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Parents of brain-damaged baby ‘devastated’ after appeal bids fail

The parents of a brain-damaged baby who tried to breathe after doctors said he was dead have failed in appeal bids after losing the latest stage of a life-support treatment fight and are “devastated”, a lawyer has said. A High Court judge recently ...

06 Oct 2022 at 08:07

Human chain to be formed around Parliament in support of Julian Assange

Thousands of people will form a human chain around Parliament on Saturday calling for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. He is being held in Belmarsh prison in London amid a lengthy legal battle to avoid extradition to the United ...

08 Oct 2022 at 05:19

Government still aims to reform Human Rights Act – Justice Secretary

The Government remains committed to reforming the Human Rights Act, the Justice Secretary has said. Liz Truss’s Government scrapped plans to introduce the Bill of Rights proposed by former justice secretary Dominic Raab when it took office in ...

02 Oct 2022 at 17:23

Scotland

Scottish Government to ‘carefully consider’ mental health law review

The Scottish Government has said it will “carefully consider” the more than 900-page long, final report of a review of Scotland’s mental health laws. The Scottish Mental Health Law Review was set up in 2019, chaired by John Scott KC, in ...

30 Sept 2022 at 16:23

Dominic Raab ‘considering measures to curb judges’ powers’

The Justice Secretary is reportedly considering introducing changes that could limit ministers’ accountability in judicial reviews. According to a leaked Ministry of Justice (MoJ) paper, reportedly seen by The Guardian, Dominic Raab is ...

08 Aug 2022 at 12:50

Football

Harry Kane to wear anti-discrimination armband at Qatar World Cup

England captain Harry Kane will wear an anti-discrimination armband during the team’s World Cup matches in Qatar this winter. The Football Association has joined nine other European federations, including the Football Association of ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Football

Football Association given assurances over LGBTQ+ fans at Qatar World Cup

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says he has been assured that LGBTQ+ England fans will not face arrest for holding hands in public at the World Cup in Qatar. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in the Gulf ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:05

World

No nation can stay indifferent on Ukraine war, Macron says

French president Emanuel Macron has told countries not to stay neutral about condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine as he declared that Moscow’s invasion amounts to a new form of imperialism. The war in Ukraine — and its effects ...

20 Sept 2022 at 21:41

Civil servant who alleged race discrimination receives ‘substantial settlement’

A civil servant who brought a race discrimination case to challenge her treatment in the workplace is receiving a substantial settlement from Scottish Ministers. Rose Quarcoo, who was employed by the Crown Office and ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:53

Archie’s mother heartbroken by failed bid to postpone withdrawal of life support

The mother of Archie Battersbee has described the rejection of her bid to postpone the withdrawal of her son’s life support as “another heart-breaking development” and suggested the legal battle is at an end. Hollie ...

03 Aug 2022 at 22:22

Parents’ bid to postpone the withdrawal of Archie Battersbee’s life support refused

A last-ditch bid by the parents of Archie Battersbee to postpone the withdrawal of his life support has been refused by the European Court of Human Rights. The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found ...

03 Aug 2022 at 20:06

Archie Battersbee’s family to apply to move him to hospice for ‘last moments’

The family of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have pledged to “fight” to get him moved to a hospice, insisting they should be allowed to choose where he takes “his last moments”. Following the rejection by the ...

03 Aug 2022 at 23:51

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