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A group of rural villagers from Madagascar have launched a legal claim against the UK/Australian mining company Rio Tinto over claims pollution from a nearby mine has caused them to ingest dangerous levels of uranium and lead.

The BIOT Supreme Court, sitting remotely in London, has accepted the arguments made on behalf of Sri Lankan asylum seekers including five children that sections 17 and 47 of the Children Act 1989 applies in the British Indian Overseas Territories (BIOT) where they have been detained on the island of Diego Garcia since October 2021.

A complaint has been submitted to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over the British Museum’s response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request relating to 11 sacred Tabots held by the Museum.

Alastair Fulcher, a disabled cyclist who relies on using a recumbent tricycle for transport, has won his campaign against a decision to install barriers on the Newcastle section of the National Cycle Network Route.

More than 3,000 owners of Jaguar and Land Rover diesel vehicles have joined a legal claim by law firm Leigh Day against the manufacturer, dealerships and car finance companies, claiming their cars were fitted with defective exhaust filters.

Leigh Day is investigating incidents of deaths and injuries arising after prostate cancer patients were given an unlicensed version of Cabazitaxel containing three times the prescribed dose of the drug.

A woman with Escobar Syndrome has been granted permission by Isle of Anglesey Council for a 24/7 support package, saying “I am one step closer to achieving my dream of being a mother”.

A mother and her son have received a settlement from Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after he suffered permanent facial scarring and Erb’s Palsy (paralysis of the arm) following a traumatic forceps delivery.

The inquest into the death of Sabina Rizvi, who was murdered outside Bexleyheath police station in 2003 aged 25, has concluded that she was unlawfully killed.

A former apprentice and mechanical fitter at Uskmouth Power Station has secured a five figure settlement following his diagnosis with asbestosis, a lung disease due to asbestos exposure which causes long-term inflammation and scarring of the lungs.

Leigh Day partners comment on reports that UEFA has reached a settlement with Liverpool FC fans affected by events at the Champions League Final in 2022.

A Veezu driver, who we have called Martin, describes his experience as an independent contractor for the taxi company, saying that Veezu works its drivers “like dogs” and how having workers’ rights would change things for the better.