Month: February 2018
Charity watchdog to launch Oxfam inquiry
It comes after Oxfam’s deputy chief executive Penny Lawrence quit over the charity’s response to the revelations.
The Best Windows Mini PCs for 2021
The term “microcomputer” has its origins in the 1970s—the “micro” of the personal computers emerging then lay in stark contrast to the room-size mainframe beasts of the day. But fast-forward […]
Ministers to investigate aid sex scandal ‘cover-up’ amid claims officials ‘brushed off’ child abuse allegations
Ministers have launched an investigation into claims that foreign aid officials brushed off allegations of child abuse committed by aid workers. Priti Patel, who ran the department until November, writes […]
Court to make decision on validity of UK arrest warrant against Julian Assange | The Independent
A court decision on whether a UK arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still valid is due on 6 February. Mr Assange has been living inside the Ecuadorian […]
R (Haralambous) v Crown Court at St Albans [2018] UKSC 1 – UKSCBlog
In its judgment, the Supreme Court confirmed that it is implicit in statutory schemes that contemplate ex parte hearings, that is court hearings without notice held in the absence of […]
Collapsed trial woman says she gave birth ‘alone’ in prison – BBC News
‘A woman held in custody for more than 13 months before her trial collapsed has told the BBC she hopes someone will be punished for the failures which led to […]