First published on Thu 6 May 2021 15.30 EDT
A high court judge has criticised the British home secretary in court and said he found it “extremely troubling” after one of her officials admitted the Home Office might have acted unlawfully in changing its asylum accommodation policy during the pandemic.
Mr Justice Garnham raised concerns in court on Thursday that the home secretary, Priti Patel, could have been distributing public funds without legal authority.
He was hearing four linked cases from asylum seekers challenging the lawfulness of the home secretary’s policy to evict some refused asylum seekers during the pandemic.
During the hearing the Home Office was accused of unlawfully altering parts of the accommodation policy.
Seventy feet up an ancient Redwood by Cal Winslow on April 20, 2021
Greasy Pete, his “tree-sitter” name, went up the “Mamma Tree” on the eighth of this month; Bugs followed, climbing the next closest big tree on the eleventh. Today, they sit on platforms 75 feet up a 200 foot-tall redwood tree, well-equipped to survive indefinitely.
The expectation was that there would be a confrontation on the morning of twelfth – the date set for the Anderson Logging Company of Fort Bragg to begin cutting. Several dozen supporters joined the tree sitters early that morning, prepared to form a human chain to cross the logging road and stop the trucks. It didn’t happen. This delay has provided some breathing space for Greasy and Bugs, but no one doubts that the confrontation is coming.
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By Will Russell
WOKING, England (Reuters) - A rare poster for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball is headed for auction on Friday - and expected to go under the hammer for up to $16,000.
The highlight of an online sale of Bond memorabilia, the Advance British Quad poster has four panels depicting the suave 007 agent, then played by Scottish actor Sean Connery, fighting villains or surrounded by scantily clad women.
Measuring 30 by 40 inches, the linen-backed poster was designed to be cut into four, according to British auctioneer Ewbank s, which anticipates it fetching between 8,000 and 12,000 pounds (around $11,000 - $16,500). There s always been a huge collector base for James Bond related items which seems to just be growing, Ewbank s valuer Natalie Davies told Reuters.
Rare Bond Thunderball poster heads for auction
By Will Russell
Reuters
WOKING, England (Reuters) - A rare poster for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball is headed for auction on Friday - and expected to go under the hammer for up to $16,000.
The highlight of an online sale of Bond memorabilia, the Advance British Quad poster has four panels depicting the suave 007 agent, then played by Scottish actor Sean Connery, fighting villains or surrounded by scantily clad women.
Measuring 30 by 40 inches, the linen-backed poster was designed to be cut into four, according to British auctioneer Ewbank s, which anticipates it fetching between 8,000 and 12,000 pounds (around $11,000 - $16,500).
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