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Callum Parke

Callum Parke is the PA East Midlands Reporter. He joined PA in January 2023 having previously worked as a trainee and later a senior reporter at the Derby Telegraph, following the completion of his MA in News Journalism and NCTJ Diploma at Nottingham Trent University. Originally from Norwich, he is now based in Nottingham.

Jeanell Hippolyte challenged the Home Office’s refusal to review its decision to deny her application for ILR in the UK (Leigh Day Solicitors/PA)
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Daughter of Windrush man loses High Court challenge against immigration decision

Kieron Dyer has settled with Mirror Group Newspapers (John Walton/PA)
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Former footballer Kieron Dyer settles legal claim against Daily Mirror publisher

Thomas Cashman was jailed for life with a minimum term of 42 years (Merseyside Police/PA)
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer has conviction appeal bid rejected

Changes to family visa rules are facing a legal challenge (Alamy/PA)
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Man convicted of terror offences tells judge his risk has been ‘exaggerated’

Campaigners outside the High Court in London where Al-Haq is taking legal action against the Department for Business and Trade over decisions not to suspend licences for the export of weapons and military equipment to Israel (Lucy North/PA)
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Israel arms exports could be used to breach international law, court told

The Duke of Sussex (Yui Mok/PA)
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Harry can see emails between Sun publisher and Royal Household, judge rules

Ayden Braqi died on Thursday (Neriman Braqi/PA)
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One-year-old boy dies after High Court rules life support should stop

Marcus Osborne was given a whole life order (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
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Double killer loses bid to reduce whole life sentence at Court of Appeal

Marcus Osborne was convicted of a double murder and rape (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
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Double killer’s whole life sentence ‘not necessary’, Court of Appeal told

Dale Vince, who is also chairman of National League side Forest Green Rovers FC (Simon Marper/PA)
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Dale Vince in High Court libel battle over ‘false claim he supports Hamas’

Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy during their High Court libel battle (Yui Mok/PA)
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Rebekah Vardy launches appeal bid against Wagatha Christie costs ruling

Google had defended the claim from Shorts International Limited (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Google wins High Court trade mark battle over YouTube Shorts service

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing a rival football club owner (Mike Egerton/PA)
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Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis ‘falsely accused of match-fixing’, court told

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Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis ‘falsely accused of match-fixing’, court told

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing a rival football club owner (Mike Egerton/PA)
The hearing took place at the Royal Courts of Justice (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Tech

Dozens of divorces wrongly approved due to online system error, High Court told

Ayden Braqi suffers from a ‘severe, progressive and irreversible neuromuscular disease’, the High Court heard (Neriman Braqi/PA)
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Mother in High Court battle with hospital over one-year-old son’s life support

Former GB News presenter Mark Steyn has been ordered to pay £50,000 in legal costs (Callum Parke/PA)
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Former GB News presenter to pay £50,000 in costs after losing Ofcom legal battle

Chris Packham (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Chris Packham settles legal action against government rollback of green policies

Chris Packham (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Chris Packham settles legal action against government rollback of green policies

Tommy Robinson in the dock at Woolwich Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
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Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

Tommy Robinson (Yui Mok/PA)
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Tommy Robinson admits contempt of court

Doug Paulley, left, and Kevin Jordan outside the Royal Courts Of Justice, central London, earlier this year (Friends of the Earth/PA)
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Campaigners ‘disappointed’ to lose legal fight over climate change plan

Doug Paulley (left) and Kevin Jordan outside the Royal Courts Of Justice, central London, earlier this year (Friends of the Earth/PA)
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Campaigners lose legal challenge against government climate change plan

Marius Gustavson, who led the extreme body modification ring, is one of six men appealing against the length of their sentences for their role in the enterprise (Metropolitan Police/PA)
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Members of extreme body modification ring can challenge sentences, court rules

The founder of Kids Company, Camila Batmanghelidjh, who died in January 2024 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Legal action over regulator report on collapsed charity can continue, judge rules

Whorlton Hall in County Durham (BBC/PA)
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Hospital staff filmed mistreating patients lose appeals against convictions

<p>Barclays will enter into a long-term agreement with Tesco from next month (Ian West/PA)</p>
Home News

Concerns over Barclays Tesco Bank transfer

The founder of Kids Company, Camila Batmanghelidjh, who died in January 2024 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Legal action over regulator report on collapsed charity can continue, judge rules

Whorlton Hall in County Durham (BBC/PA)
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Hospital staff filmed mistreating patients lose appeals against convictions

<p>Barclays will enter into a long-term agreement with Tesco from next month (Ian West/PA)</p>
Home News

Concerns over Barclays Tesco Bank transfer

Tesco Bank will still retain control over some of its services following the transfer (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Business

