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Hillsborough Law marks a huge achievement for accountability but political will is crucial for it to work

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Hillsborough Law marks a huge achievement for accountability but political will is crucial for it to work

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday 14 July, and is now moving through the next stages of the legislative process. Also referred to as the Hillsborough Law, it will drastically improve the ability of ordinary people to get justice and accountability from those in power. In short, its purpose is to ensure the government is accountable for its actions and the very real human impact those actions can have, drawing its nickname from the Hillsborough disaster. Despite multiple attempts in the courts, none of the police officers or the former chief…

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‘Huge’ cost of aircraft carriers meant ‘less scope’ for funding health and education

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‘Huge’ cost of aircraft carriers meant ‘less scope’ for funding health and education

“Vulnerable” aircraft carriers are about Britain “counting for something in the world” and being an “effective ally” of the US, declassified files show Tony Blair’s treasury secretary Alistair Darling told the prime minister that buying aircraft carriers was a “political” rather than a military choice and would mean less funding for social services.Declassified files from 1998, Blair’s first full year in government, contain deliberations among officials and ministers on Labour’s manifesto commitment to replace Britain’s three aircraft carriers with the two new ones the UK currently possesses.Darling wrote to Blair in June 1998 about the carriers and the aircraft to go…

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Cape Verde lands another huge point as Group H thriller ends level

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Cape Verde lands another huge point as Group H thriller ends level

Cape Verde’s 2026 World Cup debut keeps gathering momentum. After shutting out Spain, Cape Verde backed it up with a fearless 2-2 draw against two‑time champions Uruguay in Miami, claiming a second Group H point. The team proved its opening night resilience was no fluke.   Cape Verde played with clarity, confidence and refused to be intimidated. They led, fell behind, then found a way back again. Uruguay had the pedigree, but the Blue Sharks had the conviction. Cape Verde player Pina strikes first Kevin Pina set the tone early. His long‑range free‑kick, hit with clean precision, went straight through Uruguay’s…

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Barrister in Ukrainians’ ‘Starmer arson’ trial says huge amount was covered up

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Barrister in Ukrainians’ ‘Starmer arson’ trial says huge amount was covered up

Senior criminal law barrister Dominic D’Souza acted for one of the Ukrainians accused — and acquitted this week — of setting fire to properties belonging to Keir Starmer. The defendants were allegedly ‘rent boys’ — a factor largely ignored by UK ‘mainstream’ media. And D’Souza says that he was astonished — his word was ‘pickled’ — by how much of what went on was ignored or even buried by prosecution and judge in the case. Two men were convicted in the case. D’Souza’s client Petro Pochynok was acquitted. But when D’Souza read journalist Crispin Flintoff’s X post about the BBC’s unmerited…

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Sikh leaders report “huge increase in hate crime” following murder trial

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Sikh leaders report “huge increase in hate crime” following murder trial

Sikh community leaders have spoken out against misleading reporting in the media which claimed that Vickrum Digwa murdered Henry Nowak using his kirpan, a knife carried as one of the five articles (pañj kakkē or ‘five Ks’) of the Sikh faith. The community leaders also highlighted a “huge increase in hate crime” against Sikhs in the days around the trial, which concluded on 1 June.  During the trial at Southampton crown court, the prosecution recounted that Digwa was wearing a kirpan beneath his clothing. However, he was also carrying an 8-inch blade, with which he murdered Nowak. ‘Your actions have stirred…

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