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Unlawful process behind Greater Manchester s bus franchising plans, court hears
Bus operators have launched a legal challenge against the decision-making process behind approving the £134.5m scheme
18:59, 26 MAY 2021
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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was ‘unlawful’ in relying on an assessment of the ‘cataclysmic’ impact of Covid-19 on its bus franchising proposals, a court has heard.
By Press Association 2021
Hina Shamim
A man convicted of careless driving after a 21-year-old student was killed while crossing a road outside her university campus has lost a High Court libel fight with the Metropolitan Police.
William Spicer sued the force after claiming that he had been libelled in a police press release about the death of Hina Shamim six years ago in London.
But a judge said he has not proved that the publication of the press release caused serious harm to his reputation.
Mr Justice Julian Knowles has outlined his conclusions in a written ruling after considering evidence at a High Court hearing earlier this year.
Former Pizza Express director loses High Court reopening battle
Hugh Osmond has lost the case he bought against the Government to try to force the early reopening of indoor venues
4 May 2021 • 7:34am
Hospitality chiefs have tasted defeat in a legal battle with the Government to reopen indoor venues sooner than the scheduled date of May 17.
Former Pizza Express director Hugh Osmond brought the action in April with nightclub and festivals operator Sacha Lord to challenge the decision to keep pubs and restaurants closed indoors weeks after the opening of non-essential shops on April 12.
The pair argued that there was no scientific or legal basis to keep venues closed amid figures from industry body UKHospitality revealing an £80bn hit to the sector since the onset of the pandemic in March last year.
04/05/2021
Holidaymakers may have the option of jetting off to a handful of European hotspots from the UK as early as next month.
The European Commission proposed to ease restrictions on travel to countries in the bloc amid progressing Covid-19 vaccination campaigns and lower infection rates.
And the UK government’s “green list” of countries to which people can travel without having to isolate for 14 days on their return is expected to be released this week, although it is understood details are still being finalised.
Reports suggested the list could include about a dozen countries, although some newspapers suggested it could be fewer than 10.