Transfer of some Tesco Bank services to Barclays approved by High Court judge

Business

Transfer of some Tesco Bank services to Barclays approved by High Court judge

Tesco Bank will still retain control over some of its services following the transfer (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Former private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who admitted hacking voicemails including those of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, has had a bid to challenge some of his convictions dismissed by the Court of Appeal (Lucy North/PA)
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Former private eye Mulcaire loses appeal bid against phone hacking convictions

The police force challenged the panel’s decisions in the High Court (Nick Potts/PA)
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Police panel told to reconsider whether to sack officer who used racial slur

Camila Batmanghelidjh had been given permission to challenge the Charity Commission’s report in the High Court before her death (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Legal action over collapsed charity regulator report should continue, court told

<p>Coleen Rooney arrives with husband Wayne Rooney at Royal Courts of Justice, Strand on May 12, 2022 in London</p>
Home News

Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay a further £100k in latest Wagatha twist

<p>Coleen Rooney arrives with husband Wayne Rooney at Royal Courts of Justice, Strand on May 12, 2022 in London</p>
Home News

Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay a further £100k in latest Wagatha twist

<p>Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy (Yui Mok/PA)</p>
Home News

Rooney defeats Vardy once again in ‘Wagatha Christie’ legal battle

<p>Rebekah Vardy (right) had accused Coleen Rooney of ‘extraordinary’ spending </p>
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Coleen Rooney’s lawyer minibar bill only amounted to £7, court told

Graham Coxon, guitarist in the band Blur, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice, London (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Blur guitarist locked in divorce court battle with wife

Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy (Yui Mok/PA)
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Rooney lawyer minibar bill in Wagatha case was ‘two bottles of water’, court told

<p>People attend a protest against a court ruling to ban Wild Camping on Dartmoor, Cornwood, January 21 2023</p>
Home News

Supreme Court to hear challenge to right to wild camp on Dartmoor

A general view of traders at the London Metal Exchange (Yui Mok/PA)
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Court of Appeal dismisses challenge against London Metal Exchange nickel ruling

<p>Rishi Sunak on GB News’ People’s Forum </p>
TV & Radio

GB News loses High Court battle over Rishi Sunak impartiality

Ofcom is seeking to sanction GB News for an alleged breach of its rules (Yui Mok/PA)
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GB News asks High Court to block Ofcom sanctions for alleged rules breach

Google denies the allegations and said the trademarks should be revoked (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Business

Google breached TV company trademark through YouTube Shorts service, court told

A challenge by school worker Kristie Higgs against her dismissal over Facebook posts criticising plans to teach about LGBT+ relationships in schools has begun at the Court of Appeal (Lucy North/PA)
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Christian sacked over online posts says ahead of court battle she is ‘not alone’

Kristie Huggs (Christian Legal Centre/PA)
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Court to hear Christian school worker’s appeal against dismissal over LGBT posts

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Court to hear Christian school worker’s appeal against dismissal over LGBT posts

Kristie Huggs (Christian Legal Centre/PA)
The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr speaking to female King’s Counsel at the Royal Courts of Justice (Jonathan Brady/PA)
UK

Much to do to improve gender diversity among top barristers, leading judge says

Cineworld runs more than 100 sites in the UK (Mike Egerton/PA)
Business

Cineworld companies have restructuring plans approved by High Court judge

Cineworld previously announced plans to close six cinemas as part of restructuring plans (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Business

Troubled cinema chain Cineworld asks High Court to approve restructure plans

Barristers for TSB said the claims were ‘plainly misconceived’ (Aaron Chown/PA)
Business

‘Mortgage prisoner’ contracts not breached by different rates, judge rules

Barristers for TSB said the claims were ‘plainly misconceived’ (Aaron Chown/PA)
Business

‘Mortgage prisoner’ contracts not breached by different rates, judge rules

Activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing in July (Jonathan Salariya/Friends of the Earth/PA)
News

High Court blocks plan for UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years

Demonstrators outside the proposed site of the Whitehaven coal mine in Cumbria in 2021 (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling – campaigners

Activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing in July (Jonathan Salariya/Friends of the Earth/PA)
Home News

UK’s first coal mine in 30 years blocked by High Court

Tesco proposed the plans in 2021 (Rui Vieira/PA)
Business

Unions hail ‘important’ legal victory for workers over ‘fire and rehire’ plans

<p>The case arose after Tesco planned to close some of its distribution centres in 2007, and offered staff increased ‘retained pay’ for them to relocate</p>
Home News

Tesco workers win court battle over supermarket’s ‘fire rehire’ plans

Oliver Campbell outside the Royal Courts of Justice in February (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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New evidence led to Oliver Campbell referral after earlier bid refused – CCRC

Oliver Campbell outside the Royal Courts of Justice in February (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Man jailed in 1991 for murder of London shopkeeper has conviction quashed

A three-day hearing was held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Family in legal battle with NHS trust ask judge to keep woman’s life support on

A judge said the compensation claim would have been worth an estimated £319 million (Peter Byrne/PA)
Business

