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Tommy Robinson ‘attack’ video admissible in football banning order case
Lawyers acting for Robinson claimed that video footage appearing to show him punching an England football fan was ‘unreliable and unfair’.
Laurence Fox dismisses criticism after Meghan ‘racism’ debate on Question Time
The actor was heavily criticised after responding to claims that the media’s treatment of the Duchess of Sussex amounted to ‘racism’.
Guy Verhofstadt: UK rejoining the EU ‘will happen’ because younger Brits will demand it
The European Parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator also warned that the scope of a trade deal during the upcoming negotiations would depend on Boris Johnson’s “willingness to comply with a number of standards of the European Union”.
Boris Johnson has no wish or intention to meet with us, say Harry Dunn’s family
The 19-year-old was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside RAF Croughton in August last year.
‘Social media helped kill my daughter’: Molly Russell’s dad warns of ‘rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online
The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell, who took her life in 2017, backs the recommendations, which include tech firms paying for research.
Johnson appoints key figure to Grenfell Tower inquiry who has links to cladding company
The engineer ran an organisation that made the aluminium composite cladding panels used on Grenfell.
British food companies still using palm oil irresponsibly named and shamed
Long-standing commitments by brands and industry to eliminate destruction caused by their palm oil supply chains have failed, the WWF said.
Cab union boss cleared of assault on police with noise from megaphone
James Farrar, 51, had faced two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker after he used a loudhailer.
Russia’s parliament approves Vladimir Putin’s choice for prime minister
Mikhail Mishustin, the chief of Russia’s tax service, replaces Dmitry Medvedev in the post.