Tom Pilgrim
TV14 Nov 2024
Wagatha Christie timeline: the Vardy v Rooney libel battle
How did it all unfold? With Coleen Rooney set to go into the I’m A Celebrity jungle, we explain
Crime
Baby killer Lucy Letby has bid to appeal convictions refused
The 34-year-old was sentenced to 14 whole life orders
By Tom Pilgrim
30 Jan 2024
UK
Latest hearing due in Harry’s phone hacking claim against Mirror Group
In a ruling last month, the Duke of Sussex was awarded nearly £150,000 in damages
By Tom Pilgrim
29 Jan 2024
Crime
Latest hearing due next week in Harry’s phone hacking claim against Mirror Group
In a ruling last month, the Duke of Sussex was awarded nearly £150,000 in damages.
By Tom Pilgrim
26 Jan 2024
UK
Mother of London girl who died of air pollution sues the Government
Nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013 after being exposed to excessive air pollution
By Tom Pilgrim
25 Jan 2024
Crime
Bomb victims cannot sue Provisional IRA but Gerry Adams legal action continues
Three men are pursuing High Court challenges against the former Sinn Fein president for ‘vindicatory’ £1 compensation.
By Tom Pilgrim
19 Jan 2024
Crime
Harry’s focus on ‘safety of family’ rather than abandoned libel claim
The Duke of Sussex has dropped his legal challenge over a February 2022 Mail on Sunday article.
By Tom Pilgrim
19 Jan 2024
Crime
Families of posthumously cleared men call for new law on corrupt police officers
Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet had their decades-old convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal.
By Tom Pilgrim
18 Jan 2024
Crime
Two men jailed on word of corrupt police officer posthumously cleared
Basil Peterkin’s and Saliah Mehmet’s convictions were quashed at the Court of Appeal.
By Tom Pilgrim
18 Jan 2024
Politics
Reversing school’s ‘prayer ban’ exposes it to risk of threats, High Court told
A Muslim pupil brought a legal challenge against Michaela Community School over its allegedly discriminatory policy.
By Tom Pilgrim
17 Jan 2024
Politics
School prayer ban came amid backdrop of violence and intimidation – Headteacher
Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, is facing a legal challenge from a Muslim student over its prayer policy.
By Tom Pilgrim
17 Jan 2024
Politics
Governors misinformed before backing school’s ‘prayer ban’, High Court told
Michaela Community School in north London is facing a legal challenge from a Muslim student over its prayer policy.
By Tom Pilgrim
17 Jan 2024
Crime
High Court quashes Home Office immigration detention policy
A charity supporting detained migrants took legal action against the Home Office
By Tom Pilgrim
12 Jan 2024
Crime
Ex-civil servant labelled ‘propagandist for Russia’ loses sanctions legal fight
Graham Phillips was made the subject of an ‘asset freeze’ by the UK Government in July 2022.
By Tom Pilgrim
12 Jan 2024
Crime
Right to wild camp on Dartmoor to be challenged at Supreme Court
Landowners are seeking to reverse a previous ruling allowing members of the public to wild camp in the national park.
By Tom Pilgrim
10 Jan 2024
Politics
MPs could review private prosecutions after Horizon scandal – Bar Council chair
Sam Townend KC made the claim in his first speech leading the professional body for practising barristers.
By Tom Pilgrim
9 Jan 2024
Crime
‘Hogwarts Express’ operator loses High Court challenge over door safety
West Coast Railway Company Ltd runs the Jacobite service, which featured in several Harry Potter films.
By Tom Pilgrim
22 Dec 2023
Showbiz
Amy Winehouse estate claiming £730,000 from her friends in legal row
Two of the late singer’s friends are facing a High Court claim over allegations they benefited from selling her belongings
By Tom Pilgrim
21 Dec 2023
Crime
Newspaper to sue Michelle Mone after legal ‘threats’ over PPE links coverage
The former Tory peer has admitted she lied about being involved with the company PPE Medpro.
By Tom Pilgrim
20 Dec 2023
Tech
AI cannot be named as inventor, Supreme Court rules in patent dispute
Dr Stephen Thaler claimed a machine named DABUS autonomously invented products and that he is entitled to rights over them.
By Tom Pilgrim
20 Dec 2023