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High Court of Justice

One of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

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Dec 7, 2025
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What regulatory complaints or investigations have been made about GB News’ political bias and what were the outcomes?

Ofcom and campaign groups have lodged dozens of complaints and multiple formal investigations into GB News for alleged political bias, breaches of impartiality and hatespeech; notable actions include ...

Oct 7, 2025
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Is Andrew Tate a rapist?

Andrew Tate is not a criminally convicted rapist under UK law as of the late-September 2025 Crown Prosecution Service decision; the CPS concluded the available evidence did not meet the legal threshol...

Nov 6, 2025
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Have UK courts overturned Sharia-based decisions—examples and dates?

UK courts have overturned at least one high-profile decision that gave legal effect to an Islamic marriage ceremony, with the Court of Appeal ruling in February 2020 that the couple’s Islamic “nikah” ...

Nov 29, 2025

Has Hollie Dance been taken to court yet?

Hollie Dance has been in multiple court battles: she and Archie Battersbee’s father took High Court and appeal cases in 2022 over withdrawal of their son’s life support, and those legal challenges wer...

Nov 24, 2025

What are the IDF conscription rules for dual nationals and recent changes (2024–2025)?

Israel treats dual nationals as Israeli citizens for conscription: they are generally subject to IDF service and must arrange or defer their status via Israeli consulates if living abroad . Major chan...

Nov 13, 2025

is isreal getting rid of free speech

Israel is not uniformly "getting rid of free speech," but multiple credible analyses document significant and widening restraints on expression tied to security, wartime conduct, and recent legislatio...

Nov 27, 2025

What are David Irving's most influential publications and how do they promote Holocaust denial?

David Irving is best known for books such as Hitler's War and numerous World War II–related titles that brought him public attention and later legal and scholarly condemnation for systematic distortio...

Nov 20, 2025

What examples of biased reporting or controversies have been documented about GB News?

GB News has been repeatedly documented as controversial for partisan, opinion-led coverage, multiple Ofcom impartiality investigations, and accusations of spreading anti‑climate and anti‑migrant frame...

Nov 3, 2025

Are Sharia councils legally binding in England and Wales?

Sharia councils in England and Wales and their decisions are not automatically binding under civil law. Some bodies, such as arbitration tribunals, can have enforceable outcomes only when both parties...

Jan 5, 2026

ankita bhandari case

Ankita Bhandari, a 19‑year‑old receptionist at Vanantra Resort near Rishikesh, was murdered in September 2022; three men — resort owner Pulkit Arya and two employees — were convicted and sentenced to ...

Dec 31, 2025

Which landmark UK cases tested free speech limits on social media?

A small group of judicial decisions — some domestic, some from the European Court of Human Rights — have become touchstones for how free speech is balanced against harm and regulation on social media ...

Dec 17, 2025

What types of disputes do Sharia councils typically hear and how are hearings conducted?

Sharia councils and Muslim arbitration bodies typically hear family-law matters—marriage, divorce (talaq), maintenance and related matrimonial disputes—alongside inheritance, commercial contracts and ...

Dec 7, 2025

Which complaints to Ofcom or regulator watchdogs alleged GB News favored a particular political party and what evidence supported them?

Multiple complaints to Ofcom and other campaigners alleged GB News favoured the Conservative Party or Conservative figures; the best-documented regulatory findings and complaints relate to: (a) a live...

Dec 3, 2025

How will the online ID rules affect user privacy and data storage in Australia?

Australia’s new online ID and age‑verification rules will force major platforms and search engines to implement age‑assurance measures from December 2025, increasing the routine collection or checking...

Nov 29, 2025

Australia protests internet identification

Australia’s new online-safety rules will force major platforms to bar users under 16 and require age‑assurance checks across services — measures that take effect around December 2025 and have already ...

Nov 23, 2025

What public statements has Tommy Robinson made that critics cite as racist or Islamophobic?

Critics point to a long record of public statements and posts by Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) that they characterise as racist or Islamophobic, including calling defendants “Muslim child rap...