दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट के जस्टिस यशवंत वर्मा ने इन-हाउस जांच समिति के सामने पेश होने से पहले वरिष्ठ वकीलों से कानूनी सलाह ली है. सीनियर एडवोकेट सिद्धार्थ अग्रवाल, मेनका गुरुस्वामी, अरुंधति काटजू और तारा नरूला ने जस्टिस वर्मा से उनके लुटियंस दिल्ली स्थित निवास पर मुलाकात की. इस दौरान जस्टिस वर्मा ने उनसे कानूनी राय मांगी. … Read more
Getty Images Doug Barrowman, who led PPE Medpro, pictured alongside his wife Baroness Michelle Mone. The chair of the Covid inquiry has ruled that evidence related to PPE Medpro, the firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, will be heard in a closed, private session next month. On 3 March, the … Read more
Getty Images Calories must now appear on menus in large restaurants and take-aways Putting calories on food labels and menus “is no silver bullet”, say researchers who analysed the best evidence to date on how effective the policy can be. A review of 25 studies on calorie labelling in a number of countries found a … Read more
Cheshire Police New evidence seen by the BBC suggests more babies in Lucy Letby’s care were harmed – and in one case poisoned with insulin. The former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others – including trying to kill two with insulin at the Countess of Chester Hospital … Read more
Cheshire Police Senior doctors and scientists have told the BBC they have concerns about how crucial evidence was presented to the jury at Lucy Letby’s trials. The BBC’s File on 4 has examined how expert witnesses helped to build the case against the former nurse. The programme raises concerns about how courts grapple with cases … Read more
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said respirator masks – known as … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while hearing former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s bail plea, asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to show the pen drive recovered from Balaji’s residence, which allegedly contains evidence against him. The central probe agency arrested Senthil Balaji in June 2023 in connection with a cash-for-jobs case. In its prosecution … Read more
A view of the Bhojshala Temple | Photo Credit: ANI After the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted its report in the Madhya Pradesh High Court of the survey at the Bhojshala Complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, the Hindu petitioners exerted confidence in their case while the Muslim petitioners alleged violations on the part of … Read more
Simon Case is the head of the civil service, which makes him probably the most important unelected person in politics. The cabinet secretary’s role is to advise the prime minister, lead implementation of the government’s policies and manage other high-level civil servants. Born in Bristol in 1978, he first joined the civil service as a … Read more
A landmark report says “toxicity” of debate is hampering medical research into gender services. Source link