

The video doorbell has become an essential for millions of UK homes, but an expert is warning that it is silently exposing homeowners to a serious legal risk

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