Eleven campaign groups, including the fire brigade union, have joined forces to take the government to court for failing to prevent pollution from chemical compounds known as PFAS. The case, due to start on August 7, says the government has “failed in its duty of care for Dutch citizens, animals and the environment by showing major shortcomings in protecting them against PFAS pollution”. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) do not occur in the environment naturally but are found in...
Māori All Star’s claim says he was forced to wrestle 30 teammatesAlleged punishment caused psychiatric injury, court documents claimNRL player Jackson Topine alleges he was forced to wrestle 30 to 35 teammates as punishment for being late to Canterbury Bulldogs training last year, causing him psychiatric injury, humiliation and fear, court documents show.The 22-year-old was released from the club in November and remains out of the NRL. He played his last match for the Bulldogs in July last year,...
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi set up knapsack bomb in Manchester Arena in northwestern England at end of Grande’s concert in 2017
LONDON (AP) — More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert are taking legal action against the U.K.’s domestic intelligence agency. Lawyers from three law firms said Sunday they have submitted a group claim to an investigatory powers tribunal. The suicide bomb exploded in Manchester Arena at
LONDON (AP) — More than 250 survivors of the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency. Lawyers from three law firms said Sunday they have submitted a group claim to the U.K.’s investigatory powers tribunal. Suicide bomber Salman
More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert are taking legal action against the U.K.'s domestic intelligence agency
Today it was disclosed that Martine Croxall, 55, who has been working at the Beeb for more than three decades, was taking her employer to the London Central tribunal court on May 1.
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Brussels, April 23, 2024— The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Tuesday’s remarks by the European Union’s Josep Borrell about the need to protect journalists in the Israel-Gaza war and calls on all EU member states also to make or renew calls that both sides should respect international law during the conflict, take all measures to
NEWS BRIEF: Wondery, the Amazon-owned podcast studio that has adapted hit podcasts such as Dr Death, Joe vs Carole, The Shrink Next Door and WeCrashed into scripted television series, has launched its podcast subscription service Wondery+ in the UK.
TikTok owner ByteDance would reportedly rather shut down the social media platform than sell it. That’s what the firm plans to do if it is unsuccessful in its legal efforts to fight legislation that would ban TikTok from app stores in the United States if it is not sold, Reuters reported Thursday (April 25), citing unnamed sources. ByteDance considers TikTok’s […]