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Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy rule Four senior lawyers, including the former attorney general Dominic Grieve, have written to Keir Starmer urging him to request that Indian prosecutors drop charges against the British national Jagtar Singh Johal on the basis that continued prosecution would be in manifest breach of the double jeopardy rule which prevents someone being tried twice for the same offence. Johal has been held in an Indian jail for eight years, and in March last year was acquitted of the terrorist charges laid against him in a court in Punjab. The court found the prosecutors had ‘miserably failed’ to present any reliable evidence, despite having had seven years to do so. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/YroKMVZ

Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for social media platforms Social media companies should be treated like the tobacco industry, Wes Streeting has argued, as he called for a ban on under-16s accessing certain platforms. Speaking publicly about the prospect of a ban for the first time since he left government, the former health secretary said one was needed because large technology companies were trying to dodge regulations. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/64O0UiX

Lee Zeldin says ‘low-volume release’ of flammable chemicals is most likely amid fears of explosion at Orange county facility near Disneyland Government officials in Orange county, California , have warned that an overheated chemical tank “will fail” and could result in a chemical explosion in the area, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator said on Sunday. “We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means,” Lee Zeldin, told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. Zeldin, a former Republican congressman with no prior experience in environmental policy, was chosen by Trump as the head of the EPA . Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/BiyovIp

️ Lap-by-lap news from Montreal race (9pm BST) ️ Send your thoughts to Alex by email here “One of the best tracks in the world,” assesses Lewis Hamilton, who loves the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve and has a joint-record seven F1 wins here. The rapid street circuit does tend to be popular with drivers, offering decent overtaking opportunities. Could be less popular today if it starts tipping it down, mind you. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/ruEUGVq

When Monika Ruggerino broke a restaurant lamp – a favourite item of the charismatic chef Antonio – she had no idea it would change the course of her life Find more stories from the moment I knew series Early in 2015 I was helping my friend organise her 30th birthday. She’d decided on the function space above a favourite little restaurant, Verde in Darlinghurst, Sydney. A few weeks ahead of the celebration we went in for a tasting. It was the first time I’d seen the head chef and owner, Antonio. He was older than us and so handsome that once he’d sat us down and gone off to get something, my friend and I realised we were both blushing. His Calabrian charisma was undeniable and his smile took my breath away. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/tc23dHO

Follow latest updates from Montreal (Q1 at 9pm BST) Russell wins sprint race with Antonelli third | Email Philip Ouch. Lance Stroll’s car is in pieces. Suspension problem, Collins diagnoses. Lewis Hamilton zooms by on a scooter, setting a good example to any watching kids by wearing a helmet. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/PYuNDpH

A sense of deja vu surrounds a fourth European final between the Spanish champions and French giants in Norway You could be forgiven for having a sense of deja vu before a fourth Champions League final between the Spanish champions, Barcelona, and French title-winners, OL Lyonnes, on Saturday evening. The three-time champions and eight-time champions played each other in the final of Europe’s premier competition three times in six years between 2019 and 2024, with Lyonnes earning a 4-1 win over the Catalan giants in 2019 and a 3-1 win in 2022, before Barcelona delivered a 2-0 defeat of the French side in 2024. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/0ryaQsK