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Farage denies move is ‘sour grapes’ after narrowly losing vote Via: Brexit Party launches legal challenge over defeat in Peterborough by-election, claiming breaches of electoral law
‘Since February the Home Office has stopped me from getting on with my life, prevented me from working. I was subjected to enormous anxiety and left feeling traumatised in a highly vulnerable state’ Via: Home Office reverses refusal to grant UK resident permission to bring her adopted baby home
Israel Folau’s GoFundMe campaign has been taken down after Australians donated more than $750,000 to support his legal battle against Rugby Australia. Via: Israel Folau's fundraiser taken down after Australians donated for Rugby Australia legal battle
Frozen sperm could be transported in to space to ‘open the possibility of creating a human sperm bank outside of Earth’, say researchers at the Dexeus women’s health centre in Barcelona. Via: Male astronauts could be replaced by sperm banks in space
Barack Obama, the former leader of the free world, and George Clooney, were photographed as they were headed to a formal charity dinner. They were both wearing suits without ties. Via: Barack Obama and George Clooney look dressed for business as they sail on a boat in Italy