A motorist’s recent ‘David and Goliath’ victory against a car park firm was nothing of the sortMany people will have enjoyed reading the news last week that Linda Edwards, a 58-year-old artist who lives in Saddleworth near Oldham, has won a five-year l…
My grandmother’s Nazi killer evaded justice. Modern war criminals must not
As the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials approaches, Ilse Cohn’s grandson calls for international law to ensure those committing atrocities today face retributionThe man who ordered the murder of my grandmother never stood trial for the crime. N…
‘We don’t want people to be in a panic,’ says chief of Taliban morality police
Exclusive: In his first interview with western media, Kandahar’s enforcer promises things will be different from the brutal 1990sMawlawi Mohammad Shebani is officially in charge of policing morals throughout Kandahar, the Taliban heartland of southern …
Will she run for president? Duterte’s daughter keeps the Philippines guessing
Sara Duterte ahead in the polls despite refusing to commit to presidential raceIt was a decade ago, before her father had become Philippine president, that Sara Duterte attracted national attention. A local sheriff had ignored orders issued by her, the…
How old do you have to be to consent to your own healthcare?
There is no fixed age for adulthood in England and Wales. At age 10 you have full criminal responsibility for your actions, at 14 you can get a job, at 16 you can change your name, at 18 you can buy alcohol, at 21 you can adopt a child. Since 1986 and …
The economists’ reassurances were closer to hopeful guesses
Benjamin Franta has published an paper about the role economists in think tanks and academia played in global warming denial.
Gavin Williamson: a man too stupid even for a Boris Johnson cabinet | John Crace
PM’s reshuffle prizes uselessness above all with new jobs for the likes of Truss, Gove and DorriesThings were even worse than they seemed. Liz Truss was looking positively chipper on the frontbench ahead of prime minister’s questions. Someone in No 10 …
ICC authorises full inquiry into Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’
‘Reasonable basis’ to believe crime against humanity committed in Philippines crackdown, say judgesThe international criminal court has authorised a full investigation into the Philippine president’s “war on drugs”, saying it resembled an illegitimate …
MP proposes law to stop employers hiding behind gagging orders
NDAs are being used to silence wrongdoing at work, says chair of women and equalities committeeA senior Conservative MP has proposed a law that would stop “scurrilous” employers using gagging orders to silence victims of sexual harassment.Maria Miller…
UK negligent in failure to stop customs fraud, says senior EU lawyer
Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothesA senior EU lawyer has concluded that the British government was negligent in its failure to tackle customs fraud that allowed criminal gangs to flood Eur…