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R. Kelly faces new trial over 2008 child pornography accusations

New evidence suggests that R. Kelly threatened a witness into not appearing at the original court case.

15/08/2022

USA

FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home — US Justice Dept

Court papers reveal the FBI seized records include some marked as classified and "top secret", while the Justice Department says it has reason to believe Trump violated the Espionage Act.

12/08/2022

Tech News

Twitter rejects Musk's claims he was 'hoodwinked' over takeover deal

The social media giant and the Tesla CEO are expected to appear in court in October in a legal battle over the latter's takeover bid.

05/08/2022

Culture news

Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy loses libel case against Coleen Rooney

Rebekah Vardy has lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney, in a case dubbed the Wagatha Christie trial. But how did the battle start between the former friends and footballer's wives?

29/07/2022

United Kingdom

Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK government over security dispute

Harry wants to pay personally for police security when he comes to Britain after he and his partner Megan Markle lost publicly-funded UK police protection due to stepping down as royals.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Why was Kevin Spacey in a UK court today?

The actor has been accused of four charges, including sexual assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sex without consent.

14/07/2022

Slovenia

Top court in Slovenia strikes out bans on same-sex marriage

The Constitutional Court's ruling breaks ground for LGBTQ rights in Central and Eastern Europe, where several countries have constitutional bans on same-sex marriage.

09/07/2022

Europe News

Treat Syrian refugees the same as Ukrainians, says UN commission chair

More than 300,000 Syrian civilians have died in the last ten years of war in the Middle Eastern country.

04/07/2022

France

'You can't turn the clock back': Paris survivors react to verdicts

Survivors and relatives of the victims of the November 2015 terror attacks responded to Wednesday's guilty verdicts with a mixture of emotions, mostly relief.

30/06/2022

Russia

Moscow politician who opposed war in Ukraine has detention extended

Municipal councillor Alexei Gorinov has been in jail since April, accused of discrediting the country’s military after speaking out against Russia’s invasion.

21/06/2022

Turkey

Turkey detains 16 Kurdish journalists over alleged 'terrorist' links

The media workers are all accused of working for a mouthpiece of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

16/06/2022

Germany

Top German court sides with far-right AfD over Angela Merkel comments

Merkel was found to have violated the far-right party's right to equal political opportunities by criticising them during a state visit to South Africa.

15/06/2022

Culture news

'How to Murder Your Husband' author murders husband, goes to prison

As life imitates art, author of 'How to Murder Your Husband', Nancy Crampton Brophy began serving a life sentence this week for murdering her own husband.

14/06/2022

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An abortion rights activist chains himself to the SCOTUS fence.

An abortion rights activist was arrested outside the Supreme Court on Monday after chaining himself to a fence.

07/06/2022

Culture news

Ed Sheeran awarded €1 million damages in 'Shape of You' copyright battle

Sheeran was accused by Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue of being partly inspired by their title "Oh Why" for his biggest hit.

22/05/2022

Green News

Should Happy the elephant have the same legal rights as a human?

Animal rights group the Nonhuman Rights Project is appealing to New York’s top court over the issue.

22/05/2022

Green News

Climate change in court: German farmer sues Volkswagen

Why are a car manufacturer and farmer in court over climate change?

20/05/2022

Kosovo

Two Kosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation

It is the first verdict handed down by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers after it was established in 2015.

18/05/2022

Culture news

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are in court, but how did they get here?

Depp is suing Heard for defamation after she claimed he abused her, here we take a look at the journey that led them to the court room.

21/04/2022

Culture news

Depp and Heard had 'relationship of mutual abuse', court hears

A former personal assistant and a therapist have been giving shocking evidence in an ongoing libel suit between the Hollywood celebrities.

15/04/2022