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Aldi liable for ‘flagrant’ copyright breach of rival brand’s packaging, federal court finds
Aldi – which once used the slogan “like brands, only cheaper” – launched a rebrand of a range of children’s …
Comedian whose Raygun musical saw legal threat from breaker announces ‘completely legal’ new show
The comedian who cancelled her Raygun-inspired musical after the breakdancer’s lawyers issued her a notice saying she was “damaging her brand” will now go ahead with another “completely legal parody musical” about breakdancing.
It comes after Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, via her lawyers, requested $10,000 to cover legal fees from the …
Fiji defence minister welcomes US security deal and criticises China missile test
Fiji’s defence minister has stressed the need for stability in the Pacific and welcomed moves to strengthen security ties with the US, while adding to criticism over China’s recent missile test for posing a threat to peace in the region.
Fiji, a country of about 1 million people strategically located …
Grassroots campaign to force removal of RFU executives gathers momentum
Bill Sweeney and Tom Ilube could be ousted from the Rugby Football Union early next year with both senior figures facing a motion to be dismissed at a likely special general meeting following a grassroots rebellion.
Led by the Rugby Football Referees’ Union and backed by the Championship clubs, there …
Usyk and Fury’s titanic battle flies under radar in surreal surrounds of Riyadh
Fight week in Riyadh, at least to an outsider, is an often ghostly experience. Unless you’re up close and talking to the actual fighters, to Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, or seeing them step off a parked jumbo jet to make their outrageously grand arrivals in front of a small …
Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment
A controversial study that promoted hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, as a treatment for
has officially been withdrawn.On Tuesday, Elsevier, a Dutch academic publishing company which owns the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, issued the retraction of the March 2020 study, saying “concerns have been raised …
Couple who bought abortion pills online given community orders
A man and woman who were accused of buying pills to induce an illegal abortion have been sentenced to community orders.
Sophie Harvey, 25, had previously stood trial accused of procuring her own miscarriage when she was 19.
Prosecutors had alleged she took the medication after learning she was at …
Up to 100 Labour MPs could vote against Waspi payout refusal
Fed cuts interest rates amid questions over its fight to lower inflation
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday amid questions over its fight to bring down inflation across the world’s largest economy.
Policymakers at the central bank lowered the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of between 4.25% and 4.5% in …
Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030
Troubled Thames Water will be allowed to increase customer bills by just over a third by 2030 after a decision by the industry regulator, the Guardian has learned.
Ofwat is poised to announce on Thursday that the heavily indebted company, which serves 16 million consumers in London and the Thames …