A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles, despite objections from city leaders and California Governor Gavin Newsom. Trump deployed the troops in response to widespread protests against his immigration crackdown. Local officials called it an unnecessary provocation. A three-judge panel...
Mark Savage Music correspondent Helena Wilkinson Correspondent at Southwark Crown Court Chris Brown arrives at court in London US singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to a charge stemming from an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The 36-year-old is accused of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to music...
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee can limit or even fully ban gender transition care for young people. The justices voted 6 to 3 that a Tennessee law limiting access to treatments such as puberty blockers for under-18s was not discrimination. The ruling will likely have a nationwide effect – 25 states have...
EPA Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, better known as Mo Chara, arriving at Westminster court in central London Supporters of Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap have gathered outside a court in London where one of the rappers is appearing on a terror charge. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, charged under the name Liam O’Hanna, is...
Gjert had no background in athletics, but the former logistics manager poured himself into constructing a gruelling high-mileage programme to turn his seven children into a family band of elite middle-distance contenders. Gjert’s public advice to Jakob after that 1500m gold in Berlin was to celebrate with a glass of warm milk and head straight...
Field Of Gold went on to win the Irish Guineas after being a fast-finishing second at Newmarket to Ruling Court, who was a late withdrawal for the Derby at Epsom this month. Buick feels the ground was softer than the official going description of good at Epsom. His mount will enjoy conditions at Ascot, with...
US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month. The Grammy-winning star performed to thousands of fans at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Sunday, with a string of stadium dates to follow in other cities. On...
As of 10:40 am ET, the status of the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles is … exactly what it was at 10:40 am ET yesterday. That’s not to say that nothing’s changed. It changed — and then it changed back. So what happened? Federal judge Charles Breyer had initially refused to issue a TRO...
Fifteen people, including former Tory MP Craig Williams, have appeared in court charged with betting offences linked to the timing of last year’s general election. It follows an investigation by the Gambling Commission into alleged betting on the date of the election. Appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday, Williams was among three defendants who...
Three high court judges have rejected a legal challenge over the government’s policy of adding VAT to private school fees. Lawyers representing families and private schools at the High Court judicial review hearings had argued that the policy was discriminatory and in breach of human rights law. Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools...
A fifth man has appeared in court charged with murder after the death of a 24-year-old man in Exmouth. Ben Helliker, 26, of Halsdon Road, Exmouth, has been accused of murdering Denva Smith on 31 May in the town. Helliker was jointly charged with the murder along with Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth;...
Kevin Duala & Lauren Hirst BBC News, Merseyside Reuters Sarah said facing Rudakubana in court would have been “a bit of closure for me” A girl who survived the Southport attack that claimed the lives of three girls has said she was angry she did not get the chance to face the “coward” who injured...
The UK’s only judge to ever publicly say they are transgender has told the BBC she is concerned the Supreme Court’s ruling on biological sex puts lives at risk and fears “someone’s going to get killed” because of it. Dr Victoria McCloud is planning to take the government to the European Court of Human Rights...
Defenders of Social Security are responding with critical anger to a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that sides with the Trump administration in a legal battle over access to sensitive data of tens of millions of Americans by the Department of Government Efficiency, the government-eviscerating group first spearheaded by right-wing libertarian and...
A man charged with terrorism offences, as well as arson attacks on two leisure venues and a bomb hoax, has appeared in court. Ilyas Akhtar, 20, is accused of arson attacks at Salt Hill Activity Centre in Slough, Berkshire, and Slough Ice Arena in May, police have said. He appeared on Saturday at Westminster Magistrates’...