What the papers say – April 17
A variety of stories feature on the front of the nation’s newspapers on Wednesday. Source link
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Prince Harry forced to apologise for ‘confidentiality rule breach’ in High Court case | Royal | News
Prince Harry apologised after he breached confidentiality rules during his High Court battle against the Home Office by emailing information to Johnny Mercer. Court documents reveal the Duke of Sussex ‘breached a confidentiality ring’ in November 2023 when he emailed the veterans minister information about the court case. According to The Telegraph, the Prince has shared a close bond with Mercer as both served in Afghanistan. Tory MP Mercer has also been a keen supporter of the Invictus Games, even spearheading the Government’s bid to host the 2027 event in Birmingham. The pair were even spotted together drinking pints at last year’s games in Dusseldorf, Germany. Mr Justice Lane revealed the Prince’s breach in a costs ruling handed down on Monday. In it, he writes: “In November 2023, the claimant breached the terms of the confidentiality ring order by emailing certain information to a partner of Schillings, who was not within the confidentiality ring, and to the Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP.” The judge explains Shaheed Fatima KC, the duke’s barrister, picked up on the …
Parents ‘gagged’ in end-of-life cases hope Supreme Court backs naming of doctors
Several families, including the parents of Indi Gregory and the mother of Archie Battersbee, have been involved in high-profile legal battles. Source link
Paula Vennells ‘likely’ signed off on £300,000 trial bill over £25,000 shortfall
Former managing director Alan Cook said Ms Vennells was likely the ‘designated authority’ to give the go-ahead. Source link
Post Office aware of Horizon faults during court battles, secret report shows
The Post Office knew subpostmasters may be blameless but continued to fight them in court regardless. Source link
Three men ‘mistakenly’ cleared by jury over Waterloo stabbing lose High Court detention challenge
The defendants were acquitted over the fatal stabbing of Adrian Keise before the judge received a note indicating not all jurors agreed on the verdicts Source link
Home Office loses appeal bid over West Midlands policing powers merger ruling
Mr Foster said he had challenged the “11th-hour, last-minute, panic-driven public consultation” because he was “concerned that the transfer of PCC powers to a representative of the government would lead to more cuts, more chaos and more crime”. Source link
The Orthodox Exemption Could Break Netanyahu’s Coalition
The most controversial Israeli comedy sketch of the current war is just 88 seconds long. Aired in February on Eretz Nehederet, Israel’s equivalent of Saturday Night Live, it opens with two ashen-faced officers knocking on the door of a nondescript apartment, ready to deliver devastating news to the inhabitants. The officers are greeted by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man who is similarly stricken when he sees them. “I’ve been terrified of this knock,” he says. “Ever since the war began, I knew it would eventually come for me.” But before the pained officers can continue, he interjects: “Listen, there is no situation in which I will enlist—forget about it.” It turns out that the officers have the wrong address. This is not the home of a fallen soldier, but of one of the many thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews who do not serve in Israel’s army, thanks to a special exemption. As the officers depart to find the right family, the man calls after them, “Tell them that we prayed for him! We did everything we could.” …
High Court sentences ex-NSF to 7 days’ jail for abusing police powers in attempt to get free sex
SINGAPORE: While serving his national service (NS) with the Singapore Police Force, Fahd Siddiqui showed his warrant card to a social escort and threatened to report her to the police unless she provided him with free sexual services. Fahd, who was off-duty at the time, attempted the same thing with two other escorts a few days later. For his actions, the 21-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to reformative training for at least six months last September. However, he filed an appeal seeking probation. In a turn of events, a High Court judge instead decided to sentence him to a jail term of seven days. In written grounds of decision released on Wednesday (Mar 13), Justice Tay Yong Kwang ruled that while probation was unsuitable for Fahd, he did not need to be placed in a “rigorous and structured” environment for rehabilitation. Fahd was assessed to have a low risk of reoffending, had “positive achievements” in school and NS, and had “begun serious efforts to better himself” with the help of his family, the judge said. Reformative …
Donald Trump’s Very Good Week
The Supreme Court and Republican Party members are all voting in his favor. Illustration by The Atlantic / Source: Win McNamee / Getty March 6, 2024, 2:02 PM ET Donald Trump has often seemed to succeed in politics in spite of difficulty and disaster. Over the last week, something different has been happening: Everything seems to be going Trump’s way. Tuesday’s electoral results provided a perfect cap. Trump has now wrapped up the Republican nomination, with Nikki Haley exiting the race this morning. She departed after Trump won 14 of last night’s contests, losing only in Vermont. In every other state, he won by double-digit margins; in Alaska, he captured three-quarters of the vote. In a terrifying turn for the nation, the only thing that stands between him and the White House now is Joe Biden. Trump’s victory has seemed inevitable for months; Haley never stood a real chance of beating him. Perhaps the largest effect of her campaign was hinting at a submerged weakness for the Trump re-election effort. Haley was able to win …