Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal 09. October 2025 (13:14) Dominique Sie recommends 12-year jail term after Husamettin Dugan’s ‘refusal to take responsibility’ for assaultThe French state prosecutor has called for the jail term of an unemployed builder to be increased after he contested his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she had been drugged unconscious by her husband.Dominique Sie, the lead state prosecutor, told the court of appeal in Nîmes that Husamettin Dogan’s claims of innocence were an example of how rape culture was still widespread in society as part of “archaic” forms of “male domination”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Richard Desmond asks for ‘generosity’ in £1.3bn National Lottery claim 09. October 2025 (13:07) Payout likely to be funded by taxpayers if media mogul wins case against gambling regulatorBusiness live – latest updatesThe billionaire media mogul Richard Desmond will urge a court to “err on the side of generosity” in assessing a £1.3bn damages claim against the Gambling Commission that would probably have to be funded by taxpayers if he wins.Companies owned by the former proprietor of the Daily Express, Asian Babes and Readers’ Wives are suing the gambling regulator in a bitter dispute that opens today. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New French PM to be named by Friday as Macron resists pressure to call snap elections 09. October 2025 (12:58) Government spokesperson says it may be ‘last chance’ for politicians to regain credibility and cut risk of far right taking powerEmmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister by Friday evening, his office has said, hinting at the president’s hopes that a sixth prime minister in less than two years will manage to steer a budget through France’s deeply fragmented parliament.“This might be the last chance,” the government spokesperson Aurore Bergé told RTL radio on Thursday. “I believe this is the last chance for politicians to regain credibility ... all of this is only strengthening the chances and capabilities of the far right to take power.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
