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- 1High Court ruling on floodplain development safety in North Somerset●Ridiculous judgement... https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/ sep/27/high-court-floodplains-development-safety-tes
The High Court has issued a judgment concerning the safety test for building development on floodplains in Yatton, North Somerset. Early reactions describe the ruling as ridiculous, with critics arguing it could weaken protections against building homes in areas at risk of flooding. The case touches on housing policy, planning law and climate adaptation concerns in England.
- 2UK court extends ban on book about Nairobi DusitD2 attack●DusitD2: UK court extends ban barring ex-soldier from publishing book on Nairobi terror attack
A UK court has extended an injunction preventing a former soldier from publishing a book about the 2019 DusitD2 hotel terror attack in Nairobi, in which militants killed more than 20 people. The ban restricts the ex-soldier from releasing his account of the siege, and the case continues to draw attention in both Britain and Kenya over questions of secrecy and publishing freedom.
- 3Courtsdesk UK relaunches with first UK courts data licence●Delighted to be able to say that Courtsdesk UK - our platform for the news media - is back. We have just made history wi
Courtsdesk UK, a platform providing court data to news media, has relaunched after securing what it describes as the first-ever licence for computational use of restricted UK courts data. The company says the deal will allow journalists and newsrooms to access and analyse court records at scale, calling the agreement a historic milestone for open justice and legal reporting in the UK.