But the harassment continued, so a few months later she, her child and her parents moved out of Blair.Last week they filed a lawsuit, variously charging the boy- friend’s family, the Blair deputy sheriff, the doctor and the county prosecutor with trespass, assault, false arrest and violations of constitutional rights. The prosecutor argued, with only [...]

In another ruling, earlier this month, a Druid, known as King Arthur, knocked a hole in the key “trespassory assembly” provisions. The Act criminalises gatherings of more than 20 people, so the group gathering at Stonehenge, including King Arthur, simply broke up into several smaller ones to side-step the law. Today the Act will face [...]

That would entail abandoning the traditions of purdah and the internal mystique that have surrounded the Budget process for far too long.”Baroness Hogg also warns the Prime Minister that he cannot allow his spending priorities to be thrown off course by the demands of the pounds 85bn budget for welfare.”Other programmes cannot continue indefinitely absorbing [...]

A flu-ridden Jets side bowed to the Bisons’ strength, losing 8-5. Pakistan have not lost a Test series at home since West Indies beat them 1-0 in a four-match rubber in 1980- 81.THIRD TEST (Sialkot, Pak)(Fourth day of five; Sri Lanka won toss)SRI LANKA – First Innings 232 (K Dharmasena 62 not out)PAKISTAN – First [...]

But in the longer term none of this confusion helps Britain or Europe. It certainly does not make the posture of the Major administration – lounging back, arms folded, one eyebrow raised over a supercilious, quizzical smile – a wise one. France is undergoing severe economic pain, and has a surging nationalist right. In Germany, [...]