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A transgender man who gave birth to a child has lost a legal bid to be named as a father on the child's birth certificate. The High Court in London has ruled that Freddy McConnell, who is recognised as "male" on his civil documents, must be recorded as the child's "mother".

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Three people have been arrested in Russia's autonomous region of Chechnya on suspicion of "practising sorcery", according to local media reports. In a broadcast on Grozny TV, a local station run by Chechen authorities, two women and one man are accused of "selling their souls to the Devil" by Adam E

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A chef has launched a lawsuit against the famous Michelin guide after an inspector stripped him of his third star – allegedly because he wrongly assumed his cheese soufflé used cheddar. Marc Veyrat, a celebrity French chef, said the reviewer "insulted our region" after wrongly suggestin

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The "right to be forgotten" in EU law does not extend worldwide, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has determined. Answering questions referred from a French court considering a dispute between the national data protection authority and Google, the CJEU found tha

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Seven new summary sheriffs have been appointed to the judicial office created as part of major reform of Scotland’s courts. The summary sheriffs appointed to the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court are Patricia Pryce and Charles Lugton.

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Lawyers with specialist technology roles could be awarded a new accreditation in recognition of their expertise. The Law Society of Scotland has launched its new specialism of 'accredited legal technologist' in response to the development of a range of new roles within the legal sector, such as lega

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