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Jess Glass

Jess Glass is Law Editor at PA Media, covering the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. In this role, they have covered everything from the 'Wagatha Christie' trial to Rwanda policy challenges and end of life cases. Jess is particularly interested in media law and challenging reporting restrictions. Their career began at PinkNews in 2017, working on LGBT-focused news and investigations.

Judges ruled in favour of the Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited , and found there had been a violation of its right to freedom of expression (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Daily Mail publisher wins ECHR bid over ‘excessive’ costs after lost cases

<p>Bombing survivor Martin Hibbert outside court on Friday </p>
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MEN bomb survivors win case in ‘message to conspiracy theorists’

Martin Hibbert outside the Royal Courts of Justice (James Manning/PA)
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Manchester Arena survivors damages ruling is ‘message to conspiracy theorists’

Martin Hibbert (James Manning/PA)
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Manchester Arena survivors awarded £45,000 in damages after harassment claim

Legal action against MI5 is the ‘next step’ for vindication for scores of survivors and people bereaved by the Manchester Arena attack, a tribunal has been told (Yui Mok/PA)
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Claim against MI5 is ‘next step’ for Arena survivor vindication, tribunal told

Britain is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean in return for securing the long-term future of a strategically important military base (John Parker/Sylvia Cordaiy Photo Library Ltd/Alamy/PA)
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Migrants stuck in the Chagos Islands could be offered chance to transfer to UK

Animal welfare supporters outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, where animal welfare charity the Humane League is challenging the Government (Ben Whitley/PA)
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‘Frankenchickens’ are like 28-stone three-year-olds, Court of Appeal hears

<p>Martin Hibbert (centre), who was injured in the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing</p>
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Manchester attack survivors win claim against conspiracy theorist

Martin Hibbert (centre), who was injured in the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing (James Manning/PA)
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Manchester Arena bomb survivors to find out whether harassment claim successful

Journalists Barry McCaffrey (left) and Trevor Birney outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Investigator not ‘exercised’ over documentary, covert surveillance tribunal told

Shamima Begum fled the UK to join the so-called Islamic State terror group in Syria aged 15 (PA)
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Shamima Begum’s lawyers may petition Strasbourg court over citizenship removal

Shamima Begum (PA)
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Shamima Begum loses final challenge to removal of British citizenship

People take part in a Trans Pride protest march in Brighton (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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High Court to rule whether emergency puberty blocker ban was lawful

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High Court to rule whether emergency puberty blocker ban was lawful

People take part in a Trans Pride protest march in Brighton (Andrew Matthews/PA)
From left, former officers Jonathon Cobban and Joel Borders during their trial (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
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Ex-Pcs who shared ‘offensive’ messages in chat with Wayne Couzens lose appeals

Martin Hibbert was injured in the May 2017 attack (James Manning/PA)
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Arena bomb victims should not have to deal with ‘hurtful’ hoax claims – survivor

Richard Hall claims to be an independent journalist (PA)
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‘Millions of people have bought a lie’ over Manchester Arena attack, court told

Martin Hibbert suffered a spinal cord injury in the May 2017 attack (James Manning/PA)
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Arena bombing survivor tells High Court being trolled is ‘exhausting’

Martin Hibbert suffered a spinal cord injury in the May 2017 attack (James Manning/PA)
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Arena bombing survivor tells High Court being trolled is ‘exhausting’

The Manchester Arena attack affected a survivor’s life ‘in every conceivable way’, the High Court has heard at the start of a harassment trial against a man who claims the bombing was faked (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Arena bombing affected survivor ‘in every conceivable way’ harassment trial told

Journalists Trevor Birney, Barry McCaffrey and their lawyer Niall Murphey, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London (James Manning/PA)
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NUJ to intervene at tribunal over claims of covert surveillance of journalists

Dozens of people face a months-long wait to find out whether their case against News Group Newspapers, the publisher of the Sun, will go to trial (PA)
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Harry and others face wait for pick of cases in trial against The Sun publisher

Noel Clarke leaves the Royal Courts of Justice (Lucy North/PA)
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Noel Clarke’s libel trial against the Guardian publisher due in March 2025

The department now led by Health Secretary Wes Streeting is defending the legal action (Lucy North/PA)
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Labour Government may make puberty blocker ban permanent, High Court told

Laurence Fox makes a statement outside the the Royal Courts of Justice (PA)
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Laurence Fox to make appeal bid against libel judgments after ‘paedophile’ row

Shadow health secretary Victoria Atkins (PA)
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Ex-health secretary ‘overruled officials’ with puberty blockers ban, court told

Protesters outside the proposed site of the new coal mine in Cumbria in 2022 (Friends of the Earth/PA)
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Government pulls out of legal battle over Cumbria coal mine

Laurence Fox makes a statement outside the the Royal Courts of Justice (PA)
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Laurence Fox to make appeal bid against libel judgments after ‘paedophile’ row

Shadow health secretary Victoria Atkins (PA)
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Ex-health secretary ‘overruled officials’ with puberty blockers ban, court told

