Tag: UK News

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has paid out over £101m in compensation relating to maternity failings between 2006 and 2023, including legal fees. The majority of the money was paid out in damages to families who proved that the death or injury of their baby was due to medical negligence. The trust is currently… Continue reading Nottingham hospitals: NHS paid out £101m over maternity failings

The UK government’s legacy act, which offers conditional immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-era crimes, breaches the European Convention on Human Rights, according to the Belfast High Court. The act, which also introduces a ban on inquests and future civil actions related to the Troubles era, involves a conditional amnesty for suspects. The legal challenge was… Continue reading NI Troubles: Legacy Act immunity clause 'breaches' human rights

Prince Harry has lost his High Court bid against the UK government regarding his security protection while in the country. The former working royal sought to overturn a decision that saw his security status downgraded after his departure from royal duties. The Duke of Sussex’s legal team had asserted that there was unfairness in the… Continue reading Prince Harry loses High Court challenge over UK security protection

The former sub-postmaster Alan Bates has criticised the Post Office for its handling of the Horizon IT scandal, describing it as a “toxic organisation” that “cannot get its act together”. Speaking after an evidence session in front of MPs, Bates suggested that the government must prioritise payments to victims of the scandal. Bates led the… Continue reading Alan Bates: Toxic Post Office can't get its act together

Scotland has launched a pilot scheme that will make court transcripts free of charge for victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases. The project will run for a year and provide digital access to court transcripts from 2007 onwards, when digital recording in Scotland’s court service began. The transcripts will be available without the need to… Continue reading Rape survivors given free access to Scottish court transcripts

The UK government has announced a £31m package to help protect the country’s democratic processes from disruption with MPs being granted extra security after facing numerous threats to their safety. The funding will also be used for additional police patrols in response to increased community tensions. Home Secretary James Cleverly is due to meet police… Continue reading New funding to help protect MPs from threats

An animal rights group recently purchased three retired racing pigeons from King Charles’s estate in Sandringham. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) claims pigeon racing is inhumane and urges King Charles to cut ties with the industry. The animal welfare campaigners also want the King to convert the pigeons loft into a sanctuary… Continue reading King's racing pigeons bought by animal-welfare group Peta

The death of Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston and son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, is the subject of one of the royal headlines in the Daily Mail. The paper notes that Prince William “mysteriously” missed a memorial service for his late godfather, King Constantine of Greece. The lead story… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Day of royal tragedy and drama' and '£16 packs of cigs'

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Johanna Robinson, Wales’ national adviser on violence against women and girls, has disclosed for the first time that she is a rape survivor. The revelation is intended to encourage others to come forward by making them feel understood and to promote public understanding of the crime. Robinson’s assault took place while she was asleep and… Continue reading Johanna Robinson: Adviser on women's violence speaks of own rape