Country’s chief justice says unveiled women will be prosecuted ‘without mercy’ after defiance Two women have been arrested in Iran for not covering their hair in public after having a tub of yoghurt thrown over them. Video footage that went viral on social media showed two female customers being approached […]
School holiday delays of up to 14 hours blamed on ‘French border processes and sheer volume’ Extra sailings are to run overnight at the Port of Dover to try to clear a backlog that left passengers stuck in Easter school-holiday traffic for hours on Saturday. A spokesperson for the port, […]
Anti-monarchist claims the official portraits of the head of state are ‘scandalous’ at the time of spending cuts Ministers have been accused of “losing the plot” after setting aside £8m to offer every public body a free portrait of King Charles. In a move that drew criticism amid complaints of […]
Observer investigation uncovers the scale of the crisis in a system where the most vulnerable ‘will continue to be put at risk’ Some of Britain’s most vulnerable children are being moved to care homes more than 300 miles away from the neighbourhoods they grew up in, according to an Observer […]
Details of charges not known as indictment remains under seal, while lawyer says former president will not be placed in handcuffs Donald Trump and his legal team were preparing for the unprecedented spectacle of an appearance in court on Tuesday of a former US president facing criminal charges. The indictment […]
Two more people found on Friday as authorities says dozens of Indian and Romanian migrants have been crossing through Mohawk territory The bodies of eight people believed to have died trying to cross from Canada into the United States have been found in the past two days, authorities said on […]
Appeal judges uphold previous ruling, citing ‘implied threat’ in CEO’s tweet directed at Fremont employees who wanted to join union A US appeals court has ruled that Elon Musk violated federal labour law by tweeting that employees of Tesla would lose stock options if they joined a union. The New […]
Messages newly released in Dominion Voting Systems defamation case show media mogul discussed when to call Trump’s defeat Rupert Murdoch took a direct role in how Fox News finally called the 2020 US election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, newly unredacted messages in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6bn defamation case […]
West Lindsey council launches legal action, saying decision to use RAF Scampton for up to 2,000 asylum seekers is ‘irrational’ West Lindsey district council has launched legal action against the Home Office to challenge the decision to use a local Royal Air Force station as a site for asylum seeker […]
Inspectors say ‘deeply troubling’ behaviour found at fire and rescue services across England may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ Every fire brigade in England is plagued with bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints, a damning report has found, and officials have called for drastic measures to clean up the service. Inspectors […]