The chief executive of the UK’s court service has apologised after a black barrister was mistaken for a defendant three times in one day. Alexandra Wilson, 25, from Essex, later declared on Twitter ‘there must be something about my face that says ”not a barrister”.’ The criminal and family law barrister, who released a book last … Read more
A British mother who fought the Sharia courts in Dubai for access to her son faces having to sell her home – after a UK judge ordered her to pay nearly £100,000 towards her ex-husband’s legal costs. Afsana Lachaux, a former policy aide to Gordon Brown who now works for The Princes Trust, has spent … Read more
A little over a year ago, a world-class golfer with chiselled good looks walked down the steps of a British Airways plane at Heathrow airport and straight into the arms of police from Scotland Yard. The officers were investigating reports of a disturbance in the first-class cabin of the aircraft during its ten-hour journey from … Read more
Courts could become clogged up with pensioners who get prosecuted for failing to pay their BBC licence fee, warn MPs and campaigners Some over-75s revolting against the fee change say they are willing to risk prison The BBC is prepared to spend £38million chasing down pensioners for payments 1.5million households claiming pension credit are eligible … Read more
Gavin Rossdale, 54, shows off his ripped dad physique as he takes sons to tennis courts in LA during break from quarantine By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 02:29 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 02:38 BST, 27 June 2020 Gavin Rossdale was recently snubbed by ex Gwen Stefani in her Father’s Day post, despite … Read more
Courts should return to physical sittings as soon as possible with jurors wearing face masks, recommends Lady Hale Former president of Supreme Court was speaking on BBC’s Rethink programme Lady Hale argued in favour of courts convening physically rather than remotely All jury trials were halted due to Covid-19, causing backlog of over 37,000 cases … Read more
Office space firm IWG courts investors with plan to raise £315m and take advantage of knock-down property prices By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 27 May 2020 Office space firm IWG last night launched a £315million shares placing and invited small shareholders to take … Read more
Golfers and tennis players have flooded back to courts and courses today as clubs opened for the first time since lockdown. Huge numbers of amateur athletes across England grabbed their equipment as demand for a round or match rocketed. Sportsmen could be seen golfing in Liverpool, Leeds, Leicestershire and Winchester this morning after greenkeepers tended to … Read more
Jordan Banjo and his fiancé Naomi Courts reveal her social media accounts have been hacked… with the perpetrator demanding gift cards and cash from followers By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 09:45 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 09:45 BST, 25 April 2020 Jordan Banjo has revealed that his fiancé Naomi Courts’ social media accounts … Read more
China owes us £351 billion: Britain should pursue Beijing through international courts for coronavirus compensation, major study claims as 15 top top Tories urge ‘reset’ in UK relations with country 15 senior Tories wrote to Boris to demand a ‘rethink’ in relations with Beijing The world’s leading economies have been hit by a £3.2 trillion … Read more