Wimbledon is urged to sever ties with HSBC over Hong Kong human rights

Wimbledon is urged to sever ties with HSBC for failing to stand up for human rights in Hong Kong By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 February 2021 Major sporting events are under pressure to cut their ties with HSBC and Standard Chartered over … Read more

Sofia Vergara’s ex Nick Loeb loses appeal in dismissal of lawsuit over custody rights to pre-embryos

Sofia Vergara’s ex-fiance Nick Loeb loses appeal in dismissal of lawsuit over custody rights to pre-embryos By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 16:29 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 16:46 GMT, 2 February 2021 Sofia Vergara’s ex-fiance, Nick Loeb, lost another legal battle over custody rights to pre-embryos. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in … Read more

Joanna Cherry sacked from SNP frontbench after trans rights row

Joanna Cherry, a prominent SNP MP, has been sacked from the party’s frontbench in Westminster. Ms Cherry, widely tipped as a future SNP leadership challenger to Nicola Sturgeon and an ally of previous leader Alex Salmond, said she had been removed from her role despite ‘hard work, results & a strong reputation’. The QC, who … Read more

What rights do I have if I want to postpone a wedding thanks to the pandemic?

Many couples saw wedding plans go up in smoke last year thanks to the pandemic, meaning a raft of cancellations and postponements.   There is likely to be a huge number of bride and grooms who moved their 2020 date to 2021 in the hope they could have a ceremony with all loved ones present. However, now … Read more

Muslim Council of Britain chooses human rights law graduate, 29, as its first ever female leader

Muslim Council of Britain chooses human rights law graduate, 29, as its first ever female leader Zara Mohammed is first woman Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain  Ms Mohammed hopes her election will ‘inspire more women and young people’  Ms Mohammed has shared pictures of her posing with London Mayor Sadiq Khan Said taking … Read more

MGM lands the rights to Ben Mezrich’s book proposal The Antisocial Network

12 years after exploring the origins of Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg, author Ben Mezrich is now exploring the GameStop/Wall Street Bets saga, which will be turned into a movie. MGM picked up the rights to a new book proposal by Mezrich entitled The Antisocial Network, which will follow the Redditors at Wall Street Bets … Read more

Music rights fund Hipgnosis hits right note with investors

Music and video streaming is this generation’s Californian Gold Rush and one man leading the charge is Merck Mercuriadis. The music mogul and founder of music rights firm Hipgnosis Songs Fund has had a barnstorming pandemic, spending nearly £1billion to acquire some of the world’s best-known artists, from the Kaiser Chiefs to megastars such as … Read more

Boris Johnson faces huge Tory revolt over China human rights row

Boris Johnson is facing a knife-edge vote today as dozens of his MPs back action against Beijing over human rights abuses. The PM is braced for a major revolt as Tories join calls to let British courts decide if the communist state is committing genocide against its Uighur Muslim minority. Up to 50 MPs including former … Read more

Boris Johnson faces revolt from Tory MPs over alleged human rights abuses in China 

Boris Johnson faces revolt from Tory MPs over alleged human rights abuses in China Dozens of Tory MPs demanding action against Beijing over human rights abuses  PM under pressure to let British courts decide if China is committing genocide against its Uighar Muslim minority  More than 30 MPs expected to back amendment to Trade Deal … Read more