Day: 27 February 2026

‘In Ngole v Touchstone Leeds (RELIGION OR BELIEF DISCRIMINATION) [2026] EAT 29, the question before the Employment Appeal Tribunal was whether the Employment Tribunal had erred in law in its analysis of complaints by Mr Ngole of direct discrimination in employment because of his religious belief in a conservative view of sexuality [1].’

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Law & Religion UK, 26th February 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘A machete-wielding man has been jailed after a person he chased was fatally hit by a car.’

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BBC News, 26th February 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘In a judgment handed down on 6 February 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed appeals by both the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) to overturn the decision to suspend, rather than erase, a consultant surgeon from the medical register.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 26th February 2026

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘Both the General Medical Council (“GMC”) and the Professional Standards Authority (“PSA”) appealed decisions of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“MPT”) and the High Court not to erase Mr Gilbert, a consultant surgeon, from the register following findings of serious misconduct.’

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1 QMLR, 26th February 2026

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‘Metropolitan police officers are to start scanning citizens’ faces using automated facial recognition technology to check their identities, in a move backed by the mayor of London but described as “alarming” by opponents.’

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The Guardian, 26th February 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com