£319m airlines compensation claim not in interest of consumers, judge rules

<p>Met Police officers during a pro-Palestinian protest </p>
UK Politics

Civil liberties group accuses Labour of ‘disregard for rule of law’

Tommy Robinson is alleged to have breached a High Court order (David Parry/PA)
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Tommy Robinson could face jail following new contempt of court claim

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Tommy Robinson could face jail following new contempt of court claim

Tommy Robinson is alleged to have breached a High Court order (David Parry/PA)
A new contempt of court application has been lodged against Tommy Robinson over alleged breaches of a High Court order from 2021 (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)
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Tommy Robinson facing new contempt of court claim

Katie Price had been due to face questions in court (Aaron Chown/PA)
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Katie Price to attend ‘private interview’ over finances as hearing adjourned

The former glamour model did not speak to reporters as she entered the Rolls Building in London (Aaron Chown/PA)
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Katie Price arrives at court ahead of latest hearing over bankruptcies

Marcus Bent (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Former footballer Marcus Bent wins second High Court battle over house ownership

Marcus Bent (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Former footballer Marcus Bent wins second High Court battle over house ownership

Sludge is used on farmland across the UK (David Davies/PA)
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Campaign group loses High Court challenge over sludge use on farmland

<p>Ms Price outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London before an earlier hearing (PA Wire)</p>
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Katie Price has TikTok income suspended after OnlyFans order

Ms Warner outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in April (Lucy North/PA)
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Attorney General drops appeal bid over protester who held sign outside court

The Single Justice Procedure was introduced in 2015 (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Business

Calls for Single Justice Procedure reform after rail fare prosecutions declared void

Four train companies including Northern Rail and Greater Anglia could face paying out millions of pounds to people who they privately prosecuted (PA)
Business

Thousands set to be refunded after rail fare evasion convictions declared void

The exact number of those affected is currently unknown (PA)
Business

Thousands of rail fare prosecutions set to be declared void after judge’s ruling

London Southend Airport (Chris Radburn/PA)
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London Southend latest airport to secure High Court injunction against activists

Layton Darwood, five, died in August 2020 (Northumbria Police/PA)
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Driver jailed over death of five-year-old boy has appeal bid dismissed

Former glamour model Katie Price arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice on Friday (PA)
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Katie Price ordered to attend next court hearing with ‘no ifs or buts’ by judge

Former glamour model Katie Price arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice (PA)
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Katie Price arrives at court in London for bankruptcy hearing following arrest

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is one of three further airports to secure High Court injunctions against would-be environmental protesters (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Three further airports secure High Court injunctions against activists

Mark Steyn outside the Royal Courts of Justice in June (Callum Parke/PA)
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Former GB News presenter loses High Court battle to quash Ofcom decisions

The hearing took place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Judge asked to rule whether two children exist in ‘unusual’ High Court case

A man who was suing the makers of Britain’s Got Talent has seen his case thrown out (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Britain’s Got Talent singer’s £43m damages claim thrown out of High Court

Lawyers for Drax Power said the firm had sought the court’s protection after a North Yorkshire Police tip-off (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
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Power station secures injunction against ‘threat of environmental protest’

<p>Around 2,500 people are taking legal action against TSB Bank over their ‘Whistletree’ mortgages</p>
Home News

‘Mortgage prisoners’ forced to pay higher interest rates, court told

A man who was suing the makers of Britain’s Got Talent has seen his case thrown out (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Britain’s Got Talent singer’s £43m damages claim thrown out of High Court

Lawyers for Drax Power said the firm had sought the court’s protection after a North Yorkshire Police tip-off (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
Crime

Power station secures injunction against ‘threat of environmental protest’

<p>Around 2,500 people are taking legal action against TSB Bank over their ‘Whistletree’ mortgages</p>
Home News

‘Mortgage prisoners’ forced to pay higher interest rates, court told

Four former residents of RAF Wethersfield are taking legal action against the Home Office(Joe Giddens/PA)
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Asylum seekers wrongly housed at ‘prison-like’ former RAF base, High Court told

The hearing was held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London earlier this month (Nick Ansell/PA)
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Brain-damaged man’s life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn, judge rules

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Paused asylum claims will be dealt with ‘as a priority’, High Court told

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London ahead of her swearing in ceremony (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
UK

New Lord Chancellor pledges to defend ‘international rule of law’ at swearing in

A judge said the Green energy industrialist’s claim was ‘not potentially viable’ (Simon Marper/PA)
Crime

Dale Vince libel claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out by High Court

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt and his wife Anne have avoided bankruptcy after agreeing to pay off a tax bill of around £190,000 (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt and wife avoid bankruptcy over tax debt

The case was heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Wife calls for change in assisted dying law as husband’s treatment withdrawn

The case is being heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London (Nick Ansell/PA)
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Family in legal battle with NHS trust over ending man’s life-sustaining care

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