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French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has denied breaking hate speech laws by tweeting ‘monstrous’ pictures of ISIS atrocities, a case she slammed as a politically motivated attempt to silence her. The leader of the National Rally party appeared in a Paris court today after she was accused of spreading hate by publicising the … Read more
Tenants on Price Charles’ private estate are banned from buying freehold under laws ‘vetted by the heir to the throne’ Duchy of Cornwall is a £1 billion portfolio of land, property and investments It is exempt from property laws which give families right to buy homes outright Exemptions were passed after Charles was given sight over … Read more
Labour shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds calls for law to save cash before ‘time runs out’ By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is today calling for an urgent end to the ‘uncontrolled retreat of cash’. In a letter … Read more
Revealed: The Queen or Prince Charles have vetted more than 1,000 laws using procedure of royal consent before they were approved by MPs in parliament The Queen or Prince Charles have vetted over 1,000 pieces of legislation Queen’s Consent procedure requires monarch to give go ahead on bill relating to her ‘personal interests’ Investigation found 1,062 … Read more
Premier League clubs fear new laws to combat vile online trolls will NOT go far enough as Government vows to make social media firms more accountable after a string of attacks on players Clubs are not convinced that laws to tackle online abuse will be effective enough Government want to make Twitter, Instagram and Facebook more … Read more
By Faith Ridler for MailOnline A firm of London plumbers is looking at introducing a ‘no jab, no job’ policy requiring all its workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus, its founder has revealed. Charlie Mullins, of Pimlico Plumbers, says he has been talking to his lawyers about making the vaccine mandatory for all new hires within a few … Read more
Police issue more than 42,000 fines for breaches of Covid laws since they came into force in March last year, figures show Eight out of ten Covid-19 fines were issued to people aged between 18-39 Some 250 fines of £10,000 have been issued since the end of March 2020 The National Police Chiefs’ Council said … Read more
A cat lover who says she was duped into buying a kitten destined to die young from a fatal heart condition has started a petition calling for all kittens being sold to be checked by vets first. Dianna Voyatzis, from Maida Vale, London, bought Ghost, a grey tabby, during the first lockdown in April but … Read more
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia dropped dramatically last year following the halting of executions for non-violent drug-related crimes. The Saudi government’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) said Monday it documented 27 executions in 2020. That’s compared to an all-time high of 184 executions the year before as documented by Amnesty International and Human Rights … Read more
New laws will make it easier to prosecute travellers who set up illegal camps across Britain Police to be able to arrest anyone suspected of ‘intentional trespass’ in new laws The measures will apply to trespassers on both private land and public spaces Home Office source says law will speed up process of removing illegal camps … Read more