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Kneecap say government appealing Mo Chara terror offence dismissal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money” public
Kneecap 2 min read

Kneecap say government appealing Mo Chara terror offence dismissal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money”

Kneecap have responded to the news that UK prosecutors are appealing the recent ruling to dismiss the criminal case against the group’s Mo Chara over the alleged displaying of a Hezbollah flag at a London gig. They say the appeal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Diddy to spend more than four years in prison public
Diddy 2 min read

Diddy to spend more than four years in prison

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced on Friday after being convicted earlier this year over the illegal transportation of two women to engage in prostitution. He will spend a total of 50 months in jail. His lawyers had argued for fourteen months, while the prosecution wanted an eleven year sentence…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Nirvana baby lawsuit dismissed public
Nirvana 2 min read

Nirvana baby lawsuit dismissed

The Nirvana baby lawsuit has been dismissed. Spencer Elden, who as a baby appeared on the cover of ‘Nevermind’, sued the band in 2021 claiming that the artwork constituted illegal sexual imagery. But the judge says he “has a difficult time understanding” that interpretation of the image…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Donald Trump signs executive order “saving TikTok” public
TikTok 3 min read

Donald Trump signs executive order “saving TikTok”

Donald Trump has formally endorsed the plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to a new business majority owned by American investors. The President signed an executive order yesterday which says that plan complies with the sell-or-be-banned law passed by Congress last year over data security concerns…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
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