Momentous decision.
Palestine Action has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s decision to ban it as a terror group.
Banning the group under anti-terror legislation is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, as the ban is "disproportionate".
Palestine Action has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s decision to ban it as a terror group.
Banning the group under anti-terror legislation is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, as the ban is "disproportionate".
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Momentous decision.
Palestine Action has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s decision to ban it as a terror group.
Banning the group under anti-terror legislation is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, as the ban is "disproportionate".
Palestine Action has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s decision to ban it as a terror group.
Banning the group under anti-terror legislation is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, as the ban is "disproportionate".
Plans to make migrants wait longer to get the right to live in the UK permanently should not apply to people already in the UK, a group of 35 Labour MPs, 17 from other parties, 21 peers and 33 civil society organisations has advised the Home Secretary.
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Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood
Some 35 Labour MPs are among those who have written to the home secretary to raise concerns about the plans.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Plans to make migrants wait longer to get the right to live in the UK permanently should not apply to people already in the UK, a group of 35 Labour MPs, 17 from other parties, 21 peers and 33 civil society organisations has advised the Home Secretary.
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"Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder": Baroness Shami Chakrabarti writes about an amendment to the victims and courts bill before parliament about admissibility of defendants' creative expression.
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Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder | Shami Chakrabarti
UK prosecutors are recklessly deploying art against young men in court. That’s why I’m taking parliamentary action to curb it, says lawyer and Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti
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February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder": Baroness Shami Chakrabarti writes about an amendment to the victims and courts bill before parliament about admissibility of defendants' creative expression.
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Lord Sales, Supreme Court Dep President: Drafting of ECHR in 1950 was not an exercise of pure creation. There was much in terms of understanding of English law for drafters to work with. British lawyers were closely involved. Substance, if not form, of the rights was largely familiar & established.
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Lord Sales, Supreme Court Dep President: Drafting of ECHR in 1950 was not an exercise of pure creation. There was much in terms of understanding of English law for drafters to work with. British lawyers were closely involved. Substance, if not form, of the rights was largely familiar & established.
A government contractor has been accused of being “petty and vindictive” after tearing down brightly coloured artworks carrying motivational messages that were intended to improve the conditions for people held in court cells.
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Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells
Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals, report says
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February 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A government contractor has been accused of being “petty and vindictive” after tearing down brightly coloured artworks carrying motivational messages that were intended to improve the conditions for people held in court cells.
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A former Metropolitan Police inspector has been charged with five counts of rape along with a string of offences over 12 years. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Ex-Met Police inspector charged with rape and assault offences
John Doyle, who was previously attached to the Met's Specialist Firearms Command, faces 17 charges in total
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February 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
A former Metropolitan Police inspector has been charged with five counts of rape along with a string of offences over 12 years. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
"The government unlawfully trespassed in a barrister's office and seized legal papers from her safe in a major national security case, the High Court has heard".
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in torture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in torture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Guantanamo detainee's lawyers claim office raid by UK was unlawful
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in CIA torture of Abu Faraj al-Libi.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
"The government unlawfully trespassed in a barrister's office and seized legal papers from her safe in a major national security case, the High Court has heard".
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in torture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in torture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More Brits feature on Trump's list of “worst of the worst” criminals than Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria. Brits outnumber France, Germany and Italy combined. Killers, drug traffickers, child sex criminals, fraudsters and hoax bomb threat suspects make up the Brit cohort.
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www.thesun.co.uk/news/3816004...
Trump deports more 'worst of the worst' criminals to UK than Afghanistan or Iraq
DONALD Trump will deport 35 of the “worst of the worst” British illegal immigrants amid a no-nonsense crackdown in the US. Hardened thugs with lengthy rap sheets make the list published…
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February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
More Brits feature on Trump's list of “worst of the worst” criminals than Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria. Brits outnumber France, Germany and Italy combined. Killers, drug traffickers, child sex criminals, fraudsters and hoax bomb threat suspects make up the Brit cohort.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3816004...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3816004...
To those who complain that it's always young men on the boats, this is what happens when there are children and babies on board.
Tragic news.
A rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya.
The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities.
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A rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya.
The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities.
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Migrant boat capsizes off Libya leaving 53 dead, including two babies
The IOM says that almost 500 people have been reported dead or missing off Libya so far this year.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
To those who complain that it's always young men on the boats, this is what happens when there are children and babies on board.
Tragic news.
A rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya.
The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya.
The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Migrant boat capsizes off Libya leaving 53 dead, including two babies
The IOM says that almost 500 people have been reported dead or missing off Libya so far this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Tragic news.
A rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya.
The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya.
The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by Libyan authorities.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK supreme court hearing interrupted by podcast played from judge’s phone.
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UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone
Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History broadcast over the courtroom speakers
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February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
UK supreme court hearing interrupted by podcast played from judge’s phone.
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"The current position in Cardiff is untenable": LCJ Baroness Carr becomes first chief justice to give evidence to a Senedd committee. She said £1.3billion is needed to get the courts estate in Wales up to standard, as the current facilities are unfit for purpose.
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£1.3bn needed to get Welsh courts up to standard - LCJ
Lady Carr becomes the first chief justice to give evidence to a Senedd committee.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"The current position in Cardiff is untenable": LCJ Baroness Carr becomes first chief justice to give evidence to a Senedd committee. She said £1.3billion is needed to get the courts estate in Wales up to standard, as the current facilities are unfit for purpose.
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So glad I could attend this very special evening in memory of the legendary Conor Gearty. Warm, fitting tributes, celebrating a human rights giant and the loveliest of people.
As was said, Conor would have been delighted with an entire evening of people singing his praises.
You are missed, Conor.
As was said, Conor would have been delighted with an entire evening of people singing his praises.
