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Oceana UK given permission to challenge oil and gas drilling licences in High Court
Oceans charity Oceana UK has been granted permission for a judicial review challenge to the government’s decision to award fossil fuel exploration licences in UK waters to be heard in the High Court.
Recall of Belkin Apple Watch charger following a fire risk to customers
Belkin has announced a voluntary recall of its “BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K, BPD005.”
Bolt drivers win ruling that they are workers in legal claim believed to be worth more than £200 million
Thousands of Bolt drivers have won their legal claim to be classed as workers, giving them rights that include paid holiday and to be paid at least the minimum wage.
Woman receives five-figure settlement for physical and psychological complications following negligent breast reduction surgery
A woman who suffered physical and psychological complications following negligent breast reduction surgery has received £35,000 in compensation.
Greater Manchester disability campaigners appeal to Andy Burnham over pledge to remove barriers on public pathways
A number of organisations have written to Andy Burnham to ask for wider action over a pledge to remove barriers on public pathways across the region.
Dan Kay, 45, took his own life on day he should have seen Merseycare mental health team
Former Liverpool Echo journalist Dan Kay took his own life on the day a Merseycare mental health appointment was cancelled, the inquest into his death was told.
Coroner calls for government departments to take ownership of suicide risk from poisonous substance after inquest into the death of 22-year-old Hannah Aitken
An inquest into the death of 22-year-old Hannah Aitken has found that she died on 14 September 2023 at her supported living accommodation for people with autism in Surrey after taking a poisonous substance which she ordered online from abroad.
Legal challenge to NHS England and St Peter’s Andrology Centre over delays to transmasculine gender-affirming surgery
Trans men stranded between gender-affirming surgeries or waiting for their first surgeries or repairs have instructed lawyers to take up their case.
Sickle cell disease patient died after complication during biopsy, inquest hears
Kingsley Imafidon died aged 33 from an intra-abdominal bleed after undergoing a liver biopsy at Homerton University Hospital, the same hospital where he worked, an inquest into his death was told.
Bristol Zoo Gardens housing development legal challenge will be heard by High Court
Campaigners in Bristol have been given permission for their legal challenge against a proposed housing development on the site of Bristol Zoo Gardens to be heard in the High Court.
Asylum seekers on British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia will be transferred to UK
Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been held for more than three years on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago that is currently under colonial rule by the British Indian Island Territory Administration (BIOTA) will be offered the opportunity to transfer to the UK.
Family pay tribute to the bravery of teenager who tried to blow the whistle on Mohamed Al Fayed decades ago
The family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay has spoken out for the first time about her efforts to try to hold Mohamed Al Fayed accountable for his predatory behaviour