Protesters outside the proposed site of the new coal mine in Cumbria in 2022 (Friends of the Earth/PA)
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Government pulls out of legal battle over Cumbria coal mine

Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice in 2022 opposed the policy (PA)
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Asylum seekers bringing legal action over Rwanda have High Court cases resolved

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Asylum seekers bringing legal action over Rwanda have High Court cases resolved

Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice in 2022 opposed the policy (PA)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives in Canberra, on his return to Australia after his dramatic release from Belmarsh Prison in London where he has spent five years, largely in solitary confinement, fighting extradition. Picture date: Wednesday June 26, 2024.
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Decision to approve Julian Assange’s extradition quashed after release

Jonathon Cobban arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London for an earlier hearing
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‘Jokey’ messages to private groups lawful, High Court told in ex-Pcs’ appeal

The Government’s response to the scandal was lambasted by the judge (PA)
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Decision to drop Windrush review recommendations unlawful, High Court rules

Jeremy Vine arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in May for the first hearing in the libel claim brought by himself against Joey Barton (Jeremy Vine/PA)
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Barton apology and damages ‘not final outcome’ of libel case, says Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in May for the first hearing in the libel claim brought by himself against Joey Barton (Jeremy Vine/PA)
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Barton apology and damages ‘not final outcome’ of libel case, says Jeremy Vine

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon (David Parry/PA)
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Tommy Robinson facing fresh contempt of court claim

Sam Hallam lost his claim for compensation (PA)
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Men who spent years in jail before convictions overturned lose compensation bid

Adrian Chiles leaves the Rolls Building in central London (Tom Pilgrim/PA)
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Adrian Chiles faces fresh hearing in £1.7 million tax battle with HMRC

A Boeing 767 aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, which was believed to be the plane set to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda in June 2022 (PA)
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Asylum seekers removed from Rwanda this year, UN body tells court

Proceedings against Joey Barton had been paused in 2022 (PA)
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Joey Barton to face new trial over allegation of assaulting wife

The Duke of Sussex leaves St Paul’s Cathedral in London after attending a service of thanksgiving to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. Picture date: Wednesday May 8, 2024.
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Harry given green light to appeal in legal challenge over personal security

<p>Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference in Downing Street, London, in response to the Supreme Court ruling that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful</p>
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Rwanda plan will force civil servants to break the law, court told

The Government has said it plans to begin removals to Rwanda in late July (Anthony Devlin/PA)
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Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard at High Court

The High Court has heard that the first removals flight to Rwanda is scheduled for July 24 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Government sets new date for Rwanda removals amid High Court challenge

Rebekah Vardy arriving at the Royal Courts Of Justice, London, during the libel case (Aaron Chown/PA)
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Rebekah Vardy’s barrister ‘worked on Christmas Day’ for Wagatha case, court told

Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy were involved in a libel case (PA)
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‘Wagatha Christie’ case to return to court for hearing over costs

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‘Wagatha Christie’ case to return to court for hearing over costs

Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy were involved in a libel case (PA)
Lucy Letby (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
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Child killer Lucy Letby loses Court of Appeal bid to challenge convictions

Lucy Letby will find out if she can appeal against her convictions for murder (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
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Child killer Letby to find out if she can appeal against her convictions

Lawyers for Asylum Aid will now need to be given the green light by a judge to bring a full challenge (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Charity files legal action against Home Office over Rwanda policy

Civil liberties group Liberty brought legal action against the Home Office over protest regulations passed last year (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Expansion of police powers to crack down on protests ruled unlawful

Civil liberties group Liberty brought legal action against the Home Office over protest regulations passed last year (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Expansion of police powers to crack down on protests ruled unlawful

Stella Assange, the wife of Julian Assange, gives a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, after he won a bid at the High Court to bring an appeal against his extradition to the US (Lucy North/PA)
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Case against Assange is ‘offensive’, his wife says after bid to appeal granted

Wikileaks editor in chief Kristinn Hrafnsson (left) and Stella Assange, the wife of Julian Assange, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London (Lucy North/PA)
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US will not seek death penalty for Assange if extradited, High Court told

Supporters outside the Royal Courts of Justice during the two-day hearing in the extradition case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (PA)
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Assange to face next stage of extradition legal battle at High Court

Newcastle United has an exclusive kit deal with JD Sports (PA)
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Sports Direct loses Court of Appeal bid over Newcastle United kit deal

The Premier League figure has been granted anonymity (PA)
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Senior football figure given anonymity in High Court sexual abuse claim

The Duke of Sussex (left) with his barrister, David Sherborne (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Journalists named in Harry’s court action against publisher

<p>Auriol Grey attending court </p>
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Woman who caused cyclist to fall into road’s conviction overturned

Auriol Grey, who shouted and waved at a cyclist causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming car, leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London (/PA)
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Woman who had manslaughter conviction quashed ‘should never have been charged’

Actor Kevin Spacey is set to face a civil trial over a sexual abuse allegation (PA)
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Kevin Spacey could face civil trial over sexual abuse allegation

Auriol Grey leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Woman who caused cyclist to fall into road’s manslaughter conviction overturned

