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The UK has granted a conditional posthumous pardon to Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the country. Meanwhile, top judges are hearing an appeal over Trinidad and Tobago’s anti-gay law restoration. Additionally, Nigel Farage has resigned as MP amid scrutiny of undeclared donations.
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Al Jazeera
Farage faces intense scrutiny over undeclared donations before 2024 elections as he says he'll run in by-election.
2026-07-08 13:53 UTC
The Guardian
Activist is challenging ruling last year that restored colonial-era homophobic law against same-sex intimacySome of the UK’s top judges are hearing arguments over whether a Trinidad and Tobago court had the legal right to overturn a 2018 ruling to remove colonial-era homophobic laws that c
2026-07-08 14:01 UTC
BBC News
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a conditional posthumous pardon.
2026-07-08 14:05 UTC