Covid alert raised to level 4 in UK as Omicron cases surge
Decision signals high pressure on NHS as concerns grow that vaccines are less effective against fast-spreading variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s Covid alert...
View ArticleUK booster jab rollout to increase to 1m a day to battle Omicron ‘tidal wave’
Army to be deployed as part of effort to offer Covid vaccine dose to every adult by end of monthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is gambling on an unprecedented...
View ArticleHow do I get a Covid booster jab in England – explained
The government’s ambitious rollout and what it means for adults in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAmbitious plans have been announced for all adults in England to...
View ArticleRaab to claim overhaul of human rights law will counter ‘political correctness’
‘Dangerous’ reforms to create a new bill of rights criticised as ‘blatant, unashamed power grab’Dominic Raab is to outline a sweeping overhaul of human rights law that he claims will counter “wokery...
View ArticleDominic Raab’s paper seen as fulfilment of quest to destroy Human Rights Act
Analysis: critics think man who once said ‘I don’t believe in economic and social rights’ is reaching goal of 12-year campaignIt may bear the unassuming title of a “consultation paper”. But critics...
View ArticleTory peer put former colleague on shortlist for top Covid testing job, court...
High court to rule on whether appointments of Dido Harding and Mike Coupe at NHS test and trace were unlawfulDido Harding personally intervened to add a former Sainsbury’s colleague to the shortlist to...
View ArticleJewish woman accused of antisemitism by Labour threatens to sue
Exclusive: Diana Neslen, 82, claims party has discriminated against her based on her belief in anti-ZionismAn 82-year-old Jewish woman, who is being investigated by Labour for alleged antisemitism for...
View ArticleStormzy among Black Britons celebrated in schools competition
Edward Enninful, Kelly Holmes and Mary Seacole also celebrated in pictures, poems and videosKelly Holmes, Stormzy, Mary Seacole and the violin virtuoso George Bridgetower are some of the inspirational...
View ArticleDubai ruler’s divorce settlement reveals ‘truly opulent’ standard of living
Couple spent £2m on strawberries in a summer and children had annual £10m allowancesThe potentially record-breaking settlement in the divorce between the ruler of Dubai and his ex-wife Princess Haya...
View ArticleRuler of Dubai ordered to pay divorce settlement that could exceed £500m
Payment to protect Princess Haya and children from threat sheikh poses to them is highest awarded by a UK courtDivorce settlement reveals ‘truly opulent’ standard of livingThe ruler of Dubai has been...
View ArticleAlleged racism at Yorkshire CCC probably unlawful, watchdog finds
EHRC says it will closely monitor action plan agreed by club’s new management and England and Wales Cricket BoardBritain’s equality watchdog has said that racism alleged to have taken place at...
View ArticleCall for law change to stop abusive partners inheriting from their victims
Labour MP Florence Eshalomi to discuss issue with Boris Johnson next month after plea from constituentAn MP has called for a change in the law after an abusive husband inherited his wife’s estate...
View ArticleRogue police officer: Merseyside force under fire over Ryan Connolly
Why hasn’t PC sacked for litany of serious disciplinary offences faced more criminal charges, former employee asksAn alleged police culture of impunity helped an officer who took selfies while on duty...
View ArticleBar Council chair criticises ‘thin-skinned’ Raab for not meeting him
Exclusive: Derek Sweeting QC claims lord chancellor has snubbed him over response to defence lawyer remarksThe outgoing head of the Bar Council has labelled Dominic Raab“thin-skinned” for failing to...
View ArticleJurors see the bigger picture: activists who were cleared in court
Cases have included climate, environment, human rights and anti-war protests where damage to property was not deniedContinue reading...
View ArticleTop UK law firm fined record sum for breaching money-laundering rules
Mishcon de Reya agrees to pay fine of £232,500 after investigation by Solicitors Regulation AuthorityMishcon de Reya, one of the UK’s most prestigious law firms, has been fined a record amount for...
View ArticleOne of the few black female QCs in England and Wales calls for action on...
Barbara Mills says next 12 months ‘critical’ in tackling systemic obstacles in legal professionOne of the few black female QCs in England and Wales has said the time has come for action and “no more...
View Article‘Gay cake’ row: man loses seven-year battle against Belfast bakery
ECHR says Gareth Lee’s case against bakery that refused to make cake with ‘support gay marriage’ message is inadmissibleA man has lost a seven-year legal battle against a Belfast bakery that refused to...
View ArticleAttorney general ‘considering’ referring Colston statue case to appeal court
Suella Braverman says she is thinking about unusual move, after Tory outcry over protesters’ acquittalThe attorney general has said she is “carefully considering” whether to refer the Colston statue...
View ArticleLawyers jump to juries’ defence as Tories fume at Colston Four verdict
Veterans of defending protesters dismiss idea of troubling precedents being set in Bristol acquittalThis week’s acquittal of four people over the toppling the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston...
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