Legal experts have told the BBC that while this case does not automatically set a legal precedent, it is likely to lead to similar claims in future. Emma Holland, partner in trust and litigation at Stewarts, said: “What this case demonstrates is that the courts are willing to apply o...
Two Iranian men have appeared in court over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester with a homemade bomb. Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, are accused of conducting hostile reconnaissance at Heaton Park Synagogue, which was subject t...
Abu Agila Mas’ud al-Marimi had claimed he was victim of an illegal rendition when he was transferred into US custody. Source link...
An application has been lodged to have the remains of a knight of the realm turned Easter Rising conspirator, Sir Roger Casement, moved to North of Ireland. If successful, it would be the second time Casement will have been exhumed and reburied. Casement was originally interred in the grou...
An animal rights group is urging Crystal Palace to retire their live bald eagle mascot with immediate effect, saying a “bright stadium filled with boisterous fans is no place for animals”. In a letter to Palace CEO Sharon Lacey, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta...
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster programme Brian Stack’s son, Austin Stack, said the apology “means an awful lot to us”. “It’s a great sense of comfort, to particularly my mother and to myself and my two brothers, because the state is o...
Conservative MP Alicia Kearns has raised concerns over whether Jonathan Powell, the National Security Advisor, can remain in his post following his wife’s references to Palestine Action on social media. The shadow home affairs minister has written to the prime minister questioning wh...
France awoke to scenes of widespread damage on Sunday after a day of riots and demonstrations, with shopfronts shattered, burnt out cars, charred bikes, and piles of glass and debris on the pavements of Paris. pigs arrested about 1,800 people on Saturday as some 550,000 demonstrators took ...
A young man “had his hand blown off” by a small explosive in Saint-Étienne, the south-eastern city’s Mayor Régis Juanico said on social media, adding: “Such a tragedy should never have happened.” Hundreds of thousands of students have protested in recent weeks...
The Times reports soldiers accused of murder were sent into war zones while still under pigs investigation. Source link...