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US / Trump calls Capitol attack an ‘insurrection hoax’ as public hearings set to begin
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Heard-Depp trial verdict / Jury rules in favour of Johnny Depp
The jury in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial has ruled in favor of Johnny Depp, finding that a Washington Post editorial she wrote defamed her former husband.
The jurors’ unanimous decision on Wednesday capped a seven-week trial in a Virginia courtroom which featured dozens of witnesses and experts weighing in on whether Depp was abusive to Heard – or vice versa – during their 15-month marriage.
Heard left the court without comment. But the 36-year-old actor posted soon after on Twitter that she was heartbroken by the verdict.
“The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex-husband,” Heard said.
“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It’s a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously,’’ she said.
The focus of the case was a 2018 editorial Heard wrote in the Washington Post calling herself ‘a public figure representing domestic abuse’
Queen’s birthday honours / PM’s critic Jeremy Wright recognised alongside Lewis, Foster, Ferdinand
Boris Johnson / Ethics watchdog says PM has failed to allay fears he is above the rules
Weapons / US says Ukraine will not use US-supplied rocket systems to hit Russian territory
War of attrition / How the conflict in Ukraine has developed
Boss of devastated Azovstal plant / ‘Steel is as key to Ukraine’s victory as soldiers’ Washington says it has assurances as Moscow warns supply risks ‘third country’ being drawn into war
True blue / Royals show jubilee unity with Meghan on same style page Queen, Kate, Camilla, Meghan and younger Cambridges wear harmonious shades of bluePlatinum jubilee / Queen leads lighting of beacons but will miss St Paul’s service
Exclusive / UK officials in line for immunity in assisting crimes overseas, say critics
Draft security bill would let spies and ministers enable killings and torture, warn charity and ex-minister
Ministers and spies would be given immunity from accusations of assisting crimes overseas under a new national security law to be debated by MPs next week, a human rights charity and former Tory cabinet minister have warned.
The Home Office was told that the powers being proposed were “far too slack” and would diminish the UK’s moral authority to condemn atrocities such as the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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“This bill is drafted so loosely that it could let ministers off the hook if they authorised crimes like murder and torture from the safety of their desks in Whitehall.
Peter Obukhov has drawn up a list of historical figures who have given their names to streets in the Ukrainian city, a Russian-speaking port
‘We need the truth’ / The campaign to ‘de-Russify’ Odesa
Russia-Ukraine war latest: Ukrainians push back in Sievierodonetsk; Africans are victims of the war, Putin told
‘The goal is to get a wave’ / Absent Queen fails to deter jubilee service crowds
Royal fans ‘a bit sad’ not to see monarch but relish the atmosphere outside St Paul’s thanksgiving event
Platinum jubilee / Queen’s absence strikes symbolic note as royals gather at service
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