are grounds for a mistrial. prosecutors have requested an inquiry. last week, maxwell was found guilty of grooming underage girls to be abused byjeffrey epstein. the european court of human rights has dismissed a legal challenge in a long running dispute with a gay rights activist in northern ireland. the court ruled action brought by gareth lee, who claims that he was discriminated against back in 2014 when the christian owners of a belfast bakery refused to make him a cake iced with the slogan support gay marriage , was inadmissible. more electric cars were sold in 2021 in the previous five years combined according to the society of motor manufacturers and traders but some of the entry body what it much more investment is needed in charging infrastructure. overall the car market has not yet recovered from the pandemic slump. the headlines on bbc news on the anniversary of the attack on the us capitol president biden has condemned his predecessor donald trump. he accused him of s
to make him a cake iced with the slogan support gay marriage was inadmissible. our ireland correspondent chris page gave us the background into the case. never before, you could say, has a cake been so controversial. this started in 2014, when gareth lee, a gay rights activist, walked into a branch of ashers baking company in belfast city centre and placed an order for a cake bearing the slogan support gay marriage . at the time, same sex couples were not able to get married in northern ireland. the law finally changed in 2020. gay marriage was legalised then. but eight years ago, it was a major political debate going on. there was a big campaign going on, so mr lee wanted the slogan endorsing that campaign. however, he got a phone call from the bakery owners saying that they were not going to bake the cake because they thought the message on it was at odds with their christian beliefs. mr lee took legal action. he was supported by the northern ireland equality watchdog in doing so.
finds that we have is the kings return, and also keeping inside the same book that helped it as the crew pill and i think itjust demonstrates that the census a complete leveller, everyone was a numerator, whether you are the p°pper numerator, whether you are the popper of the king, you can all complete your census. irate popper of the king, you can all complete your census. we also have arthur conan complete your census. we also have arthur conan doyle, complete your census. we also have arthur conan doyle, who complete your census. we also have arthur conan doyle, who census - complete your census. we also have i arthur conan doyle, who census shows that he had a median in the house like a medium in the house and a psychic, and it s very possible that on census night, he was having a seance in the house. that is a fascinating glimpse of what can be found in a census. thank you for your time today. the european court of human rights has dismissed a legal challenge in a long r
deborah willjoin the bbc from itn, where she is ceo. she replaces fran unsworth, who is retiring after four years in the role and leaves the bbc at the end of january. you re watching bbc news. the european court of human rights has dismissed a legal challenge in a long running dispute with a gay rights activist in northern ireland. the court ruled action brought by gareth lee, who claims that he was discriminated against back in 2014 when the christian owners of a belfast bakery refused to make him a cake iced with the slogan support gay marriage , was inadmissible. the retailer next has reported strong christmas sales. it says sales for the eight weeks to december the 25th were up 20% compared with the same period two years ago. the performance was £70 million ahead of what it had forecast. but the retailer is warning that forecasting for the year is unusually difficult
see increased demand in another. for example, they talk about a&e waiting times, in october they were the worst since records began and there are many reasons for this but some crucial reasons, people were only accessing services because of this long waiting lists that we are seeing. they also found some emergency departments became the first contact for people with serious mental health problems because there is a lack of alternative. it all fits together. the key recommendation is for the department of health and nhs england to produce a recovery plan by april and what they are calling for is the clear outline of what tackling the backlog will look like. the fear is if serious action isn t taken, we will see increased waiting lists, worsening patient care and staff are leaving the industry. the european court of human rights has thrown out a complaint by a gay rights activist in northern ireland, following a long running dispute. gareth lee had alleged that he suffered discrimination