Auriol Grey’s conviction for manslaughter is unsafe, the Court of Appeal has heard (Joe Giddens/PA)
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Conviction of woman who caused cyclist to swerve into road is unsafe, court told

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Conviction of woman who caused cyclist to swerve into road is unsafe, court told

Auriol Grey’s conviction for manslaughter is unsafe, the Court of Appeal has heard (Joe Giddens/PA)
<p>Actor Kevin Spacey was charged and later acquitted in criminal proceedings of a number of sexual offences alleged by four men </p>
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Kevin Spacey wins bid to set aside ruling in sexual abuse claim

The case will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice (PA)
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Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard in June

Demonstrators at a removal centre at Gatwick protest against plans to send migrants to Rwanda (PA)
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Charity to launch legal action against Home Office over Rwanda policy

(Jacob King/PA)
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Jeremy Vine stalker to pay damages to police officer in charge of investigation

(Jacob King/PA)
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Jeremy Vine stalker to pay damages to police officer in charge of investigation

Benjamin Mendy (Peter Powell/PA)
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Benjamin Mendy’s bankruptcy case dismissed after six-figure tax debt paid

Benjamin Mendy (Peter Powell/PA)
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Ex-Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has paid off tax debt, court told

Crystal attending the RuPaul Drag race premiere, Bloomsbury Ballroom, London (PA)
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Drag star ‘very vindicated’ after Laurence Fox libel damages ruling

Laurence Fox arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice during the trial last year (PA)
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Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 in libel damages

Lucy Letby (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
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Lucy Letby in bid to appeal against convictions on four grounds, court told

Lucy Letby is appealing against her convictions for the the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
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Serial killer Lucy Letby’s appeal against her convictions to be heard

Actor Hugh Grant has said he settled his High Court claim against The Sun newspaper’s publisher due to the risk of facing a £10m legal bill if his case went to trial (Daniel Leal/PA)
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Why was Hugh Grant ‘at risk of £10m in costs’ in case against The Sun publisher?

The Supreme Court appeal was brought by a member of Unison (PA)
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Trade union law in breach of workers rights, Supreme Court rules

President Joe Biden has said the US is ‘considering’ dropping the prosecution of Assange (PA)
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US government gives assurances over treatment of Julian Assange, wife says

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said headteachers are ‘best placed to take decisions’ on these matters (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Education Secretary: Prayer policy ruling should give headteachers ‘confidence’

The Duke of Sussex (Aaron Chown/PA)
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Harry loses initial bid to challenge decision in change to security legal case

Lanre Haastrup, father of Isaiah Haastrup; Rashid and Aliya Abbasi, the parents of Zainab Abbasi, and Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, parents of Indi Gregory, stand outside the Supreme Court (Yui Mok/PA)
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Parents ‘gagged’ in end-of-life cases hope Supreme Court backs naming of doctors

Judges quashed the original suspended sentence handed to Matthew Longmate and imposed an 11-month prison term instead (Derbyshire Constabulary/PA)
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Former Pc convicted of misconduct jailed after Court of Appeal changes sentence

Former health secretary Matt Hancock (PA)
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Andrew Bridgen told to pay Matt Hancock legal fees of £40,000 in libel claim

A victim of former pop star Gary Glitter is bringing a compensation claim against him after suffering ‘the worst kind’ of abuse at his hands, a High Court judge was told (PA)
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Gary Glitter victim seeking six-figure sum in damages, court told

<p>The former singer, real name Paul Gadd</p>
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Gary Glitter victim to return to High Court

Former health secretary Matt Hancock (PA)
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Andrew Bridgen told to pay Matt Hancock legal fees of £40,000 in libel claim

A victim of former pop star Gary Glitter is bringing a compensation claim against him after suffering ‘the worst kind’ of abuse at his hands, a High Court judge was told (PA)
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Gary Glitter victim seeking six-figure sum in damages, court told

<p>The former singer, real name Paul Gadd</p>
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Gary Glitter victim to return to High Court

Supporters of Julian Assange gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London (PA)
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US must promise no death penalty before Assange appeal bid dismissed – judges

Stella Assange, the wife of Julian Assange, speaking during a press conference at Doughty Street Chambers, central London, after her husband’s bid for an appeal against extradition to the US was delayed (Lucy North/PA)
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Delay to Julian Assange’s appeal bid decision ‘utterly bizarre’, says his wife

Julian Assange has won his latest legal battle (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Julian Assange faces further wait over whether he can appeal against extradition to US

<p>Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of her British citizenship</p>
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Shamima Begum loses bid to challenge removal of British citizenship

Supporters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in February during the two-day hearing in the extradition case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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Julian Assange to discover whether appeal can go ahead

The decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her British citizenship was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has heard. Shamima travelled to Syria in 2015 – at the age of 15 – before her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Earlier this year, the now-24-year-old lost a challenge against the decision at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC). Issue date: Tuesday October 24, 2023.
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Shamima Begum loses first bid to challenge citizenship removal at Supreme Court

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Notorious crime boss behind murder of innocent couple loses challenge

<p>Laurence Fox (Jordan Pettitt/PA)</p>
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Laurence Fox should pay six-figure sum in damages over paedophile post

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