A solicitor at one of Britain’s best known libel law firms is facing prosecution before a disciplinary tribunal over allegations that she made an inappropriate threat. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced today it had decided to prosecute Claire Gill, a partner at Carter-Ruck. The decision was taken in March earlier this year. In a…
A man who beat a woman to death in a “vicious and brutal attack” as she walked her dog, having previously been in prison for a similar assault on a man in his 80s, has been jailed for life. Anita Rose, 57, was found grievously wounded on 24 July 2024 in Brantham, Suffolk, with her…
The Italian government has given the final approval for the construction of a multibillion-euro bridge linking Sicily to the mainland, a project that has been a topic of debate since at least the late 1960s but has been held back by a litany of concerns, including the huge cost, seismic risks and mafia infiltration. Giorgia…
The tween jewellery and ear-piercing retailer Claire’s has declared bankruptcy in the US for the second time in seven years amid a slowdown in consumer spending and the switch to online shopping. The US accessories retailer, which has more than 2,700 stores in 17 countries including the UK and France, said in papers filed with…
Rescuers in Norway have found the award-winning environmental journalist Alec Luhn alive and in good health after he went missing in the remote Folgefonna national park. Luhn, a US-born reporter who has worked for the New York Times and the Atlantic and was a regular Russia correspondent for the Guardian from 2013 to 2017, was…
Ministers have been accused of undermining innovation in the north of England after five universities from the south-east were awarded £10m to hire overseas talent – with none selected between Birmingham and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Twelve universities across Britain have been handed a share of the government’s £54m global talent fund, which…
Police have hit back at Reform UK’s claim of a “cover-up” over the immigration status of two Afghan men being prosecuted in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. Warwickshire police said they had asked the Home Office to confirm the full immigration status of Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir, who have been…
Gary Lineker is to host a new gameshow on ITV, under a deal that will bring him back to screens after his departure from the BBC, according to reports. The former Match of the Day presenter and former England football captain, who was the highest-paid on-air star at the BBC, parted ways with the broadcaster…
A cornerstone of Australian travel bureaucracy – the mandatory incoming passenger card filled out by passengers on international flights – may be headed for extinction. Sydney airport, Australia’s busiest international terminal, launched the trial of a digital declaration card on Wednesday. Only passengers flying with Qantas from Auckland or Queenstown in New Zealand are eligible…
Two more “misleading” adverts promoting heat pumps have been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog. A week after the Advertising Standards Authority banned an Octopus Energy ad that claimed consumers could have a heat pump installed for as little as £500, it has taken action against adverts from the home heating supplier Aira and from…
