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Ukraine rules out any ceasefire deal that involves ceding territory to Russia
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Ukraine has said it will not agree to any ceasefire deal that would involve handing over territory to Russia, as Moscow intensified its attack in the eastern Donbas region on Sunday. “The war must end with the complet...
Leeds and Burnley ask Premier League to look into Everton over spending rules
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Leeds United and Burnley have written to the Premier League, asking it to investigate whether Everton broke spending rules during the pandemic and reserving the right to take legal action. The three clubs have been lo...
NHS risks losing GPs to ‘nonsensical’ immigration rules, Priti Patel told
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Hundreds of overseas-born trainee GPs are at risk of deportation because of “nonsensical” immigration rules, the profession’s leader has warned Priti Patel. The NHS risks losing much-needed family doctors unless visa ...
Do I need a mask to fly? Check carefully as European rules change
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Rules for wearing face masks while travelling abroad remain complex for British holidaymakers as EU nations adopt differing approaches. The European Union announced that from Monday (16 Mei), masks would no longer be ...
Intoxication can be violent crime defense, Canada supreme court rules
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Canada’s supreme court has ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by women’s a...
Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment, employment tribunal rules
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Calling a man “bald” is sexual harassment, 'n dienstribunaal het beslis. Hair loss is much more prevalent among men than women so using it to describe someone is a form of discrimination, a judge has concluded. Co...
Street votes on England planning rules ‘will not increase affordable housing’
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Mini-referendums that allow homeowners in England to loosen planning rules and build bigger and taller extensions may do nothing to increase the supply of affordable housing, campaigners have said. “Street votes” have...
UK urged to act after UN panel rules detention of Briton in India ‘arbitrary’
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The UK is under pressure to insist India release Jagtar Singh Johal, a British citizen, after a UN working group ruled he had been arbitrarily detained by India and his detention lacked any legal basis. Boris Johnson ...
Labour denies leaked memo shows Starmer broke lockdown rules
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Labour has rejected claims that a leaked planning memo about Keir Starmer’s visit to Durham last year undermined his assertion he did not break lockdown rules. The Labour document, published by the Mail on Sunday, sho ...
Fiji court rules US can seize yacht said to belong to Russian oligarch
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Fiji’s high court has ruled that the US government can seize a superyacht believed to be owned by a Russian oligarch who faces sanctions from the US and the EU, which is docked in the Fijian port of Lautoka. Judge Dee...
Boston’s ban on Christian group’s flag at city hall illegal, US supreme court rules
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The city of Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group by refusing to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross at city hall as part of a program that let private groups use the flagpole while holding e...
Jaguars take ‘freak’ Walker with top pick of NFL draft as defense rules early on
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In an NFL draft focused early on stoppers, it was the goers – wide receivers – who stole the spotlight Thursday night. Not simply prospects, óf. Ja, the first five selections came on the defensive side of the bal...
Republican can’t list himself as ‘The Patriot’ on ballot, state rules
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A state Republican lawmaker who wanted to refer to himself as “The Patriot” on the ballot can’t use that nickname, the Oklahoma Election Board has ruled. Sean Roberts can still run for Oklahoma labor commissioner, but...
Die Italiaanse hof beslis kinders moet vanne van albei ouers kry
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Italiaanse kinders moet albei ouers se vanne kry, die konstitusionele hof beslis het, die tradisie omverwerp waardeur alle pasgeborenes outomaties na hul vaders vernoem word. Die praktyk was “discrim ...
Boris Johnson pushes to relax health and safety rules to ease cost of living
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Boris Johnson is pushing to cut the cost of childcare by allowing nurseries in England to take in more toddlers without employing extra staff, as part of plans to relax health and safety rules to ease the cost of livi...
Italian train conductor who issued 5,000 fines wrongfully dismissed, hofreëls
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An Italian train conductor who was sacked for issuing passengers with too many fines said his “nightmare is over” after the country’s top court ruled he was wrongfully dismissed. Francesco Bonanno, 61, was accused of ...