Racial inequality is prevalent when it comes to home ownership, and is a root cause of the UK’s decline in owner-occupiers, a new study reveals. The research, led by the University of Stirling, found that, compared to White, Indian and Pakistani communities, Black and Bangladeshi communities a
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A manufacturer of paper packaging has been fined £433,333 after a worker suffered a severe skull fracture and permanent injuries when a 4.5-ton machine fell on him. Matthew King was working for Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited at its East Kilbride site on 31 October 2023 when he was struck
One of the real treasures in the Faculty’s archives is its oldest Minute Book, which opens rather abruptly with the words “The Tuell of November, 1668”. There’s no grand introduction – just a practical list of names and contributions, collected to support “poore
The overarching premise of this book is that one person’s kink is another person’s normal, and who are we to judge. Indeed. This is especially pertinent in a world where we are encouraged towards inclusivity – anyone and anything goes. Again, indeed. But when considering the licenc
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israeli prisons are akin to ‘torture camps’, Israeli rights group finds
A man who allegedly posed as a commercial airline pilot to fly for free is facing up to 20 years' imprisonment. Canadian man Dallas Pokornik, 33, has been extradited to the US from Panama to face charges of wire fraud.
The Law Society of Scotland has published its priorities ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election, focusing on six key areas. The Law Society has produced Justice Matters – What Scotland’s Political Parties Must Deliver at the 2026 Parliament Election, urging candidates across the politic
The prosecution of Hong Kong activists for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown is a further escalation in the authorities’ weaponisation of national security laws to silence dissent, Amnesty International said today at the opening of the activists’ trial. Lawyer Chow Hang-tung and
The Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030 for England and Wales has been published, setting out a framework for the judiciary’s diversity and inclusion work over the next five years. The strategy builds on the previous programme, which ran from 2020-2025, and is accompanied by a
A house master found guilty of sexually abusing and assaulting vulnerable children at a residential school has been sentenced. William Brydson committed the offences while employed as Head of Care at Monken Hadley, latterly known as Woodlands School, in Newton Stewart.
Pizza Hut has threatened legal action against an allegedly fake outlet following its grand opening by a Pakistani government minister. Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, was filmed cutting the ribbon to mark the opening of the new restaurant at a military base near Sialkot.
The UK's home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has been criticised after naming the panopticon as her model for the British criminal justice system. In an interview with Tony Blair, Ms Mahmood – who served as the UK's justice secretary from July 2024 to September 2025 – said her vision in tha
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his insistence that his country must control Greenland for national security reasons. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and the unprecedented development has sparked concern and criticism from America’s NATO all
The Scottish Arbitration Centre has announced that Duncan Bagshaw has been appointed to the board of the centre and has stepped down as Registrar to take up that position. Andrew Mackenzie, the current CEO, will take over the responsibilities as Registrar. Mr Mackenzie will be supported by Reb
Two rival administrations are both claiming to be in charge of a city as a result of a long-running, unresolved and extremely boring legal dispute. Voters in Nelsonville, a small city in south-eastern Ohio, backed sweeping changes to local government in a referendum in November 2024.
