The High Court of England and Wales will hear a legal challenge this Friday by Palestine Action against its banning by the Starmer Labour government under counter-terrorism laws. The court’s agreeing to hear the challenge came as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper posted a draft order on the government’s website to …
Read More »
Dr Manish Tayal MBE, UK-licensed GP and senior medical leader, posted on LinkedIn: “On Wed 21 May 2025, Havildar-Major Rajinder Singh Dhatt MBE passed away, at the age of 103.” Dhatt was among the few surviving Second World War veterans who participated in the Allied victory that is now marked …
Read More »
A ‘violent’ and ‘abusive’ man has been jailed at Glasgow High Court after carrying out a campaign of sexual offences, violence and abuse across the country. Anthony Gibson subjected several women to abuse across Lanarkshire, Fife, Edinburgh and Midlothian. Gibson, 37, has been jailed for 13 years. Gibson was charged …
Read More »
He ruled on Friday that a normal reader would understand from the article that the Duke “was responsible for public statements” which set out that he “was willing to pay for police protection in the UK” and the Government had refused “whereas the true position, as revealed in documents filed …
Read More »
It was believed to be the first time a judge had demanded such a declaration and was described by media lawyers as “extraordinary” and “troubling.” The Duchess, 39, sued Associated Newspapers over the publication of five articles that reproduced extracts of the five-page handwritten letter. She was last month granted …
Read More »
Prince Harry was “frustrated and saddened” after an article claimed he snubbed the Royal Marines when he stepped down as a senior royal, his lawyers said. The Duke’s ability to help veterans and serving military by attracting public support were “seriously” hampered by allegations in the Mail on Sunday and …
Read More »
The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Duchess of Sussex has lost her latest High Court battle with the media after a judge ruled she can be accused of “collaborating” with the authors of a book about her life with …
Read More »
UK High Court bans strike by 110,000 Royal Mail postal workers By Robert Stevens 14 November 2019 The High Court ban on strike action against Royal Mail is a political attack on the democratic rights of the working class that must be rejected. Postal workers across Britain who voted …
Read More »
Over the two-day hearing, the union argued there was no evidence of interference with the ballot and that the “legitimate partisan campaigning” for the “yes vote” was in line with the rules. However, Mr Justice Swift, who chaired the hearing, said that strike action risked the “delay or non-delivery” of electoral material produced …
Read More »
THERE is nothing our propertied classes like more than a deregulated market. The guiding principle of the neoliberal counter-movement in economics which gained ascendancy in the late 20th century is that state regulation is an unnecessary burden on the entrepreneurial spirit that hinders economic growth and competition. Of course, the …
Read More »