In a decision hailed as a rare victory for common sense, Mr Justice Langstaff ruled that European judgments should never be allowed to trump Westminster laws. It was a decisive blow for the authority of Parliament over the European Court of Human Rights – and the legal vultures demanding millions of pounds in compensation for prisoners.
The latest defiance of the tiny Gulf state's rulers came as simultaneous day of rage protests flared in Yemen, Jordan and Libya where helicopter gunships reportedly fired on protesters.
Don and Anita Horton have accused officials of betraying them to a welfare-cheat neighbour in Harlow, Essex, who went on to terrorise them for FOUR years.
The Shadow Chancellor is being sued by Paul Sampson, the landlord of his former constituency offices in West Yorkshire, over a £1,966 bill he is refusing to pay.
Today's British women dream of having the coveted butternut squash figure, like curvy Nigella - but research shows they're shaped more like an apple.
Andrew Lindo, 28, appeared in court charged with killing 30-year-old Marie Stewart, whose body was discovered at the house where they lived in Holmfirth, Yorkshire.
It is thought that after the payslip was delivered to the wrong place, it was left lying around until a colleague let curiosity get the better of him or her.
The problems began after Mrs Khan, who has worked for City-Jet airline in London for two years, returned after taking 13 months off after the birth of her second son.
Millions of pensioners relying on occupational schemes have been left hundreds of pounds short because their retirement benefits have not been increased to reflect the full rise in inflation.
A report demolishes the ‘myths and misconceptions’ about the meat, saying that most people eat healthy amounts which are not linked to greater risk of disease.
Victor and Henry Mears (pictured) could have made more than £1 million from up to 10,000 advanced ticket sales for the Lapland New Forest theme park. Visitors were offered a winter wonderland with snow-covered log cabins, a nativity scene, husky dogs, polar bears and other animals, as well as a bustling Christmas market. But the reality was quite different, Bristol Crown Court heard. ...read
Thousands of tons of recycling carefully sorted by families in Britain is being dumped illegally in the Third World, according to a three-year investigation by the Environment Agency.
Mr Balls said the respected central Bank boss had tied himself too closely to the Coalition’s ‘extreme’ deficit reduction plans.
For its millions of users all over the globe, Facebook is a fun and harmless way to make new friends and catch up with old ones.
The huge amounts used during the coldest winter in recent history starved the trees of moisture. The salt also subjects tree roots to a ‘toxic attack’, causing them to slowly die off.
He dived into a freezing river to rescue a comrade, then saved a badly wounded colleague’s life while under fierce insurgent fire. Yet for Trooper Aaron Crompton, aged 19, it was all in a day’s work.
Police Constable David Rathband's legal team have made contact with Northumbria Police asking them to accept responsibility for his injuries.
Paddy Doherty told a jury his wife had tried to throw herself off a bridge from the stress of his court case. 'Without my wife, I'm nothing,' he said.
In 2009, policeman Simon Mather from Gillingham was dangerously obese at 36 stone. He decided to shed weight after suffering a life threatening blood clot.
In 2008, a vast survey of Europeans found that religious believers record less stress, cope better with losing jobs and divorce and report being more happy overall. So how does religion work this apparent magic?
Jacob Kirby, 20, and his accomplice Ashley Keatings were caught on CCTV shoving the bin on to the station platform in Liphook, Hampshire, in May.
The Electoral Reform Society, where Chris Huhne's lover Carina Trimingham is campaigns director, stands to land lucrative contracts if the public votes to adopt AV.
Up to 500 senior organisers who will 'empower' citizens to 'shape the services that matter to them', are to receive the wage in the first year of their four-year training programme.
The organisation paid out another £300,000 to its deputy leader, who quit at the same time in December 2009, including former secretary general Irene Khan, left.
Jake Ormerod, 19, pictured, has been charged with two sex offences as part of an investigation which led to parents of 16,000 pupils receiving a letter about a paedophile gang in their community.
The chef, who lobbied ministers for six years to put cooking back on the curriculum, will see his wish come true in September when the subject becomes compulsory in English secondary schools.
British Gas turned the screw on customers by announcing a 7 per cent increase in gas and electricity tariffs just as snow and ice swept across the country.
David Cameron is appointing a team of publicly funded strategists to help him avoid more disastrous policy U-turns.
John Major, 79, made the comment after interviewing Hitesh Patel for the £119,000-a-year job as chief executive of Monmouthshire County Council.
Lord Patten was chosen ahead of former CBI director general Sir Richard Lambert and current BBC Trust member Dame Patricia Hodgson.
The Treasury is also confident it will be possible to introduce a ‘fair fuel stabiliser’ to help millions of motorists across the rest of Britain.
Dogs respond even beyond the ability to react to people’s emotions, which is known as ‘emotional contagion’.
In the last 100 years, the number of small fish - such as pilchards, herrings, anchovies, sprats and sardines - has more than doubled, according to a study.
He’s a renowned political bruiser – but that term is normally meant figuratively. But yesterday Ken Clarke took on the appearance of a real fighter.
Syed Shah, 45, paid just £24.60 in income tax over a five year period and also claimed benefits despite developing his impressive array of properties.
Chloe Burke, aged four, was at her home in Bury, Greater Manchester, and her mother Dawn Makin, who is in her thirties, is in a critical condition at Fairfield Hospital. Police arrived at the address after receiving a call at around 6.50pm on Thursday evening expressing concern for the welfare of a child. ...read
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The Spitting Image-style cartoon outside the Queen's Arms Hotel in Northumberland has sparked outrage. A spokesman for the county council confirmed a large number of complaints had been received about the sign, but as it was replacing an existing sign, planning consent was not required. He also added that the council could not intervene in matters of taste. ...read
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As well as Mr Jobs, who was only photographed from behind, the picture shows Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, Yahoo boss Carol Bartz and Twitter CEO Dick Costolo.
In a far from subtle dig at Lexus and Nissan, Subaru's Canadian arm are advertising its new Forester model using the wrestlers in a series of seductive poses.
Bad service and bad advice, which can lead to serious financial loss, are fuelling an average 7,143 complaints a day.
Facebook added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that its users can pick from to best describe their romantic status.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said he was trying to rejuvenate the musical for its 'next stage' - but members of the team reacted with fury.
Glasgow millionaire Jim Morrison had a string of mistresses and illegitimate children which his ex-wife Diane only discovered after they separated.
Police said the body was found at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, near Johannesburg, after a 17-year-old gave birth on Wednesday.
The documentary series ended this week having pulled in more than 8million viewers per episode but has been criticised by gypsies for its depiction of their lifestyle.
A leading cardiologist said he was shocked and demoralised by the fry-ups and pastries served to obese patients on hospital wards.
The result was hailed as a victory by activists who plan to keep up the pressure next year. It is the first time whale hunt has ended early since eco campaign began.
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Emails have been dropping into the inboxes of some of the nearly 6,000 Academy Awards voters suggesting that the tongue-tied King George VI was anti-Semitic and supported the idea of keeping Jews fleeing from Germany in 1939 out of the safe haven of Palestine. The king is said to have written to his Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax that he was ‘glad to think that steps are being taken to prevent these people leaving their country of origin’. ...read
Madeleine McCann was smuggled out of Portugal by a paedophile ring and could now be in America, claims a bouncer who worked in the area where the toddler disappeared in 2007.
The former Secretary of State was deliberately not told that information he used to make his famous speech justifying the war was bogus, a former colleague claimed.
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