Facebook reveals the first 20 members of its content supreme court

Facebook on Wednesday announced the first members of its independent ‘supreme court’ empowered to make binding decisions about what content should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram. The oversight board is to make final decisions regarding the kinds of posts known to embroil Facebook in controversy about censorship, misinformation or free … Read more

Journalist who threatened to behead Christians in Canberra walks free from court 

Journalist, 29, who threatened to behead Christians with a scimitar he bought from Pakistan walks free from court Former Canberra journalist threatened to behead several Christians in 2019 James Michael Waugh, 29,  sent threatening messages over social media  One message was to a pastor telling him he would ‘cut him down like a dog’  By Kelsey Wilkie … Read more

Insurers threaten to sue the same companies taking them to court over business interruption claims

Insurers are threatening to sue the very same companies taking them to court over unpaid business interruption claims.  In recent weeks there has been a series of disagreements between firms forced to close due to coronavirus and the insurers refusing to pay out their business interruption claims.    Policyholders are taking Hiscox to court in a class action … Read more

Gun dealer appears in court charged with murder of his solicitor wife

A gun dealer appeared in court today after being charged with shooting his solicitor wife dead at their 17th-century country home. Peter Hartshorne-Jones, 51, was arrested after he allegedly called police to report that he had shot his wife, 41-year-old Silke, in the early hours of Sunday. Police found the corporate lawyer in a critical … Read more

FCA tells insurers: See you in court, after Covid claims are rejected

FCA tells insurers: See you in court, after thousands of desperate firms have their Covid claims rejected By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 Desperate businesses battling to survive the Covid-19 crisis were given a glimmer of hope yesterday as the City … Read more

Teenager, 18, appears in court charged with murder of NHS worker

NHS worker, 24, was stabbed eight times while chatting on the phone to his girlfriend days before his father’s funeral, court hears, as teenagers, 18 and 16, appear charged with murder David Gomoh, 24, was stabbed in Newham shortly after his father passed away  Muhammad Jalloh, 18, appeared at  London’s Thames Magistrates’ Court today Another … Read more

Corrie’s Shelley King reveals Yasmeen’s filmed court scenes may never air as lockdown throws abuse storyline into chaos – The Sun

CORONATION Street’s Shelley King has revealed that Yasmeen’s court scenes may never air as lockdown throws the soap’s ongoing abuse storyline into chaos. The cast were seen arriving on location to film part of the trial before production on all soap operas was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog … Read more

Coronation Street cast arrive at court to film explosive scenes as Yasmeen is accused of trying to KILL husband Geoff – The Sun

CORONATION Street’s Shelley King was spotted arriving at court to film explosive scenes after her character Yasmeen is accused of trying to kill her abusive husband Geoff. Her storyline is set to take a dramatic turn on the ITV soap this week after she bottles Geoff in self defence. 7 Corrie’s Shelley King was spotted … Read more

Victoria Beckham fights court battle with skincare company Down Under over the trademark ‘VB’ brand

Victoria Beckham, who is seeking taxpayer help to pay dozens of staff at her loss-making fashion label during the coronavirus crisis, is keen to stop others exploiting her name. I hear the wife of former England captain David Beckham has taken a skincare company to court over two trademarks featuring the letters ‘VB’, arguing that … Read more

Drunk ex-girlfriend attacked her ex-lover after a boozy night during lockdown, court hears

Drunk ex-girlfriend attacked her ex-lover at his luxury Kensington apartment then whipped his flatmate with a belt 15 times after flouting lockdown rules during an alcohol-fuelled night together, court hears Deka Ahmed, 41, allegedly assaulted Silvestrs Rullis before turning on his friend  Raivis Melders intervened during the incident in south Kensington, a court heard Mr … Read more