Israeli legal team calls South African accusation of genocidal acts in Gaza ‘a partial and deeply flawed picture’ Israel has accused South Africa of presenting a “profoundly distorted” view of hostilities, “barely distinguishable” from that of Hamas, as it presented its defence at the international court of justice in The […]
US and UK forces have bombed military facilities used by the Houthis in Yemen overnight. Here is what we know so far about what was hit Middle East crisis – live updates The US said more than 60 targets were hit at 16 locations, including “command and control nodes, munitions […]
Bar Council chair Sam Townend KC says parliament should consider formal regulation of growing practice Parliament should consider formal regulation of the growing practice of private prosecutions to ensure the power is not abused, the chair of the Bar Council has said. Sam Townend KC said a review of private […]
Strikes follow attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza See all our Middle East crisis coverage The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) authority has posted to social media that it has received a report of a vessel […]
Investigator Stephen Bradshaw admits lawyers offered lesser charges as part of company’s efforts to protect its court cases An investigator accused of acting like a “mafia gangster” when securing false convictions against post office operators has admitted softer charges were offered in exchange for silence over the culpability of the […]
FCA to examine whether consumers have been charged inflated loan rates on new and secondhand cars What is the FCA looking into and will people get money back? Millions of drivers could be in line for a payout, it has been claimed, after the UK financial watchdog opened an investigation […]
A 1.3bn light year-sized ring discovered by PhD student in Lancashire appears to defy the cosmological principle assumption Astronomers have discovered a ring-shaped cosmic megastructure, the proportions of which challenge existing theories of the universe. The so-called Big Ring has a diameter of about 1.3bn light years, making it among […]
‘Wholly unacceptable’ Lucy Frazer did not meet leaders of Welsh broadcaster despite repeated requests It is “wholly unacceptable” that the culture secretary did not meet the chair of the Welsh-language public service broadcaster as it was engulfed in a crisis, a group of Welsh MPs have said. Senedd politicians wrote […]
With less than a week to go before the first-in-the-country Iowa caucuses two challengers to Donald Trump make their case Fact checks: Immigration Haley said that millions of people who cross the border should be deported “because they are jumping the line”. This is a mischaracterization of how immigration policy […]
Alicia Kearns’ remarks come as up to 10 Tories prepare to join Labour in voting against bill affecting public bodies A senior Conservative MP launched a scathing attack on a controversial bill banning local councils from boycotting Israel, as eight Tories voted against the proposed legislation. Alicia Kearns, the Conservative […]