Forty-six states and the Federal Trade Commission have filed massive antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, seeking to force the company to divest major acquisitions such as Instagram and WhatsApp. One suit filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is spearheaded by New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of … Read more
The ‘desperate’ mother of a nine-year-old girl who died following a chronic asthma attack has said she would have moved house immediately had she known air pollution was harming her daughter, an inquest heard, Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after suffering numerous seizures and making almost 30 visits to hospital with breathing problems over … Read more
A volunteer in Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine trial has revealed she felt a ‘tiny sense of pride’ at taking part in research that could finally beat the virus. Sarah Hurst, 47, from South Oxfordshire, said it was a ‘great feeling’ after hearing today that the vaccine could trigger an immune response in up to 90 … Read more
We are all clinging on for dear life, say small firms as landmark business interruption insurance case reaches Supreme Court By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 Desperate business owners accused insurers of leaving them ‘clinging on for dear life’ last night … Read more
New Zealand votes AGAINST legalising cannabis but for allowing euthanasia in landmark referendums By Australian Associated Press Published: 01:04 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 30 October 2020 New Zealand has voted against legalising cannabis in a referendum, preliminary results show. Early results show 53.1 per cent of Kiwis were against making the drug … Read more
A moped rider has won a landmark court battle with a ‘no win, no fee’ legal firm who charged her £1,780 over her successful £1,530 compensation claim – and which could now spark ‘£2.5billion’ of similar actions. The new ruling came after accident victim Darya Belsner, 32, took her case – launched after she was … Read more
French court backs news companies in landmark case against Google as they demand compensation from the billion dollar Silicon Valley giant for the copyrighted content it uses Paris appeals court ruled against Google and backed competition regulator Google had argued that it drives lucrative clicks to news sites it lists in searches But French press … Read more
YouTube faces £2.5BILLION landmark legal battle for allegedly breaching the privacy of millions of British children The tech giant is accused of harvesting the data of children under 13 The company, owned by Google, is accused of breaching both EU and UK law It is claimed the firm has sold data on its young users … Read more
As soon as her three-year-old son could voice the words, he proudly insisted to his mother: ‘I’m a girl’. Watching him happily playing for hours at home with his elder sisters’ toys and clothes, Louise Anderson says she knew it was no passing ‘phase’, despite some trying to tell her otherwise. So much so that … Read more
Stan secures a landmark deal with NBCUniversal as the streaming platform enters a multi-year exclusive content partnership By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:55 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 26 August 2020 Australian streaming platform Stan has secured a new content deal with global entertainment giant NBCUniversal. The multi-year partnership, announced … Read more