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Google Docs users hit by phishing scam
Google says it has stopped a phishing email that reached about a million of its users. The scam claimed to come from Google Docs – a service that allows people to share and edit documents […]
Year: 2017
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BBC says Sir Cliff Richard spent “grossly unreasonable” amounts on lawyers
Sir Cliff Richard has spent “grossly unreasonable” amounts on lawyers after taking legal action over coverage of a police raid on his home, the BBC says. Its lawyers have told a preliminary High Court hearing […]
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Pair killed neighbour over child’s burst football
A father and daughter who launched a fatal attack on a neighbour who punctured a child’s football have been convicted of manslaughter. Kelly Machin, 34, had been fed up with balls landing in her back […]
Australia
Aborigines seek compensation from Australian police for racism in landmark £23 million case
By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney Several hundred Aborigines on a remote island in Australia are seeking compensation for the racist actions of the police in a landmark £23 million class action that has been likened to […]
Human Rights
Thai rights lawyer faces up to 150 years in prison for royal insult
By Reuters A prominent Thai human rights lawyer faces a prison term of up to 150 years if convicted on 10 counts of royal defamation under Thailand’s harsh royal insult law, the legal watchdog Thai […]
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Birmingham pub bombings: Families granted legal aid
Lawyers acting for eight families of victims of the Birmingham pub bombings say they have been offered legal aid funding. The government had previously intervened to remove legal barriers that had barred the Northern Ireland-based […]
Human Rights
Denver civil rights attorney to defend man accused of killing prison officer in death penalty case
By Kirk Mitchell | kmitchell@denverpost.com | The Denver Post A Denver civil rights attorney who has handled several death penalty cases across the country has been appointed to defend a man who faces the death […]
Human Rights
Alexei Navalny: Five-year sentence upheld by Russian court
A Russian court has upheld the five-year suspended sentence handed out to opposition activist Alexei Navalny. A retrial was held after an earlier conviction was overturned following a European Court of Human Rights ruling. Mr […]
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Ex-Detroit Public Schools official Barbara Byrd-Bennett gets prison
A former Detroit Public Schools official was sentenced to prison after earlier pleading guilty to receiving $2.3 million in kickbacks while steering $23 million in no-bid city of Chicago contracts to education firms. A federal […]
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Damon Smith: Student facing years in jail after being found guilty of planting bomb on busy Tube train
By Tom Powell A weapons-obsessed student is facing years behind bars after being found guilty of planting a home-made bomb on a busy Jubilee line train. Former altar boy Damon Smith built the device at […]