You are missed, Conor.
February 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
So glad I could attend this very special evening in memory of the legendary Conor Gearty. Warm, fitting tributes, celebrating a human rights giant and the loveliest of people.
As was said, Conor would have been delighted with an entire evening of people singing his praises.
You are missed, Conor.
As was said, Conor would have been delighted with an entire evening of people singing his praises.
You are missed, Conor.
After the good Samaritan helping a drunk woman home rebuffed her demands for a hug, she falsely reported to the police that she had been lured into a car and gangraped by him and two other Pakistani men in a layby. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3812674...
Mum falsely claimed she was raped by good Samaritan who kindly dropped her home
A MUM falsely claimed she was raped by a good Samaritan who gave her a lift home when he found her crying in the street. Rachael Jones, 38, was returning home from a drunken night out with pals whe…
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February 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
After the good Samaritan helping a drunk woman home rebuffed her demands for a hug, she falsely reported to the police that she had been lured into a car and gangraped by him and two other Pakistani men in a layby. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3812674...
Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive Sarah Rapson marked her first 100 days by promising to ‘reset’ the SRA's relationship with solicitors: "I would like us to come across as empathetic."
We'll believe it when we see it.
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We'll believe it when we see it.
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SRA's new boss pledges 'empathy' and transformation
In her first interview, Sarah Rapson says she would like the regulator to be 'more human', but accepts she has a turnaround job to do.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive Sarah Rapson marked her first 100 days by promising to ‘reset’ the SRA's relationship with solicitors: "I would like us to come across as empathetic."
We'll believe it when we see it.
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We'll believe it when we see it.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sras-ne...
A magistrate who identified his role on a radio programme has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct. He phoned into a live LBC programme and criticised a statement made by a junior government minister regarding the deportation of immigrants.
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Magistrate’s call to radio show was misconduct
Office-holder identified his role and 'entered a public debate on a government policy proposal', JCIO says.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
A magistrate who identified his role on a radio programme has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct. He phoned into a live LBC programme and criticised a statement made by a junior government minister regarding the deportation of immigrants.
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Individuals and business are ‘very likely’ to want their minor disputes to be decided by machines ‘when they understand such resolutions will be far quicker and far cheaper’ than human judges, the master of the rolls has predicted.
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Master of rolls predicts surge in AI-generated claims
AI will decide minor legal disputes 'faster and cheaper' than judges, says Sir Geoffrey Vos.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Individuals and business are ‘very likely’ to want their minor disputes to be decided by machines ‘when they understand such resolutions will be far quicker and far cheaper’ than human judges, the master of the rolls has predicted.
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www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/master-...
Over 30 people died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on 23-24 November 2021. An inquiry has now found that the decisions and actions of the French Navy and HM Coastguard contributed to the deaths.
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Over 30 people died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on 23-24 November 2021. An inquiry has now found that the decisions and actions of the French Navy and HM Coastguard contributed to the deaths.
A recently released audio recording captures Jeffrey Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak discussing the “gigantic” sums paid to Tony Blair for his consulting work, and questioning his financial arrangements. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Epstein, Israel’s Barak discussed ‘gigantic’ consultancy sums paid to Blair
In a released recording, convicted sex offender and former Israeli leader discuss 'gigantic' sums paid to former UK PM.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A recently released audio recording captures Jeffrey Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak discussing the “gigantic” sums paid to Tony Blair for his consulting work, and questioning his financial arrangements. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
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February 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found that the UK Government’s use of surveillance, its “repressive anti-protest laws” and anti-terrorism legislation has eroded freedom of expression, assembly and association in the country.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found that the UK Government’s use of surveillance, its “repressive anti-protest laws” and anti-terrorism legislation has eroded freedom of expression, assembly and association in the country.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
The state of British justice.
"Berry had been jailed for two years and four months, but remained in prison 15 years later".
Disgusting and inhumane.
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"Berry had been jailed for two years and four months, but remained in prison 15 years later".
Disgusting and inhumane.
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Coroner concerned over indeterminate sentences after HMP Humber death
Scott Berry died after being found unconscious in his cell at HMP Humber in October 2023.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The state of British justice.
"Berry had been jailed for two years and four months, but remained in prison 15 years later".
Disgusting and inhumane.
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"Berry had been jailed for two years and four months, but remained in prison 15 years later".
Disgusting and inhumane.
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Is decisions like this the reason for the government wanting to get rid of juries?
Five Palestine Action protesters have been cleared of aggravated burglary after Elbit Systems building was targeted. They were also charged with criminal damage and violent disorder but jury reached partial or no verdicts on those, for which they could face a retrial. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of Bristol burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over a raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Is decisions like this the reason for the government wanting to get rid of juries?
Five Palestine Action protesters have been cleared of aggravated burglary after Elbit Systems building was targeted. They were also charged with criminal damage and violent disorder but jury reached partial or no verdicts on those, for which they could face a retrial. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of Bristol burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over a raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Five Palestine Action protesters have been cleared of aggravated burglary after Elbit Systems building was targeted. They were also charged with criminal damage and violent disorder but jury reached partial or no verdicts on those, for which they could face a retrial. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Two Human Rights Watch employees, who make up its entire Israel and Palestine team, are stepping down from their positions after leadership blocked a report that deems Israel’s denial of Palestinian refugees the right of return a “crime against humanity".".
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Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked
The organization claims the report, which finds Israel’s denial of the right of return is a crime against humanity, is ‘paused pending further analysis and research’
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February 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
"Two Human Rights Watch employees, who make up its entire Israel and Palestine team, are stepping down from their positions after leadership blocked a report that deems Israel’s denial of Palestinian refugees the right of return a “crime against humanity".".
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