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Parents upset over school's headscarf ban
Wednesday 02 January 2013
Parents of a young Muslim girl have threatened to take a primary school to court over their refusal to allow their daughter to wear a headscarf.
Prosecutors drop charges in Magnitsky killing to leave family at square one
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Relatives fear they will never know the truth about anti-corruption lawyer's death in police custody
Judges to watch Jeremy Kyle show to decide whether innocent man was jailed for murder
Friday 21 December 2012
New evidence 'potentially impacts on the reliability of a prosecution witness'
Jeremy Kyle footage to be used Court of Appeal could be clue to 2002 murder
Friday 21 December 2012
An episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show will be played to Court of Appeal judges to help determine whether an innocent man was jailed for murder after a killing in Bournemouth.
Judge rules on 'Do Not Resuscitate' case
Friday 21 December 2012
A judge has ruled against a further hearing in a case involving a terminally-ill woman who was not consulted before a “do not resuscitate” (DNR) notice was placed on her medical records.
Hollywood hacker who leaked nude Scarlett Johansson photos jailed for ten years
Tuesday 18 December 2012
A man who hacked the email accounts of the actress Scarlett Johansson before sending nude photos of the star to gossip websites has been jailed for 10 years.
Theresa May wins Abu Qatada court appeal bid
Wednesday 05 December 2012
Home Secretary Theresa May has been granted permission to appeal against the decision to allow radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK, court officials said today.
Thirty years after being 'freed', Texas man still waiting for his freedom
Saturday 01 December 2012
Legal row saw death sentence for murder in 1977 both overturned and commuted to life in jail
Mexico: More than 25,000 people disappear in six years
Saturday 01 December 2012
Unpublished official figures show cost of chaos and violence enveloping country in fight against drug gangs
Grey-Thompson on panel to examine Lance Armstrong drug case and UCI’s role
Friday 30 November 2012
The commission’s report is critical to restoring confidence in the sport, says UCI president Pat McQuaid
SAS man hugs his children and vows to clear his name
Friday 30 November 2012
Sgt Danny Nightingale praises his wife, Sally, for her ‘courageous’ campaign to release him
Men jailed for robbing student during riots freed after error
Thursday 29 November 2012
Two men convicted of robbing a Malaysian student during the London riots in August last year have had their convictions overturned after the Court of Appeal “disagreed” with a judge’s decision to allow testimony from anonymous witnesses at their original trial.
Jeremy Bamber loses legal appeal to overturn his convictions for murdering five relatives
Thursday 29 November 2012
Killer Jeremy Bamber's latest legal action in his long-running battle to overturn his convictions for murdering five relatives 27 years ago was thrown out by High Court judges today.
Murdoch must pay Coulson legal fees, say appeal judges
Wednesday 28 November 2012
News International (NI) has been told to pay the substantial legal fees of the former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson.
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Serena Williams apologises after comment that rape victim 'shouldn't have put herself in that position'
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Disability campaigners celebrate 'victory' after government rethink over plans to make it more difficult to claim disability benefits
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Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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