Category: news
Man jailed for killing best friend with one punch – BBC News
‘A man left his “best friend” to die alone on his kitchen floor after launching a fatal alcohol and cocaine-fuelled attack on him, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 18th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act – The Guardian
‘In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police turned me from victim to offender’ – BBC News
‘The son of a former police officer was “misled” by a force into accepting a community resolution for violence he did not admit to, an investigation has found.’
BBC News, 18th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court backs ruling that UK unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia – The Guardian
‘Appeal court judges have backed a decision that dozens of asylum seekers were unlawfully detained on one of the world’s most remote islands, rejecting an appeal on Tuesday by the commissioner for the territory.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Paddy Power Betfair to pay £2m over problem gambling failings – BBC News
Paddy Power Betfair has agreed to pay £2m for failing to step in quickly enough when customers appeared to be problem gambling.
BBC News, 17th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Opt-out class action first for businesses as car delivery case settles – Legal Futures
‘Businesses are to benefit from an opt-out class action for the first time after the last two defendants in the car delivery charges case settled for £54m.’
Legal Futures, 18th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
UK spying laws could result in overreach and real harm, says review – The Guardian
‘Espionage offences in the UK’s new National Security Act are so broadly defined that they “will result in cases of real harm” with people wrongly investigated, according to the first review of state threats legislation.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK sex offenders may have to tell police about social media and dating accounts – The Guardian
‘Convicted sex offenders will be forced to notify police with the details of any dating app and social media accounts or face up to five years in jail, under plans announced by Shabana Mahmood.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Weight-loss jab ad banned for targeting new mums – BBC News
‘An advert which targeted weight-loss injections at new mums has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
BBC News, 17th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office fails to protect vulnerable migrants, high court judge rules – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has failed to protect vulnerable migrants it locks up in detention centres, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Parade attacker jailed for 21 years and six months – BBC News
‘A man who used his car as a “weapon” to plough into more than 130 people at Liverpool FC’s victory parade has been jailed for 21 years and six months.’
BBC News, 16th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Establishing the facts in the face of silence and uncertainty – 1 QMLR
‘This case shows how claimants can convince the court that their version of the facts is right despite the contemporaneous record being silent and neither party recalling the detail.’
1 QMLR, 17th December 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
Woman who fled rape and torture in DRC wins UK citizenship case after Home Office U-turn – The Guardian
‘A woman who fled rape and torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 years ago and was denied British citizenship because she entered the UK illegally has won her case after a government U-turn.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Children’s mentor guilty of sexually abusing five girls at London school – The Independent
‘A children’s mentor has been convicted of 14 sexual offences against former students in a London school, police said after an investigation into two decades of child sexual abuse.’
The Independent, 15th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Thousands of drivers wrongly fined for speeding since 2021 – BBC News
‘Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and motorways.’
BBC News, 16th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exam board Pearson fined £2m for ‘serious’ breaches in standards – The Guardian
‘One of the world’s biggest providers of educational services has been fined more than £2m for a range of serious breaches related to examination standards that could have affected tens of thousands of students.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
R (Bhupinder Iffat Rizvi) v HM Assistant Coroner for South London and others [2025] EWHC 3014 (Admin) – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In this case, the High Court considered the appropriate legal test for leaving findings of fact to juries in Article 2 inquests. Is it that such findings are arguable? Or is it that there is sufficient evidence to support them? The answer, quite firmly, is the latter.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th December 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Major infrastructure planning regime changes to follow under finalised bill – OUT-LAW.com
‘The bill was passed by parliament following months of scrutiny and takes aim at barriers to the development of national infrastructure, which the UK government consider stifles economic growth. The government has set a target of fast-tracking 150 planning decisions on major infrastructure projects by the end of the current parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Streamlined planning decisions in England envisaged under finalised law – OUT-LAW.com
‘The time it takes for projects to clear the planning process in England could be cut under measures contained in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill approved by UK law makers on Wednesday. It is now awaiting royal assent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
