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Deep sea diver crushed by giant underwater hammer wins huge payout

Allan Peacock returned to work on the seabed 18 months after losing a leg

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein minister urges BBC to ‘learn lessons’ from Gerry Adams libel case

John O’Dowd said management at the corporation had knee-jerked in their reaction to Friday’s verdict at Dublin High Court.

Evening Standard

Mother’s ‘long wait’ for justice over daughter’s death ahead of second inquest

Joy Dove has fought for years for a fresh investigation into her daughter Jodey Whiting’s death.

The Independent UK

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Second legal action launched against equalities watchdog over trans guidance

A HUMAN rights group has launched legal action against the UK equalities watchdog over its handling of guidance after the Supreme Court’s ruling…

The National (Scotland)

Liberty in legal action against equalities watchdog over gender consultation

The human rights group said six weeks is not enough time to properly consult those affected, arguing it should be extended to at least 12 weeks.

Evening Standard

Gerry Adams wins €100k in libel trial as jury finds BBC 'did not act in good faith'

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded 100,000 euro (£84,000) in damages after winning his libel action against the BBC

The National (Scotland)

Men who tried to smuggle £592,000 of drugs on transatlantic flight jailed

Jamaal Darbasie, 27, and George Manton, 19, both from Harlow in Essex, were stopped at Glasgow Airport in March 2024.

Evening Standard

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Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, has lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced

The Independent UK

UK urged to bring hundreds of Afghan heroes to safety after major blunder saw them wrongly rejected

Afghan commandos who fought side-by-side with UK special forces had been denied help and left at the mercy of the Taliban before ministers announced a rethink of cases

The Independent UK

UK officer who oversaw rejections of Afghan asylum claims could be linked to war crimes inquiry, High Court hears

Senior civil servant became concerned about how Afghan claims for UK resettlement were being rejected

The Independent UK

Man apologises for ‘personal attack’ against presenter Stephen Nolan

Eddie Barrett admitted that he had published a ‘deluge of posts’ on X, formerly Twitter, about Mr Nolan between February and April 2021.

Evening Standard

UK Court Orders Last-minute Review Of Chagos Islands Deal

The High Court in London said it would examine Thursday the UK government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

International Business Times

Process for allowing Afghan troops to UK ‘a disaster area’ that could be likened to ‘a crime scene’, court hears

MoD facing legal action over scheme to bring some former Afghan commandos to safety in the UK

The Independent UK

Gerry Adams had reputation as ‘warmonger’, victims’ campaigner tells court

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over a claim made by a source in a documentary that alleged he had sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut

The far-right activist has had his sentence reduced by four months

Advnture

Victory at last! Right to wild camp on Dartmoor saved as Supreme Court rules against landowners in final decision

We hear from the campaigners who led the fight for the right to roam and sleep out on the moor, and find out where the campaign for better access goes from here

AAP

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas has maintained a self-righteous attitude in defending its sacking of 1820 workers and its apology this week rings hollow, a court has been told.

The Independent UK

Couple awarded damages after 170 footballs kicked into garden of £2m home

Homeowners Mohamed and Marie-Anne Bakhty said the sports pitch had ‘taken over’ their life

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AAP

Roberts-Smith faces battle for High Court challenge

Disgraced special forces veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to take his legal battle to the High Court will be difficult but not impossible, legal sources say.

Evening Standard

BBC reporter denies claims she had ‘no regard or care’ about Adams allegation

Jennifer O’Leary said she did not treat the allegation against Gerry Adams ‘recklessly’, saying her journalism was carried out in ‘good faith’.

The Independent UK

‘Ridiculous’: Judge slams warring neighbours for £250k court fight over garden tap

The legal row has dragged on for seven years

AAP

Victims turn up heat over abuse liability 'loophole'

A state isn't ruling out a unilateral legislative response after a High Court ruling that a church wasn't liable for a priest's historical abuse of a child.

Evening Standard

Events in Gaza a ‘live-streamed genocide’, High Court told

Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, is bringing legal action against the Government over the export of fighter jet parts.

Evening Standard

Council tax worker who embezzled £1m ordered to repay £165,000

Michael Paterson, 60, had unrestricted access to a system which allowed him to issue refunds to council taxpayers up to £3,000.

The National (Scotland)

BBC cross-examination ends as Gerry Adams sues broadcaster for defamation

THE “damage had been done” when the BBC published an article which alleged that Gerry Adams had ordered the killing of an informant, the former…

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